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.
Accessible toilet, barbecue (electric), bikeway network, dog off leash area (Arrunga Street), fitness station (Barham Street), picnic area (Barham Street), playground (Barham Street, Perina Street), public toilet (Barham Street), water (bubbler/tap)
8.5 km walk around the Samford Conservation Park; undulating trails with some hills
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.
There are a number of trails in the Mookin-bah Reserve. All relatively short but can be combined to walk a little over 5km. This walk started at the Greencamp Road entrance and took the Lorikeets then h9neyeater tracks before merging onto the Fairy wren track and walking to Chelsea Road.
The track is signposted and straightforward with the only tricky part at the start of the walk. The walk starts in just a mown grassy track which quickly reaches an a junction that has no signs. Go left and you will quickly be on the bitumen path.
The return journey is approximately 4.3 km
There are several easy short dog-friendly walks in the area (about 2kms in total). There is a lovely shaded picnic area and a swimming hole with rope swing. It is not so much a picturesque walk but a good place to take the family for a relaxing picnic and to take your dog for a stroll and swim. Gates close at sunset.
Walking and bike track leading from Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre to Nudgee Road.
Billai Dhagun Circuit is part of the Boondall Wetlands, and after rain this walk can get quite wet. It is still quite an easy walk though. The name means 'Place of She-oaks', and you will see plenty of these here. There is a bird hide along the walk so that you can watch the water birds at the opening to Nundah Creek.
Walkway and boardwalk circuit that pass through the mangroves.
An easy walk along the river. Known for its Pheasant Coucal bird population.