Why this ride
The stops in between: Mount Barney National Park, Lamington National Park and back through Mount Barney National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Goomburra State Forest and Lamington National Park
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 527 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 9 h 29
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Mount Barney National Park.
2. Mount Barney National Park
Mount Barney looks like it was put there to be argued about. The rugged double summit rises to around 1,350 metres, the second-highest peak in south-east Queensland, and its bare rhyolite crags stand out above the softer farmland of the Scenic Rim like a fortress somebody forgot to finish. Geologists will tell you it is the eroded core of an ancient volcanic system; locals will tell you it has humbled plenty of overconfident walkers. Either way, it is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage area, which stretches along the border ranges between Queensland and New South Wales.
Read the complete Mount Barney National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mount Barney National Park comes up 62 km in. Next is Lamington National Park.
3. Lamington National Park
Ask anyone in Brisbane about Lamington and they will probably mention one of two roads, and both of them will make you work. The national park covers the high plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland side of the border, a huge expanse of rainforest, waterfalls and cliff-edged lookouts at the heart of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage area. It was named after Lord Lamington, a governor of Queensland at the end of the nineteenth century, who is said to have been less than thrilled to have a park, and later a cake, named after him.
Read the complete Lamington National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
125 km in you reach Lamington National Park. Next is back through Mount Barney National Park.
4. back through Mount Barney National Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mount Barney National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Mount Barney National Park, late in the day. Next is Goomburra State Forest.
5. 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 at Goomburra State Forest. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Goomburra State Forest to Mount Barney National Park
Goomburra State Forest → Mount Barney National Park is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Mount Barney National Park to Lamington National Park
Mount Barney National Park → Lamington National Park is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Lamington National Park to back through Mount Barney National Park
Lamington National Park → back through Mount Barney National Park is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Mount Barney National Park to Goomburra State Forest
back through Mount Barney National Park → Goomburra State Forest is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.