The 15 best hiking trails in Toowoomba

Stunning park area with a lookout, small waterfall, picnic areas and a restaurant. The park itself is relatively large and there's plenty of different short walks to choose from. The lookout is particularly nice, with views of Table Top Mountain and the surrounding area. Dogs are allowed on leash in the park, including down to the waterfall area and stepping stones. Parking can be quite limited and there's toilet facilities nearby.

Nice enough place to visit. Probably the most touristy place to visit in town

A lovely hiking and viewing area. Easy and well marked trails lead to beautiful views. Plenty of parking.

A stunning view of just about everything! Nice to walk around as well. Scenery is breathtaking. Nice waterfall, kid’s playgrounds and a bandstand that artists and bands play at on weekends. Function centre looks good, great views. Nice day out for the whole family

This place is beautiful and extremely well maintained, excellent place for a BBQ or a picnic, the view is amazing. There are also multiple walks. The children will be spoilt for choice as there are multiple children parks which are all in good condition.

Wonderful spot for a picnic like the name suggests. You get a beautiful view of the surroundings as this is the highest spot in Toowoomba. Also has a lovely little restaurant with the same amazing view as you eat. It is also excellent for hikes that last around 45 mins and it even has a trail where you can ride your bike.

Gorgeous relaxation and picnic spot - tucked down a little footpath to the left of the first carpark when you pull into the lookout entrance.

Amazing fun, well marked MTB tracks. There are many tracks to choose from, for all levels of experience and skill. Jubilee MTB Park is 1 of 2 large MTB parks in Toowoomba, the other being Mt. Peel.

Jubilee is getting a facelift on some of its runs and looking pretty smick. Can't wait til the renewed runs are open.

Amazing trails and challenging downhills, love it!!

Such a great place Get there right now and get shredding!!

Nice walk through the bush. Only about a ten minute walk to the falls. Good place for a short visit

Highfields falls is a great little hideaway for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts which is a fairly easy walk along the dirt tracks. Great spot for bird photography without long hikes into the bush and is close to Toowoomba and Highfields. Note you cannot swim at the Falls it is more of a visual and nature enthusiast area.

Nice tracks, mostly just soil, some rocks, can be a lil muddy the water fall is a bit disappointing bahahah but still lovely scenery and good for a walk around

A nice easy walk to get you immersed in nature without a trek. I think other reviews were a bit harsh. This is not a big national park, so not to expect grand waterfalls. Nice enough waterfall surrounded by greenery! Great bush walk for anyone who wants to get amongst nature without driving too far from town

Always a beautiful walk, plenty of birds. They have recently cleared a lot of weeds which is amazing but fewer places for birds to hide and dance. Probably best not to visit again for birding until spring when things grow back. Out thr back paddock might still be ok.

A nice destination for a short walk. A creek passes through the walk and a little waterfall. Plenty of overlaps with fire-roads if you wanna make your hike longer.

Its a lovely place to visit. We had the little ones with us and they had so much fun playing in the creek and watching the water.

One way pretty patchy road to get here, gravel car park and gravel road at the end but my small car did it fine. No water available or any reatrooms

Primitive but works

Hard but very amazing 🤩💪

A great car park for parking cars.

Mount Peel - I loved it! I went there to met the most beautiful talented photographer Katy. I went there to have 39 weeks on Saturday, feel safe and comfortable to have beautiful maturity photos. Took 20-30 mins then leave after. Lmao we did it after rain stop until the rain started, we all have to go.

Fantastic walking, hiking, trail running, biking and horse riding park. The park has been expanded lately and there are even more lookouts with benches and additional bike riding tracks with jumps. The park is well signed and the tracks are well maintained. There are two main and rather large parkings at the start of the tracks.

Views over Drayton, Westbrook and further afield to Toowoomba City in the distance. There are no signs directing you to the summit so you just need to follow your nose to the top. The track is quite loose and gets steep at one point but anyone with a reasonable level of fitness will make it up without too much difficulty. There is a small carpark at the start of Westminster Street which will take about 30 minutes to walk up Mount Peel from. Follow the road until you reach the Mount Peel Bushlands entrance gate (which you can also park at if you want to shorten tour walk by 5-10 minutes). Continue along a dirt track and keep left at the fork. You'll reach the base of the hill from the north. Navigate the path round to the right which will dip then start the climb. There's a few benches and a picnic table at the top for a much deserved rest. There are other paths and tracks around the Bushlands so do some exploring if you're that way inclined. I saw a few kangaroos on my walk, scared the life out of me when they went bounding into the wilderness from a few metres away! Hope this is useful.

