Cool Walks: find the walk that stays in the shade

Cool Walks maps the shadiest walking and dog-walking routes across northern Brisbane and the bay. It covers six areas: Kedron Brook, Cabbage Tree Creek, Bulimba Creek, Enoggera Creek and The Gap, Kedron Brook West, and the Wynnum and Manly foreshore. 75 routes in all.

Shade is modelled from Queensland Government LiDAR tree-canopy data and evaluated at ground level across a hot summer day, so you can choose a route by how cool it stays, not just how short it is. Free to use, no sign-up, no accounts.

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Find the walk that stays in the shade.

See how much of each walk sits under the trees, hour by hour on a hot day. Pick a time and a park, and take the coolest way there.

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Live now in Brisbane · 75 walks

Shade through the dayKedron Brook Bikeway

6ammidday6pm

52%

of the walk shaded at 3pm.
Shade returning from the west.

Shade you can see, hour by hour

Every walk is measured against the tree canopy and the summer sun, so you can choose one by how cool it stays, not just how short it is.

Dog walks

Loops from off-leash parks, with water stops marked along the way.

Creeks to the bay

75 walks across northern Brisbane and the bay, from the creeks to the foreshore.

Hour by hour

See the shade for any hour from 6am to 6pm, and pick the time you'll head out.

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areas across Brisbane

Find the best shaded walks. Keep your dog cool and comfortable.