Toohey ForestTrack Map
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Managing Brisbane’s natural areasBrisbane City Council manages more than 8000 hectares of bushland and wetland reserves. To ensure our natural areas provide healthy habitat for native plants and animals, and beautiful places for the community to enjoy, Council has to actively manage these areas. Pressures include weeds, arson, pest animals, unrestrained domestic pets, illegal dumping and unauthorised recreational activities such as trail bike riding.
Report arsonArson, or bushfire started illegally, is a crime and a major threat to all reserve users, reserve neighbours and wildlife. The majority of fires in Brisbane’s bushlands are deliberately lit, or start under suspicious circumstances.
• To report a fire call emergency services on 000 (triple zero).
• To report suspicious behaviour contact Policelink on 13 14 44.
For more information visit www.bushfirearson.gov.au
For your safety• Enjoy the forest with a friend (don’t go alone).
• Wear a hat, sunscreen and carry water.
• Wear comfortable footwear if you are going bushwalking.
• Make sure you let someone know where you are going, and when you plan to return.
• Exercise caution when on tracks. Some tracks cross creek lines and are unsafe to cross when flooded after heavy rain.
• Take a track map or use your mobile phone to download a map from www.brisbane.qld.gov.au or from QR codes located on track signs in the reserves.
• Carry a mobile phone. In an emergency dial 000 or 112 (or text 106 if you have a Teletyper device) as full mobile coverage may not be present in all areas.
Getting thereBy car: access is from Toohey Road, Tarragindi and Outlook Drive, Mt Gravatt.
By foot: the reserve can be accessed from surrounding streets at points identified on the map overleaf.
By public transport: for public transport information visit www.translink.com.au or phone 13 12 30.
By bike: go to www.brisbane.qld.gov.au and search ‘cycling in Brisbane’ to plan your trip.
How to protect our bushland
Keep to walking tracks
On bikeway only
Dog on leash Clean up after your dog
Under Council’s local laws, conducting or engaging in the following activities is prohibited.
No littering No fires
No camping No horse riding No motorbikes
No interference with plants
No unauthorised vehicles or motorised
vehicles
Brisbane City CouncilInformation
GPO Box 1434Brisbane Qld 4001
For more information visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.auor call (07) 3403 8888
Facebook.com/BrisbaneCityCouncil
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© Brisbane City Council 2014
Toohey ForestToohey Forest is located in Brisbane’s southern suburbs. Extensive walking tracks wind through large sandstone outcrops and eucalypt forest with stunning grass trees and banksias scattered throughout the understorey. These plants are particularly spectacular when wildflowers are in bloom in late winter and spring.
Toohey Forest is home to koalas, echidnas and gliders with more than 75 species of birds and an array of reptiles, butterflies and frogs.
Enjoy the barbeque and picnic facilities at any of the four picnic areas located throughout Toohey Forest or take a bike ride along the Toohey Ridge and Nathan Ridge tracks. The Intercampus Link provides access between Griffith University’s Nathan and Mt Gravatt campuses.
Special features
Mt Gravatt Outlook
Pegg’s Lookout
Federation Lookout
These lookouts provide spectacular
views of Brisbane and surrounding suburbs.
On a clear day the Moreton Bay islands, the D’Aguilar
Ranges and the Glasshouse Mountains can be seen
from Mt Gravatt Outlook.
Popular walking tracks
Nathan Ridge Track – 3.5 km (1 hour to walk)This track leads from Toohey Ridge Track and connects to the Griffith University Ring Road. An all-weather track, it is also a gateway to other interesting tracks within the forest.
Toohey Ridge Track – 3 km (1 hour to walk)This track extends from Toohey picnic area along the ridgeline to the South East Freeway. A small track to the right joins you to the main bikeway. Planchon’s stringybark and Bailey’s stringybark feature along this track – both of these trees are significant as they are not commonly found in Brisbane.
Sandstone Circuit – 750 m (30 minutes)This track begins at the Toohey picnic area and meanders up the sandstone knoll.
Toohey Mountain Track – 1.5 km (50 minutes)This track leaves from the Mayne Estate picnic area. It follows the ridge to the south to Pegg’s Lookout. From here you overlook Archerfield towards Ipswich, Flinders Peak and ranges beyond.
Summit Track – 1.2 km (40 minutes)This track begins at Gertrude Petty Place and leads to Mt Gravatt Outlook. You will see creepers, ferns, shrubs and large trees on this winding track up the mountain. Once you reach the summit a breathtaking view is your reward.
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