The best road cycling routes in Gold Creek Reservoir

This trailhead is a convenient starting point for exploring the extensive network of walking trails through the more than 1,600 hectares of native bushland. From here, you can access Honeyeater Track and several connecting routes that wind through open eucalypt forest, rainforest gullies, and past seasonal creeks on the way toward the summit or deeper into the reserve. There is ample parking, picnic tables and a trail map, making it an ideal starting point for both short bushwalks and longer circuit hikes.

The Gayundah was one of Queensland’s first naval vessels, built in England and commissioned in 1884 for the Queensland Maritime Defence Force. It later became HMAS Gayundah after Federation, served into the First World War period, and was eventually sold for civilian use before being beached below the Woody Point cliffs in 1958 as a breakwater. Today, the rusting remains are a distinctive foreshore landmark and a reminder of Queensland’s short-lived colonial navy.

The Moreton Bay Cycleway is the easy, scenic link between Woody Point and Redcliffe Jetty, following the foreshore with sealed shared paths and constant views across the bay. This stretch is ideal on foot as well as by bike, with beaches, parks, picnic areas, toilets, and plenty of places to stop along the way. It can get busy with walkers, cyclists, runners, and families, so keep left and watch for passing bikes, especially near the busier waterfront sections.

The Brisbane River, known traditionally as Maiwar by the Turrbal people, is the main waterway running through Brisbane before emptying into Moreton Bay. The river is a tidal estuary through much of the city, giving it the wide, brown, winding appearance that led locals to nickname it the “Brown Snake.” Its curves shape many of Brisbane’s neighbourhoods and riverside parks, with ferries, bridges, and walking paths following the water through the city.

The Indooroopilly Riverwalk is a suspended riverside walkway and cycleway running above the Brisbane River beneath the Walter Taylor Bridge area. Opened in 2021, the structure was built as part of Brisbane’s active transport network, linking the Jack Pesch Bridge, Indooroopilly Station, and surrounding bikeways. The riverwalk includes separated pedestrian and cycling lanes, viewing platforms, and long stretches built directly over the water, giving uninterrupted views along the river and toward the surrounding bridges.

Located on the Redcliffe Peninsula in Woody Point, this beach sits along a sheltered stretch of Moreton Bay, with calm, shallow water and wide tidal flats exposed at low tide. The foreshore includes picnic areas, trees, and a jetty, with the shared path running directly alongside the water. Conditions are generally quiet compared to busier nearby beaches, though surfaces can be muddy near the shoreline at low tide.

The Houghton Highway Bridge connects Brisbane to the Redcliffe Peninsula. A dedicated shared path runs alongside the bridge, used by both cyclists and pedestrians, with continuous views across Moreton Bay. The crossing is exposed, with little shelter from wind or sun, and conditions can feel noticeably different compared to the sheltered sections along the foreshore.

Gold Creek Reservoir, also known as Gold Creek Dam, sits on the edge of Brisbane’s western bushland and offers a quiet walking experience around a small, sheltered body of water. The reservoir was originally built to supply potable water for the region and now provides a peaceful backdrop for a loop walk of roughly five and a half kilometres through mixed wet and dry sclerophyll forest.