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

Walks in Brisbane City Council Local Walks

Easy

3 km return

45 mins

Seven Hills Circuit

Sort circuit track that is intersected by the Seven Hills Ridge track and the Seven Hills Gully Track. Wide and clear well maintained track.

Easy

2.8 km return

40 mins

She-Oak Track (Whites Hill Reserve)

Enter via Pine Mountain Road, Follow the signs to the summit and look at the views over South Brisbane

Easy

870 m return

20 mins

Slacks Creek Environmental Park

Two loops - Open Forest Walk and Melaleuca forest walk join to make a 20 minute walk 870m long. Paperbarks and butterflies.

Easy

1.4 km return

30 mins

Springwood Conservation Park (Gorge Discovery Track)

Circuit around a wooded gorge. Entrance points from various residential areas.

Medium

5 km return

90 mins

Springwood Conservation Park (Gorge Discovery Track, Spur Track, Deloraine Track and Wheelchair Track)

This walk has the stairs of death on the Gorge Discovery Track. We covered all the tracks, two are circuits and two end on a street, which we back tracked. There is a centre in the park where most tracks cross over. The tracks themselves are beautiful, with great views and man made. The stairs are do-able even for a gumbie like me and the Deloraine and Spur Track also have an good incline. There is a wheelchair track though very long but is beautiful asl well.

Easy

2 km return

30 mins

Stephens Mountain Reserve

Two connecting tracks that lead to a lookout platform. Old Quarry site.

Easy

1.5 km return

30 mins

Summit Street Reserve

Typical SEQ eucalypt bushland, Koala habitat.

Very Easy

1.5 km return

30 mins

Tabbil-ban dhagun

This track is in the Boondal wetlands and passes through mangroves fringing the shores of Moreton Bay and the banks of Nudgee Creek. Birdlife abounds in the mangroves and a birdhide overlooks the tidal flats at the creek mouth. The boardwalk allows you to explore the mangroves at anytime. but make sure you carry repellent as the sandies can be murder. The name means "Place of salt water"

Very Easy

2.4 km return

1 hr

Tarcoola Track

A short walk through bushland with views of the Brisbane River.

Very Easy

2 km one-way

30 mins

The Cliffs Boardwalk

The area between the cliff face and the river, called The Cliffs Boardwalk, has been beautifully landscaped with walkways, including a boardwalk through the mangroves, barbecues, picnic areas and gardens.

Scattered along the walk are colourful artworks that were originally commissioned for the riverside promenade at World Expo 88 at nearby Southbank.