Why this ride
It goes by way of Gilbert State Forest, Goomburra State Forest and back through Gilbert State Forest. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Teviot State Forest and Goomburra State Forest
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 293 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 04
- 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. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Gilbert State Forest.
2. Gilbert State Forest
West of Brisbane, the Great Dividing Range rises as a dark wall above the plains, and Gilbert State Forest sits on its western slopes, where the rainforest of the escarpment gives way to drier eucalypt woodland and the farmland of the Darling Downs. To the east lies Main Range National Park, with its high peaks and steep cliffs; to the west, the land opens out towards Warwick and the wide grain fields beyond.
Read the complete Gilbert State Forest write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Gilbert State Forest comes up about 74 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 148 km into the recorded legs you reach Goomburra State Forest. Next is back through Gilbert State Forest.
4. back through Gilbert State Forest
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Gilbert 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 Gilbert State Forest, late in the day. Next is Teviot State Forest.
5. 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 at Teviot State Forest. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Teviot State Forest to Gilbert State Forest
Teviot State Forest → Gilbert State Forest is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Gilbert State Forest to Goomburra State Forest
Gilbert State Forest → Goomburra State Forest is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Goomburra State Forest to back through Gilbert State Forest
Goomburra State Forest → back through Gilbert State Forest is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Gilbert State Forest to Teviot State Forest
back through Gilbert State Forest → Teviot State Forest is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.