Why this ride
On the way it passes Teviot State Forest, Goomburra State Forest and back through Teviot State Forest. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Mount Barney National Park and Goomburra State Forest
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 404 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 59
- 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: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Teviot State Forest.
2. Teviot State Forest
The Scenic Rim is the name given to the arc of rugged mountains that curves around the south-east corner of Queensland, along the New South Wales border, and Teviot State Forest sits on its western side. It is dry eucalypt country of ironbark and spotted gum, quite different from the rainforest on the wetter slopes nearby, with open woodland, grassy slopes and rocky creek beds. The area is part of the wider Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, a World Heritage area that preserves the largest subtropical rainforest in the world and the remnants of the ancient forests that once covered the supercontinent Gondwana.
Read the complete Teviot State Forest write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Teviot State Forest comes up about 80 km into the recorded legs. Next is Goomburra State Forest.
3. 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
about 202 km into the recorded legs you reach Goomburra State Forest. Next is back through Teviot State Forest.
4. back through Teviot State Forest
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Teviot 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 Teviot State Forest, late in the day. Next is Mount Barney National Park.
5. 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 at Mount Barney National Park. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Mount Barney National Park to Teviot State Forest
Mount Barney National Park → Teviot State Forest is 80 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Teviot State Forest to Goomburra State Forest
Teviot State Forest → Goomburra State Forest is 122 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Goomburra State Forest to back through Teviot State Forest
Goomburra State Forest → back through Teviot State Forest is 122 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Teviot State Forest to Mount Barney National Park
back through Teviot State Forest → Mount Barney National Park is 80 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.