Monkey bars

Monkey Bars is an outdoor fitness setup at Newstead, beside the Merthyr Park shared bikeway on the Brisbane River. As one reviewer notes, today's monkey bars are far more than the playground equipment of childhood — this is a modern free-to-use outdoor gym with fixed workout stations and bodyweight equipment, set in a handy riverside location with an open outlook.

The appeal is straightforward: a clean, accessible spot to train in the fresh air without a membership. Reviewers describe premium bars with good grip, ideal for pull-ups, calisthenics and bodyweight strength work, and the riverside position makes it as pleasant for a casual session as for a focused one. It's a popular community feature, equally suited to a solo workout or to families wanting somewhere active and open to use.

For people in Newstead and the surrounding Teneriffe, Fortitude Valley and New Farm area looking for an outdoor strength and calisthenics option along the river, Monkey Bars offers a no-frills, well-located space to move. It suits anyone who prefers training outdoors — from bodyweight enthusiasts to those simply wanting to add some strength work to a walk or ride along the bikeway.