Comments on: Charleville to Brisbane /charleville-to-brisbane/ Exploring the world with my friends Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:45:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: NeilEnnis /charleville-to-brisbane/comment-page-1/#comment-29201 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:45:04 +0000 https://blog.neilennis.com/?p=25469#comment-29201 In reply to John Nelson.

G’day John
It’ll be cold that time of year. Mornings out west can be below zero in June.
The 38mm tyres will be ok for most of the ride, but they could be difficult if you ride on the black soil sections, or on the sandy soil beside the railway line (and those bits are nice / worth doing). If it rains, avoid the black soil – it’ll swallow you up.
Pubs are your best bet for accommodation – they’re cheap. It might be worth booking ahead in Morven as they have the only accommodation in town.
Stay off the highway as much as you can. The trucks are almost 60m long. The drivers are good, but the safest place is away from them.
It’s challenging to navigate the forests west of Cecil Plains. Make sure you take a GPS.
The Westlander train is slow. You might be better off catching a bus to Toowoomba – or even hiring a car for the day. The starting point would be Cambooya which is south of Toowoomba. Alterntatively, get a commuter train to Rosewood (halfway between Brisbane and Toowoomba) and ride up the range. It’ll take you a day and isn’t that hard. Commuter trains leave every hour.
The Westlander train is sit-only. No sleeper berths. It’s primitive – but you might enjoy the experience. A better experience would be to ask a friendly truckie in Charleville for a lift back to Toowoomba or Brisbane. They’re really friendly out west. I reckon you’d get a lift easily.
Keep in touch. I’d be happy to help with any more enquiries. Or if you want to email me just fill out the form on the page.

]]> By: John Nelson /charleville-to-brisbane/comment-page-1/#comment-29198 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:59:10 +0000 https://blog.neilennis.com/?p=25469#comment-29198 Hi Neil,
I’m from NZ. I’m planning a trip next June and hoping to catch the train from Brisbane to Toowoomba then ride from there to Charleville, then train back to Brisbane.
I have a Trek 520 with 38mm tyres and keener on sealed roads although gravel is ok.
Is it easy to navigate your way? The wide open spaces look a little daunting in terms of not getting lost! We dont have country like that here in NZ.
Is accommodation easy enough to find with out booking more than a day or two ahead?

Lots of questions but I’d appreciate your advice, having been there, done that etc

I really enjoyed your write up and pics, great read thanks!

Regards John

]]> By: NeilEnnis /charleville-to-brisbane/comment-page-1/#comment-18712 Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:00:16 +0000 https://blog.neilennis.com/?p=25469#comment-18712 In reply to Steve.

Thanks Steve. Yes – it took a lot of planning, but it was worth the effort.

]]> By: Steve /charleville-to-brisbane/comment-page-1/#comment-18711 Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:11:57 +0000 https://blog.neilennis.com/?p=25469#comment-18711 Epic ride and story. Seems like you planned it all so well.

]]> By: NeilEnnis /charleville-to-brisbane/comment-page-1/#comment-18538 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:11:33 +0000 https://blog.neilennis.com/?p=25469#comment-18538 In reply to Ron.

Hi Ron
Here’s a map of the route
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Y24t1MMcHmjGCCBWMv9d9t5rRxSo3wf8&ll=-27.053951511752796%2C149.4103835&z=8

You can down load a GPX of each day at the end of each secion in the post above.

We didn’t get to Quilpe, but a year later we went west through Adavale and then on to Blackall and Longreach. You can read about it (with maps) here:
https://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/charleville-to-longreach/

Neil

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