Cottonwood Walk is a shared walk and cycle path offering a quality experience with excellent trail surfaces, boardwalks, stairways down to the beach and viewing platforms with extensive views over Deception Bay to Moreton Island. This walk and cycle path offers a beach experience. Interpretive signage along the way indicates historical sites such as the Bancroft Baths. This is a shared walk and cycle path offering a quality experience with excellent trail surfaces, boardwalks, stairways down to the beach and viewing platforms.
You can return via the same route.
Grade 2 (Easy) -Â
A Gentle Introduction to Inclines: Grade 2 on the
AWTGS represents easy walking tracks that offer a slightly more challenging experience compared to Grade 1. Similar to Grade 1, no prior bushwalking experience is required. The track surface is typically hardened or compacted and may have gentle hill sections or occasional steps. The total distance of a Grade 2 walk is typically no greater than 10 kilometers. These walks are still suitable for families with a bit more experience or those seeking a gentle introduction to some inclines.
Total distance: 2695 m
Max elevation: 15 m
Min elevation: 2 m
Total climbing: 53 m
Total descent: -53 m
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Getting there
Getting to the trailhead: Deception Bay.
Deception Bay is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 32 kilometres (north of Brisbane CBD in the south-eastern corner of the bay of the same name which separates the Redcliffe Peninsula and Bribie Island. Deception Bay is a 40 minute drive from Brisbane, travelling along Gympie Road (which becomes the Bruce Highway). There is accommodation, public transport, a shopping centre and dining options available for those wanting to take a weekend to explore all the bay has to offer.
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About the region
Deception Bay, contrary to popular myth, earned its name due to a mix-up by its discoverer, Lieutenant John Oxley. Initially Oxley had assumed the shallow bay was a river, upon standing corrected (much to his surprise) he named the area Deception Bay. Over the years, the area has gone from being used predominantly as farming land, to housing a WWII army camp, to becoming a residential hub and peaceful holiday destination for those looking to avoid the crowds.
Though Deception Bay is regarded as primarily a residential area, with suburbia occupying most of the suburb, unbeknownst to many, it's also a great place to bring furry four legged best friends for water play at the dog beach, or to enjoy serene waterside & parkland strolls and a spot of dog-friendly bayside dining.
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