Banks Street Reserve
Walk, ride, picnic and play at Banks Street Reserve. Discover remnants of an historic rainforest.
About Banks Street Reserve
Located in Alderley, Banks Street Reserve spans more than 20 hectares. The reserve is just 5 kilometres from Brisbane's CBD.
Banks Street Reserve includes bushwalking tracks, bike riding trails and picnic areas. It also features a large open space that was once a market garden.
In the 1800s, the reserve was part of the Three Mile Scrub rainforest. This remarkable area attracted naturalists and picnickers who came to experience its diverse forest environments.
Today, remnants of the rainforest are still evident in the reserve.
Getting there
Banks Street Reserve
Travel options
Access to the reserve and on-street parking is available from Weatherhead Avenue, Banks Street and View Street.
You can access the reserve via entry points on Banks Street, Weatherhead Avenue and View Street.
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Plan your ride using our bike paths map.
Plan your visit
Banks Street Reserve is an ideal place for a day spent in nature.
Experience the remnants of the historic Three Mile Scrub, find a track suited to your fitness level and keep an eye out for native wildlife.
There's also peaceful rest areas with sandstone block seating for picnicking, relaxing and taking in the natural surroundings.
Help preserve this natural area and keep yourself and others safe when visiting.
- Keep your dog on a leash.
- Stay on the designated tracks.
- Don't touch or interfere with local wildlife and plants.
- Dispose of rubbish and dog waste responsibly.
The reserve provides easy, moderate and hard multi-use tracks for both walking and cycling, as well as moderate walking-only sections.
The terrain varies, with stairs in some sections. Numbered intersection markers help navigate the track network.
The reserve also includes bikeway connections that link to the broader cycling network.
You can download the track map for more information.
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Banks Street Reserve's extensive, diverse bushland is home to a variety of native wildlife and plant species.
The reserve includes areas reminiscent of the wet rainforest that once flourished along Enoggera Creek to the higher slopes that historically supported dry rainforest.
When visiting, you may see:
- native birds, including tawny frogmouths, pale-headed rosellas and fairy-wrens
- koalas and wallabies.
Find out more about Brisbane's native animals.
Yes, leashed dogs are allowed in Banks Street Reserve.
You must clean up after your dog and dispose of any waste responsibly.
Find information about the reserve's tracks and trails.
Yes, you can ride your bike on designated tracks in Banks Street Reserve.
There are things you must do when cycling in the bushland to help keep yourself and others safe.
- Follow the track map and signage — don't go off-track or ride on walking tracks.
- Always wear a helmet.
- Give way to pedestrians.
- Dismount and walk your bike through picnic areas.
- Slow down when passing walkers and cyclists.
- Keep left and let others know you're passing.
- Control your speed and avoid skidding.
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