Peter Gordon email: petergo@netspace.net.au

Boonah - Mt Alford - Kalbar - Boonah (52 km)

Description

This ride follows paved roads and is hilly to compensate for the short distance. Most of the roads carry local traffic only.

It starts in Springleigh Park, which is approximately 1 km from the Boonah CBD, and on the route to Beaudesert. The park is on the left hand side in Hoya Street. This is a good starting point, as the route back into Boonah passes the park.

Boonah is a mid-sized town with a van park, motels, hotels, good grocery and take-away stores and most facilities. Mt Alford is a small township with a small general store and a hotel. It has a park with toilets and drinking water. Kalbar is a small town with a small general store, hotel, and butcher. It has a park with toilets and drinking water. Muller Park is one km off the route. It is a caravan park on the shore of Lake Moogerah. It has a kiosk. The Lake Moogerah picnic area is located beside the dam wall. It is a very pleasant picnic area with a kiosk, covered picnic tables, toilets and drinking water.

Scenery

Usually lush cultivation and beef grazing. There a good views of Lake Moogerah.

Getting There

By Bike From Ipswich, follow the directions for the Ipswich - Boonah ride.
By Car The Boonah turnoff the Ipswich Bypass to Warwick is well marked.

Map

The Boonah shire has a free VISITOR'S MAP and INFORMATION GUIDE which contains a map which is far superior to it's commercial rivals. It is available from the Visitor Information Centre, phone (07) 5463 2233 or from tourist type locations within the shire. The Lake Moogerah picnic area kiosk has it. Boonah is a good area for touring cycling, and with the aid of this map, rides up Mount French, to Spicer's Gap and Teviot Falls can be made without much chance of becoming lost.

Map and Cue Sheet