Hervey Bay - Links Mobility Corridor - Trail Description

Rider at intersection Hervey Bay City Council - 2006

Location: Maryborough/Hervey Bay, 288km from Brisbane

Start/end: Hunter St, Pialba / Elizabeth St, Urangan

Region: Queensland

Length open: 5km

Surface: Sealed

Description

This trail connects the main centres of the coastal city of Hervey Bay. It runs from the city heart at Pialba to Urangan, the corridor is being developd to link key buildings and city districts.

The trail is managed by the Hervey Bay City Council, who are considering extending the trail all the way to the Urangan Pier in the near future, which will link it up with the foreshore shared path along the Bay water front..

The former railway branched off the North Coast main line at Colton, just above Maryborough. It reached Pialba in 1896 and was extended to Urangan in 1913. The line carried out a lot of pineapples from local farms and goods from the Urangan Pier and brought in a lot of picnic trains from Maryborough The last section of the line closed in 1993. The rails are still in place from Colton to Takura.

The Hervey Bay City Council and Maryborough City Council supported by local cycling groups such as the Hervey Bay BUG are pushing for the whole of the former line to be converted to a rail trail and a connection made from Colton to Maryborough to provide a safe link between the two cities.