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We thoroughly enjoyed cycling the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail recently. Being from Hobart, we appreciated the companies that booked our accommodation, transported our bags each day and rented us the bikes of our choice. We found them through Google and it was good to know help was always available from the friendly teams if we’d needed it. There’s also an excellent brochure filled with maps and useful information.
Our first day’s ride was from Yarraman to Linville which is 45 kms. There were many bridges missing, so (being 70 years of age) we were careful and walked our bikes down the steep rocky gullies and up the other side, but I suspect younger, bolder people may have enjoyed the challenge of riding them.
There’s a great pub at Linville and our cottage accommodation was terrific.
Day 2 was 55 kms from Linville to Esk including the Yimbun Tunnel. We enjoyed a lunch break at Toogoolawa which had lots of shops including a pharmacy.
There are many signs along the BVRT warning what to do when you’re passing through the magpie’s habitats. We heard and saw many magpies but most weren’t interested in us at all. However several people had been attacked between the tunnel and Toogoolawa so we were wary and dismounted at the worst spot. We stayed together and walked as recommended. We also sang! Only one flew over us and none attacked.
Plenty of the missing bridges don’t need reinstating as the wider gullies were fun to ride.
We were glad to have good wide tyres and enjoyed the variety of surfaces along the way. We highly recommend the BVTR while admitting there’s more work to do especially from Yarraman to Linville.
Article and photos courtesy of Jill Appleyard.
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