Managing ’s natural areas Getting there manages more than 8000 hectares By car: access to picnic of bushland and wetland reserves. To ensure our natural areas is from Sir Samuel areas provide healthy habitat for native plants and Griffith Drive or Gap Creek animals, and beautiful places for the community to enjoy, Road, Mt Coot-tha. Council has to actively manage these areas. Pressures Mt Coot-tha Forest include weeds, arson, pest animals, unrestrained By foot: the reserve domestic pets, illegal dumping and unauthorised can be accessed from Track Map recreational activities such as trail bike riding. surrounding streets at points identified on the Report arson map over the page. By public transport: visit www.translink.com.au or Arson, or bushfire started illegally, is a crime and a phone 13 12 30. major threat to all reserve users, reserve neighbours and wildlife. The majority of fires in Brisbane’s bushlands are By bike: go to www.brisbane.qld.gov.au and search Mt Coot-tha Forest deliberately lit, or start under suspicious circumstances. ‘cycling in Brisbane’ to plan your trip. • To report a fire call emergency services on000 Mt Coot-tha Forest, located just five kilometres (triple zero). How to protect our bushland from the heart of the city, is Brisbane’s largest • To report suspicious behaviour contact Policelink on 13 14 44. conservation reserve with more than 1500 For more information visit www.bushfirearson.gov.au hectares of open eucalypt forest. Mt Coot-tha, originally home to the Aboriginal For your safety Keep to Designated Designated people and whose name derives from the • Enjoy the forest with a friend (don’t go alone). walking tracks trails only trails only aboriginal word for honey, kuta, has had a varied • Wear a hat, sunscreen and carry water. history of logging, goldmining and as a military • Wear comfortable footwear if you are going bushwalking. base. It was first designated as a public park • Make sure you let someone know where you are going, and when you plan to return. in 1880 and since then has become a popular • Exercise caution when on tracks. Some tracks cross creek Dog on leash Clean up after setting for outdoor activities such as picnics, lines and are unsafe to cross when flooded after heavy rain. your dog bushwalking and mountain biking. Mt Coot-tha • Take a track map or use your mobile phone to Under Council’s local laws, conducting or engaging Forest, with its connections to D’Aguilar download a map from www.brisbane.qld.gov.au or in the following activities is prohibited. from QR codes located on track signs in the reserves. National Park, brings the bushland and its • Carry a mobile phone. In an emergency dial 000 or inhabitants virtually to the heart of the city. 112 (or text 106 if you have a Teletyper device) as full mobile coverage may not be present in all areas.

• Cyclists should: No littering No fires No camping or – give way, moving to the left without leaving the track campervans – slow down for corners and blind spots – keep left, always wear a helmet and use your bell – control your speed and avoid skidding Brisbane City Council Printed on recycled paper For more information – take a repair kit and know how to use it Information visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au – maintain your bicycle to avoid breakdowns GPO Box 1434 or call (07) 3403 8888 No motorbikes No interference No unauthorised Brisbane Qld 4001 Facebook.com/BrisbaneCityCouncil – visit www.cyclingbrisbane.com.au for cycling with plants vehicles or CA14-238230-01-539 © Brisbane City Council 2014 @brisbanecityqld information and local news. motorised vehicles

Mt Coot-tha tracks and trails Mt Coot-tha Forest offers an extensive network of designated tracks and trails to cater for walking, cycling and horse riding. To ensure we can all share the trails, the following guidelines apply. When using multi-use trails: • cyclists must give way to walkers and horse riders • mountain bike riders travelling uphill have right of way • slow down when passing Gap Creek information shelter • all trails in Mt Coot-tha Forest are used in both directions.

Special features Popular Echidna Eugenia Circuit – 2.8 km (1.5 hours) Mt Coot-tha Lookout walking tracks This circuit links with surrounding walking tracks allowing Mt Coot-tha Lookout Aboriginal art visitors to create a longer walking experience. The circuit Multi-use trail has sweeping views of winds through eucalypt woodland and vine forest, across Powerful owl Summit Track – the city, , 1.9 km (30 minutes) the creek and links to the Simspon Falls viewing deck. the Stradbroke islands and the This track leads from JC Slaughter Falls picnic area to Gap Creek Circuit – 1.3 km southern ranges. It provides a spectacular view of Honeyeater Track – 2.1 km (1 hour) Mt Coot-tha Lookout (near the roundabout). This short circuit ride links with multi-use trails. Popular the city in the day or a fairyland of lights at night. This track begins 375 metres from the Mt Coot-tha as a warm-up ride. Lookout, off Sir Samuel Griffith Drive and provides access Nine picnic areas Aboriginal Art Trail – 1 km circuit (30 minutes) to the Chapel Hill area and The Hut Environmental Centre. Mt Coot-tha Forest has nine picnic areas; This trail branches off from the Summit Track. It features Cubberla Creek Trail – 750 m JC Slaughter, Hoop Pine, Silky Oak, Simpson Falls, contemporary art works including tree carvings, rock This trail follows the creek and contains some constructed Brush Box, Grey Gum, Range View, Gold Mine and paintings, etchings and rock arrangements. These features rock features providing challenges for more experienced Gap Creek Road picnic areas. Each has facilities which Popular mountain biking trails were installed in 1993, The International Year of the riders. Can be linked with the Echidna Trail to extend may include picnic tables, BBQs, toilets, water taps World’s Indigenous People. All mountain bike trails are two way your ride. and access to walking tracks.

Waterfalls Ghost Hole Track – 600 m (15 minutes) Rocket Frog Trail – 2.2 km Pipeline Trail – 850 m After heavy rain the creeks and waterfalls in Traces of the old workings can be seen along the Ghost This contour trail is popular with the beginner or novice The most difficult trail in the park and should only be Mt Coot-tha Forest are spectacular. Care should be Hole Track at the Gold Mine picnic area. Interpretive mountain bike rider. It requires basic bike handling skills ridden by riders experienced in difficult technical trail taken at creek crossings. signage along the track explains the ‘hard yakka’ and will provide a challenge features such as a 180 degree wooden wall-ride berm, Volunteering endured by miners in days gone by. to those new to riding in log rollovers and large drop offs. Inspect all challenges Opportunities exist to take a more hands-on approach natural areas. before attempting them and don’t overestimate your to caring for this iconic reserve by joining trail care Simpson Falls Track – 650 m to Simpson Falls skill level. or Habitat Brisbane activities. Phone Brisbane City (40 minutes) Council on (07) 3403 8888 for more information or This track begins at Simpson Falls picnic area. It is Whipbird Way – 1.5 km visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au excellent for wildflower viewing in late winter and spring Whipbird Way links with other moderate trails including when the golden wattles and purple hoveas of the open Cubberla Creek Trail, Bandicoot Byway and Wallaby forest understorey burst into bloom. Walkers may catch a Way to provide different trail experiences. Take care glimpse of the city from the Simpson Falls viewing deck. when exiting on to multi-use trails. Mt Coot-tha ForestEnoggera Track Reservoir Map ks R Wat e rwor d

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