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Brisbane's Best Bay Walks

Updated: Oct 01, 2026

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:

Redland Bay

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

Wynnum to Manly

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

Sandgate - Shorncliffe

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

King Island

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

Scarborough To Newport

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

Clontarf Redcliffe

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

Shorncliffe Walk

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

Cleveland Heritage Trail

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 and secluded parks

Point Halloran Reserve

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

Redland Bay South

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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