Get ready to walk the platform over Coral Sea

FLAGSTAFF HILL

Last updated: 01/12/2017, 07:00:00 (AEST)

The viewing platform overlooking the Coral Sea on the new Flagstaff Hill walking trail. IMAGE: Supplied.

VISITORS will be treated to a spectacular viewing platform that hovers over the Coral Sea when the Flagstaff Hill Walking Trail is launched.

The one kilometre track will provide a scenic link between Four Mile Beach and Rex Smeal Park, with Douglas Shire councillors inspecting the $700,000 project this week.

“I can see the Flagstaff Hill Walking Trail becoming a popular exercise route, or weekend walking track for locals who are spending a day at the Port Douglas markets,” Mayor Julia Leu said.

?“This will add another dimension to the town’s lively buzz and attract people from surrounding areas like Cairns and the Tablelands.?

“The trail boasts magnificent views of the Coral Sea and Low Isles, all the way to Snapper Island and the Daintree Rainforest.”?

Several photographic vantage points have been created along the trail. An official opening date is imminent.?

(L-R) Douglas Shire councillors David Carey, Abigail Noli, Roy Zammataro, Mayor Julia Leu, and Michael Kerr inspect the trail in Port Douglas. IMAGE: Supplied.