outdoors

A rolling expanse of hills form the setting for this scenic park which is large enough to have a circuit road loop through it.

This Federation-style park, once part of the grounds of famed Irish retailer TC Beirne’s Victorian villa, has to be Brisbane’s prettiest green public space.

Hidden away atop Teneriffe’s highest (44m) hill is this charming little green domain, overlooking nineteenth century cottage chimneys

One of the few waterfront bayside parks with a sandy beach suitable for paddling, WH Yeo is a lovely flat stretch of green with views

This little stretch of green on the precipice of rocky cliffs carved by an ex-quarry and framed by the Story Bridge is one of Brisbane’s secret parks

Few who visit this impressive stately park with its woodlands and memorial paths would realise that it’s one of the oldest in Brisbane.

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.

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.

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

A little strip of patrolled sand, Suttons Beach is one of the best swimming beaches on the peninsula

The perfect antidote to the corporate bustle of the CBD across the river, Streets Beach has something of the surreal about it.

Of the string of little bay beaches that line the Redcliffe Peninsula, Scarborough on the far northern tip would have to be the prettiest.

Only a short hike from Redcliffe proper, Margate Beach is a charming English style ribbon of beach with calm surf ideal for paddling.

This easy child and dog-friendly Victoria Point paved walk winds through parkland to a secret ethereal mangrove world

Of all the country's rail trails, this one distinguishes itself with an infamous and tragic history.