Length:

11 km

Termini

Eastern: Mt Coot-tha Rd (Metroad 5) and Western Fwy (M5), Mt Coot-tha

Miscellaneous:

Tourist Drive 7 starts and finishes at the same location.

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Mount Coot-tha

Current: 7

General Information:

Tourist Drive 7 in Brisbane is a loop road around the Mount Coot-Tha Forest, on top of Mt Coot-tha, west of the Brisbane CBD. It is a 2-laned road, with a small section of divided road at the Scenic Drive / Sir Samuel Griffith Drive section behind Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens.

The Sir Samuel Griffith Drive section of the route is named after a former Premier of Queensland and first Chief Justice of Australia. Griffith became a politician, and represented East Moreton (1872-73), Oxley (1873-78) and North Brisbane (1878-93) in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. In 1874 he served as Attorney-General of Queensland, and in 1879 became Leader of the Opposition. In November 1883 he became Premier and Colonial Secretary. He lost his position to former Premier McIlwraith in June 1888 but in August 1890 again became Premier in a coalition ministry with McIlwraith, which lasted until March 1893, when he retired to become Chief Justice of Queensland, at the age of 47. ¹

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign facing Western Fwy (M5) off ramp at the junction with Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) at Mount Coot-tha. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Brisbane Botanic Gardens:

Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) at the entrance to Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the corner of Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) and Sir Samuel Griffith Drive (TD7) at Mt Coot-tha. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Sir Samuel Griffith Drive approaching the intersection with the one way access road to the Kuta gift shop, restaurant and lookout. September 2007.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign facing Scenic Dr at Mt Coot-tha. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) approaching the Brisbane Botanic Gardens entrance at Mt Coot-tha. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Prohibition Sign:

Prohibition sign for trucks and Metroad 5 on Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) at Mt Coot-tha. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Trailblazer:

Remnant SR32 trailblazer on Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) at Mt Coot-tha, approaching Western Fwy (M5) interchange. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

End Tourist Drive 7:

End TD7 sign on Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) at Mt Coot-tha approaching Western Fwy (M5) interchange. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) approaching Western Fwy (M5) interchange at Mt Coot-tha. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Signs:

ID signs facing Mt Coot-tha Rd (TD7) at the Western Fwy (M5) interchange at Mt Coot-tha. May 2018.

Image © Rob Tilley