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Best Bike Rides & Tracks

Around Brisbane

Updated: Nov 17, 2022

The Greater Brisbane region has so many fantastic bike pathways and tracks to get out and active on. Check out our list of 10 of the best bike rides to get your heart pumping. 

Fernvale-Ipswich
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is the best kept secret in Brisbane's west - a bike track that follows the old rail line through scenic countryside, quaint bridges
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Boondall Wetlands
Boondall Wetlands paperbark forest and cycle path
This spectacular ride through Boondall Wetlands is a 7-8km foray into the terrestrial world of marshland, casuarina woodlands, mangrove grottoes, waterholes and paperbark forests
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Mt Coot-tha Rocks Riverside
Cyclist on Rocks Riverside bikeway
This ride via the Western Freeway bike path begins at the beautiful sub-tropical Botanic Gardens and ends at the southwest’s showcase riverfront parklands.
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Daisy Hill Conservation Park
Cyclist on dirt track in Daisy Hill Conservation Park surrounded by bush
A labyrinth of dirt trails cuts through this lovely gum-forested koala reserve, with three circuits of varying lengths open to horse and bike riders.
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Mitchelton To Alderley
Mitchelton- Alderley Walk
This path of approx 8km return meanders alongside Kedron Brook via what used to be farmlands
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Scarborough To Newport
Scarborough to Newport Walk or Cycle Path
From Scarborough’s colourful seaside cafe strip, this waterfront walk/cycle winds around the tip of Redcliffe through Casuarina-lined parks
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Red Hill To Newmarket
Red Hill Newmarket Walk
This 6-7km return trail cuts a green swathe through the inner west and north, taking in wooded glades, parklands
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Wynnum to Manly
This scenic seafront walk or ride of around 10km return packs a lot of variety into its length
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Kedron Brook
Kedron Brook Bikeway surrounded by fields and sky
This is a family friendly jaunt of around 25km return through foreign landscapes that can be enjoyed by one and all regardless of biking prowess.
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Carindale To Minnippi
Couple walking along foot and cycle path in Minnippi Parklands next to lagoon.
One of Brisbane’s most charming walk/rides is buried in Eastern suburbia and leads to an ancient lagoon
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And if you need to get your bike pumped up and in shape before you ride, check out our feature on Brisbane's Best Bike Service Shops.

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