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Brisbane's Best Bay Walks

Explore Brisbane's beautiful bayside with these 10 great walks, from Scarborough in the north to Cleveland in the south. On these varied walks you'll discover grand seaside promenades, historic jetties and lighthouses, quaint villages, shipwrecks, the Bee Gees, Queensland's biggest marina, mangrove boardwalks and more:

Scarborough To Newport

From Scarborough’s colourful seaside cafe strip, this waterfront walk/cycle winds around the tip of Redcliffe through Casuarina-lined parks

This seaside walk of around 13km (4-5hrs) return starts at the southern tip of the Redcliffe peninsula.

This is a scenic and easy walk or ride passing through a myriad of waterfront picnic spots to the historical jetty at Shorncliffe

People walking along Shorncliffe boardwalk

This peaceful waterfront walk of around 2-2.5km return commences from the intersection of Friday St and Allpass Parade for both motorists and train travellers arriving from nearby Shorncliffe Station.

This scenic seafront walk or ride of around 10km return packs a lot of variety into its length

One of Brisbane bayside’s most beautiful walks, this Redland Bay path features tiny red sand beaches and stunning island views

Couple sitting on bench in Harold Walker Park Cleveland looking at the ocean.

This flat 4km walk/cycle, which takes in quaint 19th century buildings in the bay’s best preserved historical village as well as a number of secluded seafront parks on the way to Cleveland Point.

This unique sea walk is strictly a low tide affair, when a sand causeway between tiny mangrove encircled King Island

Red look landscape inside Point Halloran Reserve Walk Victoria Point

A wildly varying landscape can be found within this reserve, which is hemmed by bay and creek

This scenic Redland Bay walk starts at the Pelican Slipway café and follows the shoreline south for about half an hour each way

The best bayside cafes for refuelling before or after your walk HERE.

Check out our comprehensive guide to more than 120 bush, bay, wetland, river, heritage and city walks HERE.

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