Brisbane & Around - Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef - page 121

picnic and bushwalking spots here, plus plenty of opportunities to see bird life and other
fuzzy natives on the loose.
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
D'AGUILAR NATIONAL PARK
Suburban malaise? Slake your wilderness cravings at this 50,000-hectare national park ( www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/
parks/daguilar ; 60 Mount Nebo Rd, The Gap), just 10km northwest of the city centre but worlds away. At the en-
trance the Walkabout Creek Visitor Information Centre ( 07-3512 2300; www.walkaboutcreek.com.au ;
wildlife centre adult/child/family $6.40/4.35/16; 9am-4.30pm) has maps. Also here is the South East
Queensland Wildlife Centre where you can see a resident platypus, plus turtles, lizards, pythons and gliders.
There's also a small walk-through aviary, and a cafe.
Walking trails in the park range from a few hundred metres to 13km, including the 6km Morelia Track at Man-
orina day-use area and the 4.3km Greene's Falls Track at Mt Glorious. Mountain biking and horse riding are also
options. You can camp in the park too, in remote, walk-in bush camp sites ( 13 74 68; www.qld.gov.au/camp-
ing ; per person $5.45). There are a couple of walks (1.5km and 5km) kicking off from the visitor centre, but other
walks are a fair distance away (so you'll need your own wheels).
To get here catch bus 385 ($6.70, 30 minutes) from Roma St Station; the last bus back to the city is at 4.48pm
(3.53pm on weekends).
Activities
Walking
Feel like stretching your legs? Pick up the self-guided Brisbane City Walk brochure from
info centres, which weaves you through Roma Street Parkland, South Bank Parklands and
the City Botanic Gardens.
Sadly the city's excellent Riverwalk pathway was destroyed in the 2011 floods, but a
stroll along the riverbanks remains rewarding. The new, more flood-resistant Riverwalk -
including a section linking New Farm with the CBD - is being built at a cost of $72 milli-
on, and at the time of writing is expected to open in 2014.