The Southeast Freeway bikeway runs parallel to the Southeast Freeway (M1) from South Brisbane to Eight Mile Plains.

This bikeway is a busy commuter route servicing the southern suburbs, linking up with all the back-streets truncated by the motorway itself. It connects to the CBD via the Goodwill Bridge. It's also a part of the V1 veloway linking Brisbane to the Gold Coast.

Being off-road, the bikeway is good for all experience levels so it's a great little weekend tour or an excellent commute to work. The climb outbound from the river at the city end is the steepest section along the route, but there is also a fair climb around Mount Gravatt.

Riding to work from the south side

The bikeway starts at South Bank and runs mostly offroad for 20 kilometres along the M1 motorway. Heading outbound the bikeway stops at:

• Lower River Terrace
  With bike connections to South Bank, QUT and Kangaroo Point
• Allen St South Brisbane
• Stanley Street Wooloongabba
  With connections to Mater Hospital, Annerley Rd bikeway, The Gabba
• Lockhart Street Wooloongabba
  with access to Peterson St
• Ross Street Wooloongabba
• Abingdon Street Wooloongabba
• Park Road Wooloongabba
  a short on-road ride to Boogo Road Station
• Morrissey Street Wooloongabba
• Harrogate Street Wooloongabba
  Connection to Toohey Street via overpass
• O'Keefe Street Wooloongabba
  Connections to Buranda Station & Busway, short footpath ride to Hanlon Park
• Greenslopes station Greenslopes
  Connections to Norman Creek Bikeway, Annerley Football Club, & suburbs
• Greenslopes Hospital Greenslopes
• Birdwood Road Holland Park
  switches to footpath underneath the motorway
• Peronne Road Holland Park
• Gaza Road Holland Park
• Griffith University Mount Gravatt Campus
• University Road Mount Gravatt
• Worrell St Upper Mounte Gravatt
  bikeway disappears for 500 metres
• Kessels Road Macgregor
  Short footpath ride to Westfield Mount Gravatt
• Wadley Street Macgregor
• Freesia Street Macgregor
  Connection to Bulimba Creek Bikeway
• Logan Road Eight Mile Planes
• Miles Platting Road Eight Mile Planes
• Logan Road at the Gateway Motorway interchange
• Underwood Road Underwood
• Camelot Park Underwood
• Gunalda Street Underwood
  Near Lowe Oval, Logan Leisure Centres & Logan Library
• Springwood Road Underwood
• Dedicated bikeway ends at Pacific Highway

Past this point your onward journey to IKEA or the Gold Coast involves significant on-road riding, so plan accordingly and take care.