Brisbane City Council Local Walks

Summary

Toohey Forest walk to Mt. Gravatt mountain

History

 

Features

Amazing rock formations, See what Brisbane bush originally looked liked.

Access

Park at Toohey Forest and many walks lead from there

Maps

Available from Brisbane City Council Website. Downloadable

Accommodation

 

Camping

No camping permitted in park

Other

Contact details

https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/outdoor-activities/walking-in-brisbane

Very Easy
3.6 km return
1 hr

Ferny Grove Rail Trail

Brisbane's Ferny Grove Rail Trail, a 1.8km bush track which connects the Samford Valley foothills to Ferny Grove, may be short and lack romantic trimmings such as old stations and railway bridges, but of all the country's rail trails, it distinguishes itself with an infamous and tragic history.

Easy
1.2 km return
30 mins

Fitzgibbon Bushland Walk

Remnant bushland pocket in suburb of Fitzgibbon. Accessible by public transport.

Very Easy
2.5 km return
45 mins

Forest Lake Shore Walk

Shared path around the man-made, 11 hectare lake, surrounded by parklands and public recreational facilities.

Easy
2 km
1 hr

Giwadha Track

This circuit track explores the Chermside Hills Reserves' open forest with its understorey of heath, grasses and shrubs. The track passes through thick vegetation beside Little Cabbage Tree Creek and climbs to the highest point in the reserve (Spider Hill) with views of the surrounding hills and suburbs.

Grade: medium, steep hills
Suited to: bushwalking, birdwatching, flora walks
Habitat: open eucalypt forest
Must: a sunset or sunrise walk to Spider Hill for amazing views

Easy
3.5 km return
1 hr

Glider Forest Trails

One of five signed recreational trails within Glider Forest allowing users to access and experience a range of different landscapes, including open eucalypt woodlands and paperbark groves surrounded by small stream-fed billabongs. 

Easy
1 km return
10 mins

Grass Tree Track

Beautiful uphill track, starting at the end of Cheval St, Tarragindi, that joins onto the Toohey Ridge Track.

Very Easy
1.2 km return
20 mins

Hemmant Quarry Reserve

Hemmant Quarry Reserve is located on Fleming Road in Hemmant, 11 kilometres east of Brisbane's CBD. The 24 hectare reserve is part of the Bulimba Creek Catchment and contains open eucalypt forest and wetland species around an old quarry that is now a water body and wildlife habitat.

The reserve contains important habitat for a wide array of bird species and other wildlife including koalas.

Visitors can enjoy the reserve through a series of short walking tracks starting from the car park on Fleming Road, Hemmant.

Easy
7 km one-way
2 hrs

Kedron Brook Walk

Walkway along the Kedron Brook, traversing Grange Heights, Stafford, Gordon Park, Kedron, Toombul. Mostly following the Kedron Brook Bikeway.
Grinstead Park to Toombul Station or reverse.

Medium
3.4 km return
90 mins

Keperra Bushland Lookout

A steep paved walk to the top of the Keperra Lookout. There are seats at the summit to look over Mount Coot-tha and the Flinders Peak group in the distance. The track loops back down a steep and loose fire trail which drops off the North side of the summit.

Easy
2.8 km return
1 hr

Kimberley Forest Park

Open eucalypt forest and rain forest pockets along a seasonal creek.