Coochin Creek has always been a forest. The plains that stretch eastwards from the Glasshouse Mountains to the Bribie Passage were once covered with vast tracts of She-Oaks, Paperbarks and Gum Trees. Today it’s still a forest, but most of the trees have been replaced with plantation pines.
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In 1859, hopeful gold miners once trekked through this area on their way to the diggings at Tooloom on the Clarence River. Today we thought we’d retrace some of their journey.
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(Photo: Tony Ryan)
Finally able to ride again after two months of recovery, I decided that today I would make up for lost time. We weren’t quite sure where we could end up – the idea was to keep on riding as long as it was enjoyable… which is very open-ended.
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Today’s adventure traced out a loop from Pine Mountain to Walloon following rail trails and railway lines for most of the way.
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Today I walked a large 20km loop through the rural tracks around Walloon while Eric rode a larger 60km loop. We had no idea who would get back first.
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(Photo: Tony Ryan)
Deer Reserve is a rugged National Park and State Forest on the western shores of Lake Somerset near Kilcoy. Today we thought it would be fun to explore it.
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I was stunned when sixty-eight riders turned up to take part in this year’s adventure through the Glasshouse Mountains.
Stunned, and worried, because I was unable to ride due to injury. I couldn’t even drive. So today I was a passenger, and relied heavily on my wonderful friends to help make this day a success
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The annual Glasshouse Mountains Social Ride is quickly approaching, so a few of us decided to spend the day riding around the area to make sure we had the best route. Each time we’ve done this ride over the last few years we’ve always tried to improve the course. This sort of groundwork sometimes means that we make a few “wrong-turns” as we search for the best tracks.
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