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Mount Glorious QLD

Mount Glorious

Postcode: 4520

Mount Glorious in Queensland is a mountain which is part of the D’Aguilar Range.

Other mountains in the D’Aguilar Range include Mount Nebo, Mount Pleasant and Mount Mee.

A short 40-kilometer drive from Brisbane, you’ll drive through mountainous country as you travel west via Mount Nebo and Samford. On your way to the pretty town of Mount Nebo, stop at McPhee’s and Jolly’s Lookouts for views of Brisbane Forest Park and visit the information center where there are exhibits of Queensland’s native freshwater fish at the Walkabout Creek aquatic study center.

There are plenty of Australian birds at the Manorina Park, including bellbirds and whipbirds and you’ll enjoy long or short walks through the lush rainforest at Mount Glorious’s Maiala National Park. Fifteen kilometers past Mount Glorious is Lake Wivenhoe, where you can partake in numerous water sports.