Clear Mountain is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region and a high mountain peak bordering between Cedar Creek to the south and Lake Samsonvale to the north.
The high mountain provides some stunning views over Brisbane to the south-east and of Lake Samsonvale and out to Moreton Bay in the distance to the north-east and east.
The summit that the brown signs refer to is a lookout that once had a good spot to stop and have views to the city. The spot is almost gone and the views have been ruined with fencing and new residential development interrupting the views.
The summit stop has been improved to a degree, instead of a dirt vacant spot on the side of the road it now has an Australian native garden, sparsely populated with young plants, and a parking bay with enough room for about 2-3 vehicles. The brick fence has been changed to cyclone wire fencing that doesn’t block the view as much.
A large wheelie-bin style rubbish bin is a remnant of what used to be there, the bin just doesn’t make sense with what is there now. The garden area doesn’t even have any provision to hop out of your vehicle, other to stand next to it. There is a sign with warnings of trespassing on the fence and the entrance to the residential area.
The Clear Mountain Lodge across the road (entrance a few metres west of the summit parking spot) offers better views and in more directions, but you will need to be a patron to enjoy the views.
Travel east of the summit along Clear Mountain Rd and you will come across some spots with some stunning views east and north-east. You may need to find somewhere to park and walk up to the good viewing spots as there are yellow lines along most of the roadway where the views are. The feature photo is from along here, not from the summit as it is so much more beautiful.
It is disappointing to find a brown sign that leads to somewhere that really isn’t a destination anymore. There are plenty of spots that would be great alternatives to offer views from Clear Mountain so everyone can enjoy the stunning vistas it has to offer. Hopefully one day it will be recognised and the signs updated with a new destination for Clear Mountain.
