Why this ride
It goes by way of Goomburra State Forest, Cronan Creek State Forest, Telemon Environmental Park and Turtle Rock Environmental Park. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Gambubal State Forest and Turtle Rock Environmental Park
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 787 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 16 h 19
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Gambubal State Forest
Gambubal State Forest clings to the western side of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, close to the New South Wales border, in country that drops from rainforest-clad ridges down to the grazing land around Killarney and Warwick. The forest adjoins Main Range National Park and belongs to the wider belt of subtropical and temperate rainforest protected as part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. Hoop pine, ancient Antarctic beech on the highest ridges, tree ferns and strangler figs give it a feel of deep time, and it is one of the cooler corners of Queensland in summer.
Read the complete Gambubal State Forest write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Gambubal State Forest is where the day begins. Next is Goomburra State Forest.
2. Goomburra State Forest
Goomburra is the northern gateway to Main Range National Park, a section of the Great Dividing Range west of Brisbane where the mountains rise steeply from the Darling Downs and the Fassifern valley. Like its neighbours on the range it belongs to the Gondwana Rainforests, and it is a place of mountain forest, rainforest gullies and dramatic lookouts. Dalrymple Creek flows through the valley, lined with tall eucalypts and rainforest, and the camping area beside it is a favourite of families and walkers.
Read the complete Goomburra State Forest write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Goomburra State Forest comes up about 92 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cronan Creek State Forest.
3. Cronan Creek State Forest
Cronan Creek runs off the slopes of Mount Barney, one of the great peaks of the Scenic Rim, the arc of mountains along the Queensland and New South Wales border southwest of Brisbane. Mount Barney rises to over thirteen hundred metres, a rugged mass of volcanic rock covered in eucalyptus forest, with rainforest in the gullies and heathland near the summit, and it is the most challenging climb in southeast Queensland. The creek valley below is quiet and lovely, with clear water running over rocks, tall gums and grassy flats where wallabies graze at dusk.
Read the complete Cronan Creek State Forest write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 250 km into the recorded legs you reach Cronan Creek State Forest. Next is Telemon Environmental Park.
4. Telemon Environmental Park
The country south of Beaudesert, in Queensland's Scenic Rim, is a soft landscape of cattle paddocks, gum-lined creeks and wooded hills that rise steadily towards the volcanic ranges along the New South Wales border. Telemon Environmental Park is one of the small protected patches in these hills, near the resort village of Kooralbyn, a reminder of the open eucalypt forest that once covered the whole area.
Read the complete Telemon Environmental Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Telemon Environmental Park, about halfway. Next is Turtle Rock Environmental Park.
5. Turtle Rock Environmental Park
The Gold Coast hinterland is the green wall behind the beaches and high-rises of southern Queensland, and it is a steep, wet, forested country of ridges, gorges and waterfalls that climbs toward the New South Wales border. The nearby ranges belong to the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, a UNESCO site said to protect the largest area of subtropical rainforest in the world.
Read the complete Turtle Rock Environmental Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Turtle Rock Environmental Park sits at 183 km, about halfway. Next is back through Telemon Environmental Park.
6. back through Telemon Environmental Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Telemon Environmental Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Telemon Environmental Park comes up about 500 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Cronan Creek State Forest.
7. back through Cronan Creek State Forest
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cronan Creek State Forest write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 537 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Cronan Creek State Forest. Next is back through Goomburra State Forest.
8. back through Goomburra State Forest
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Goomburra State Forest write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Goomburra State Forest, late in the day. Next is Gambubal State Forest.
9. Gambubal State Forest
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Gambubal State Forest write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 787 km.
Leg by leg
Gambubal State Forest to Goomburra State Forest
Gambubal State Forest → Goomburra State Forest is 92 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Goomburra State Forest to Cronan Creek State Forest
Goomburra State Forest → Cronan Creek State Forest is 158 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Cronan Creek State Forest to Telemon Environmental Park
Cronan Creek State Forest → Telemon Environmental Park is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Telemon Environmental Park to Turtle Rock Environmental Park
Telemon Environmental Park → Turtle Rock Environmental Park is 107 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Turtle Rock Environmental Park to back through Telemon Environmental Park
Turtle Rock Environmental Park → back through Telemon Environmental Park is 107 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Telemon Environmental Park to back through Cronan Creek State Forest
back through Telemon Environmental Park → back through Cronan Creek State Forest is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cronan Creek State Forest to back through Goomburra State Forest
back through Cronan Creek State Forest → back through Goomburra State Forest is 148 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Goomburra State Forest to Gambubal State Forest
back through Goomburra State Forest → Gambubal State Forest is 102 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.