Just because the weather is getting cooler doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy the beautiful outdoors in Somerset. If you’re a keen cyclist, warm up your legs and keep active by joining the BVRT 100 Challenge Bike Ride in June, on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. BVRT 100 CHALLENGE BIKE RIDE This Brisbane Valley […]
The 2019 Somerset Rail Trail Fun Run or Ride will be held on Sunday, 14 July 2019. This event is back for its seventeenth year and will, for the third consecutive year, include a 24km bike ride in addition to the popular 8km and 3km run/walk events all held on Australia’s longest recreational rail trail. […]
Have you made a new year’s resolution to be fit and healthy? The Fernvale to Lowood section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is a great place to kick start your fitness, keeping you on track to achieve your health goals. This section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is 8km and is suitable for […]
Just in case you needed another reason to experience Somerset’s Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, Somerset Regional Council won an engineering excellence award for the newest section of the trail on Thursday, 11 October 2018. This award recognises Council’s achievements and its collaboration with various stakeholders including all tiers of government to complete the project, which […]
Wander along the Lowood to Coominya section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail and you will see the heritage listed Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge (Clarendon). The bridge was added to the Queensland Heritage register in 1992. Henry Charles Stanley designed the bridge which was built between 1885 and 1886 and is considered significant due to […]
We sat down with David and Josie Sheehan of Out There Cycling to chat about cycling, Somerset and the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. DESCRIBE OUT THERE CYCLING? Out There Cycling is the perfect service for those wanting to adventure along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. Our service is a one stop shop for cyclists and […]
Experience a piece of history at the heritage listed Yimbun Railway Tunnel along the newest section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail near the town of Harlin. The Yimbun tunnel was constructed in 1910 along the Brisbane Valley branch rail line, Queensland’s second branch line. This branch line was fundamental in the development of settlements […]
Before becoming Australia’s longest recreational rail trail, the Brisbane Valley railway line was built to access timber resources from the Brisbane Valley. It was an extension to the Brisbane and Toowoomba railway line. The first section of the railway line opened in 1884 connecting Wulkuraka (previously known as Brisbane Valley Junction) to Fernvale and Lowood. […]
Join in on the fun of the annual Somerset Rail Trail Fun Run and get to experience a section of what is soon to be Australia’s longest recreational rail trail. The event, now in its sixteenth year is held along the iconic Brisbane Valley Rail Trail between Lowood and Fernvale and this year, for those […]
Discovering the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail just got easier, with mountain bike hire now available from Esk Caravan Park. We recommend booking in advance as numbers are limited: Esk Caravan Park 26 Hassall Street, Esk (07) 5424 1466 Esk Caravan Park website Keen to get started on a Brisbane Valley Rail Trail adventure and don’t […]
Nestled amongst the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, surrounded by the beautiful Somerset country side, you’ll find the Old Church Gallery Moore. Originally built in the early 20th century, the church has been transformed by gallery owners David Mackenzie and Deborah Johnston-Booker, into a beautiful contemporary art space, retaining the buildings character and providing […]
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