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A riverside walk through Hamilton’s history

Breakfast Creek to Bretts Wharf, using Council’s self-guided trail.

Self-guided walk · Checked 24 September 2026

Distance
2 kilometres
Start
Breakfast Creek
Finish
Bretts Wharf Plaza
Along the trail
14 points of interest

Follow Council’s trail through Cameron Rocks Reserve and along the Lores Bonney Riverwalk. The guide connects Aboriginal history, riverside industry and Hamilton’s changing streets.

Along the way

  1. Breakfast Creek and Cameron Rocks

    Begin with the creek’s Turrbal history and the reserve’s war memorial, opened in 1931.

  2. Lores Bonney Riverwalk

    Follow the river past interpretive stops about architecture, transport and Kingsford Smith Drive.

  3. Bretts Wharf Plaza

    Explore the wharf’s cargo and wartime history, and the story of aviator Lores Bonney.

Before setting out

Download Council’s route for the stop locations. Check local conditions and diversions, and allow extra time to read the signs. Council describes flat terrain; check the route against your access needs.

Source: Brisbane City Council heritage trail. Checked 24 September 2026.

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