About Mount Gravatt Lookout
Mount Gravatt Lookout is a popular scenic viewpoint atop Mount Gravatt in the Mount Gravatt Outlook Reserve, about 10 km south of Brisbane CBD, Queensland. At 80 metres elevation, it offers panoramic views over Brisbane city, Moreton Bay and surrounding suburbs. Set within bushland of Toohey Forest, the lookout features a paved viewing platform, picnic facilities and walking tracks and is valued as an accessible urban nature escape.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a paved lookout platform at the summit of Mount Gravatt with 360-degree panoramic views of Brisbane CBD, suburbs and on clear days to Moreton Bay islands. The site is set in open eucalypt bushland within Mount Gravatt Outlook Reserve, with mown picnic areas, shelters, barbecues and interpretive signage. Short walking tracks lead through Toohey Forest. The area is used for sightseeing, photography, picnicking and casual bushwalking.
Key highlights
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Panoramic views over Brisbane CBD and Moreton Bay from elevated lookout platform
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Sunset and night views with city lights
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Bushland setting within Mount Gravatt Outlook Reserve and Toohey Forest
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Network of short walking tracks including the Mount Gravatt Summit Track
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Picnic and barbecue facilities with shelters near the summit car park
History of Mount Gravatt Lookout
Mount Gravatt was named in 1840 by surveyor Robert Dixon after Lieutenant George Gravatt. The summit has served as a trig station and was used as an observation post during World War II. The area was later reserved as public parkland and developed by Brisbane City Council as Mount Gravatt Outlook Reserve for recreation and conservation.
Culture & Context
The lookout lies within the traditional lands of the Yuggera and Turrbal peoples. The surrounding Toohey Forest bushland is valued by the local community for its natural heritage, recreation and environmental education, with the nearby Griffith University EcoCentre providing nature-based programs.
Route
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