Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk

Where it starts

Start at Elanora Park. Council's walking guide tells you to begin the foreshore walk there and wander the 800-metre Wynnum Mangrove Walk. Council's walking guide lists the location as Wynnum Esplanade, but gives no street number or parking details on the pages we checked. Time Out's 2022 listing gives 22 Saunders Place, next to the Elanora dog park. We couldn't confirm that with Council, and TrailHiking Australia lists a different start, 58 Wynnum North Esplanade.

Source: Brisbane City Council (walking guide); Time Out Brisbane, 24 January 2022, checked 14 October 2026.

How far

Council's walking guide gives 800 metres. Its tourism article says the boardwalk “stretches for kilometres along Moreton Bay”. Council's figures differ, and 800 metres is the only specific one. The longer 10km return foreshore walk continues from here: see Wynnum Foreshore.

Source: Brisbane City Council (walking guide; “unique things to do” article), checked 14 October 2026.

Prams, scooters and dogs

Council calls the foreshore walk pram and scooter friendly, and says dogs are welcome on a leash. Those entries cover the whole walk. Council's pages don't say whether they apply to the boardwalk section or describe its surface. Elanora Park has a separate off-leash dog area.

Source: Brisbane City Council (walking guide), checked 14 October 2026.

What Council says you can see

Council describes an easy, family-friendly trail through native mangroves, where you can spot local birdlife and marine creatures. Its heritage record for the whole Wynnum, Manly and Lota foreshore also says the tidal flats of the adjoining Moreton Bay Marine Park are an important feeding and resting ground for migratory wading birds. Neither page promises particular species or sightings.

Council's article also lists a Wynnum Wetlands Bird Hide, reached by a winding mangrove boardwalk. It gives no address or directions, only “on the bayside”, so we can't say whether it is on this walk.

Time Out's 2022 listing says low tide shows the mangrove roots and the life on the mud, while high tide is calmer.

Source: Brisbane City Council (“unique things to do” article; heritage record); Time Out Brisbane, 2022, checked 14 October 2026.

Check before you go

Council's pages don't cover these, so check them on the day:

• whether the boardwalk is open, and any closure signs
• the surface and any steps, if you're bringing a pram, scooter or wheelchair
• where to park

For an outing nearby, see the Wynnum Wading Pool.