Bushwalking in the Redlands Track Park

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The Redlands Track Park is a true asset to the community in South East Queensland, providing bushwalkers, mountain bikers, and horse riders with an extensive network of trails through pristine bushland at the Scribbly Gums Conservation Reserve. This article will focus on bushwalking, but most of the article will be relevant to mountain bikers and horse riders as well.



As can be seen on the map below, there are a number of entrances to the Redlands Track Park. Which entrance visitors choose to take will depend in part on which is most convenient to their homes, and in part on which tracks they wish to follow on the particular day. We usually enter from Clarke St, where ample parking space has been provided by the Redland City Council .



Although there is a lot of variation between the tracks, each traverses beautiful bushland that is home to a variety of wildlife. This includes red-necked wallabies, koalas, goannas, and echidnas.



The bushland here is also home to a huge variety of birdlife. From tiny striated pardalotes and sacred kingfishers to the rare little eagle, Redlands Track Park never disappoints for bird enthusiasts.



The tracks themselves vary from wide, graded fire trails to "single track" mountain bike trails that allow people to walk in single file and present occasional obstacles such as tree trunks placed strategically across the tracks.



With these tracks shared by bush walkers, mountain bikers, and horse riders, the rule of thumb is officially that mountain bikers give way to walkers, and everyone gives way to horses. In reality, it can be quite difficult for mountain bikers to get off the stretches of single track in particular, and so we usually move off the path for them when walking.



While some of the entrances have shelters and drinking water, there are no facilities in the interior of the track park and no public toilets. For these reasons, visitors are advised to bring their own drinking water and possibly snacks if they plan on exploring a number of the tracks in a single visit.

Additionally, visitors should consider bringing:



Dogs are welcome here but should be kept on the leash at all times to protect the wildlife that calls the conservation reserve home



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