Great walking tracks with a great view overlooking some farmland. Lots of trees and wildlife as well.

Great variety of hiking, mountain biking and horse riding tracks. Fantastic views of the surrounding areas.

3 different lookouts went to here all very impressive! Quite easy to walk, well marked out tracks

Quick walk to the top amazing views just keep going to the right due to unsigned tracks or explore the fire trails

Went on the track 4. It was nice pretty flat walk then picnic tables with amazing view! Recommended!

Easy trail most of the way, but can just pick your own path as you get close to the falls. Would recommend, good adventure

Will be great once improvement works are completed. Update : Picnic tables and water tanks have been built on the clearing, making it a great place to come watch the sunrise over the Lockyer Valley. At the moment there is water flowing over Hell Hole falls

Great for an afternoon walk

Easy enough little trails, didn't do the whole thing only going out to just past spur trail as it was pretty muddy

Great option for multiple hikes and an option to hike all the way down to the base of a waterfall. Make sure you have water and appropriate clothing and hats if you wanna do the whole lot on a sunny day. The hike back up could be very taxing if you're not prepared. Check the AllTrails app for the correct routes. Also some picnic stations are available, however not at the start of the trail.

Beautiful scenery over the valley as you walk around the perimeter of the park, with a few short forays deeper in. The Hell Hole Falls trail goes down into the bowl, a 3 hour return trip if you're feeling adventurous. Tracks aren't that well developed, but you have the feeling of full immersion in nature, with an abundance of birdlife. A few nice picnic areas have been cleared among the trees along the trail to stop and rest.

A valuable site located close to the urban area. It can serve a valuable role in protecting bushland and wildlife, while at the same time catering for recreational activities. Reading other comments I see a bit of criticism of council for the weeds and management issues but it is necessary to give this site time to recover from years of grazing. The ecological processes are slow. Great to see the preparations for expansion of tree plantings in the grassy areas near the car park. Community needs to support the council in this work.

Easy climb, beautiful views. As you hike you can see how much work is needed to remove all the weeds you stumble across, aka alien plant species.

Great walking tracks, great views, and fantastic mountain bike trails. Very well maintained.

Ugh! Yet another Toowoomba Region park that is all for the people, not for the environment. Council's approach to weed control seems to be to blitz everything, exotics and natives alike. The disturbance is merely promoting the exotic grasses like Gatton panic. Inappropriate clearing on the hill tops for sake of views has removed some of the most rare and interesting native dry scrub species that once existed there. The scree slopes on Mt. Peel were once covered in interesting native species like Hoya and orchids. Today all gone - just covered in green panic and Lantana. What an environmental disgrace this park is, but very typical of the poor management being offered by local Councils out in the back blocks who have no idea what they are doing.

Love this place. Highly effective for bushwalks, sunset viewing, and marriage proposals. Would visit again.

A great place for a walk. Severalntracks to choose from. Easy, moderate or hard.

Serenity and tranquility a few kilometres away from buzz of Toowoomba city

Beautiful park area. Most walking tracks are well maintained, flat ground. There are some more challenging trails that have grown over or have uneven rocky terrain for the adventurous. Tables and chairs available for picnics. Fantastic birding and wild life sighting opportunities. Dogs allowed- on leash only at time of posting.

Great walk way n trails. I don’t know why very few people walk on this trail. Its like a hidden gem. An absolute peace. The view of table top mountain from a different angle. I like sitting there n enjoy the whispers of birds. It’s surreal and mind calming. There are multiple trails in this forest.

Exquisite ... unique fauna & flora, looking forward to a designated national park🍃

Better track with less weeds than the rest of the Redwood tracks. Cobblers Pegs are a menace on some parts of the track.

Nice bush walking trails. Very steep terrain

Sweet

Great birding here

Cranley Escarpment is a beautiful area, right next door to The Summit Housing Estate, the parland is a beautiful area to walk, not far from a local shopping centre for a break & something to eat.

Great spot for sunset watching. Take your ute up the hill and a short 5 minute stroll

Good view of the town of Kingsthorpe. Path up is reasonably easy to walk.

Drove there only to find it’s closed from September 24 to Feb 25

Love the view at sunset

Mmmmm