Image courtesy of Rail Trails Australia.
As Australia’s longest rail trail, the 161-km-long Brisbane Valley Rail Trail provides no shortage of pleasant off-road riding, but it provides its share of challenges, too.
Among the more demanding was the Logan Creek crossing just north of Coominya, where riders were required to carefully descend a narrow track beneath an old trestle bridge, cross the water (so long as levels were low enough) and then push up the other side.
A new bridge now allows riders to pedal peacefully over the scenic waterway, with no loose gravel, twists, turns or other hazards to bring them unstuck.
Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads funded the bridge, which was built using original concrete anchor footings and replaced the rotting timber and features with a wide deck and new safety rails.
Following the disused, historic Brisbane-Toowoomba railway line, the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is an adventure trail taking riders through the magnificent farmlands, forests and country towns of inland southern Queensland.
Improvements over the years have made the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail a more welcoming attraction for riders of all levels, but it is still largely an adventure trail, and visitors should be self-sufficient between towns.
According to Rail Trails Australia, Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads has plans to reconstruct another bridge along the trail this financial year. Head to the Rail Trails Australia website for more information.
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