Guidebook for Moorooka
Parks & Nature
Toohey Forest is a great place for hiking, bird watching, enjoying flora + fauna. Organised night hikes available.
Toohey Forest is home to squirrel gliders, short-beaked echidnas and lace monitors. There are approx 75 species of birds, five tree-dwelling mammals and a diversity of reptiles, butterflies and frogs. This is unique for an area with such a close proximity to the city centre.
You may see:
tawny frog-mouths, gliders, possums, bats and flying foxes
kookaburras, grey shrike-thrushes, white-throated treecreepers, rainbow lorikeets, eastern spinebills and yellow-faced honeyeaters
lizards, goannas, skinks and geckoes
ant nests that may have been disturbed by short-beaked echidnas.
Toohey Mountain
Toohey Forest is a great place for hiking, bird watching, enjoying flora + fauna. Organised night hikes available.
Toohey Forest is home to squirrel gliders, short-beaked echidnas and lace monitors. There are approx 75 species of birds, five tree-dwelling mammals and a diversity of reptiles, butterflies and frogs. This is unique for an area with such a close proximity to the city centre.
You may see:
tawny frog-mouths, gliders, possums, bats and flying foxes
kookaburras, grey shrike-thrushes, white-throated treecreepers, rainbow lorikeets, eastern spinebills and yellow-faced honeyeaters
lizards, goannas, skinks and geckoes
ant nests that may have been disturbed by short-beaked echidnas.
Mt Gravatt Outlook Reserve is part of Toohey Forest Park and offers spectacular views of the city, surrounding suburbs, and on clear days, Moreton Bay Islands, the D'Aguilar Ranges and the Glasshouse Mountains.
Visitors can enjoy barbecues, picnicking, nature study, views and several kilometres of bush walking tracks and bike riding on designated trails.
Picnic areas within the park:
Gertrude Petty Place - Mt Gravatt Outlook Drive off Shire Road, Mt Gravatt.
Mt Gravatt Outlook picnic area - top of Mt Gravatt Outlook Drive off Shire Road, Mt Gravatt.
Mayne Estate and Toohey picnic
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/20170216-toohey_forest_track_map.pdf
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Toohey Forest
600 Toohey RdMt Gravatt Outlook Reserve is part of Toohey Forest Park and offers spectacular views of the city, surrounding suburbs, and on clear days, Moreton Bay Islands, the D'Aguilar Ranges and the Glasshouse Mountains.
Visitors can enjoy barbecues, picnicking, nature study, views and several kilometres of bush walking tracks and bike riding on designated trails.
Picnic areas within the park:
Gertrude Petty Place - Mt Gravatt Outlook Drive off Shire Road, Mt Gravatt.
Mt Gravatt Outlook picnic area - top of Mt Gravatt Outlook Drive off Shire Road, Mt Gravatt.
Mayne Estate and Toohey picnic
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/20170216-toohey_forest_track_map.pdf
Mt Coot-tha’s Summit Circuit combines the original scenic and popular Summit Track with the Mahogany Trail, providing a complete walking circuit from JC Slaughter Falls to Mt Coot-tha Lookout.
The Summit Track gradually rises and loops through glades of majestic trees, ancient rocks and scrubby bush until it come out at a clearing on the edge of Mt Coot-tha. Cross the road to take the footpath on the other side then it’s a few minutes up the hill to the historic Summit for Brisbane’s most spectacular panoramic views and a 1930’s café and restaurant.
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Mount Coot-Tha
Mt Coot-tha’s Summit Circuit combines the original scenic and popular Summit Track with the Mahogany Trail, providing a complete walking circuit from JC Slaughter Falls to Mt Coot-tha Lookout.
The Summit Track gradually rises and loops through glades of majestic trees, ancient rocks and scrubby bush until it come out at a clearing on the edge of Mt Coot-tha. Cross the road to take the footpath on the other side then it’s a few minutes up the hill to the historic Summit for Brisbane’s most spectacular panoramic views and a 1930’s café and restaurant.
Food Scene
Hip and happening cafe within a short walking distance. Great food, great coffee and fantastic staff and service.
Todd & Pup
398 Tarragindi RdHip and happening cafe within a short walking distance. Great food, great coffee and fantastic staff and service.
Hidden away in a lane way off the main street of Moorooka. Cute, quiet and relaxing cafe with stella food, coffee and staff.
Xari Espresso
Moorvale LaneHidden away in a lane way off the main street of Moorooka. Cute, quiet and relaxing cafe with stella food, coffee and staff.