Boonah Ipswich Trail in Boonah, Queensland | Recreation spot

Boonah Ipswich Trail

Locality: Boonah, Queensland

Address: Hardings Paddock, Carmichaels Rd, Purga QLD - Boonah QLD 4310 Boonah, QLD, Australia

Website: https://bushwalkqld.wordpress.com/2021/06/14/boonah-ipswich-trail/

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25.01.2022 If you missed the Creek to Coast feature on Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping last weekend, check it out now below! Bordering the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate Ipswich Section of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT, Ivory's Rock hosts guided bushwalks with Horizon Guides around Ivory's Peak & Tooth. A great get-away idea for the family to consider for the upcoming School Holidays!

24.01.2022 Here, we have the irrepressible & awesome, Bruce of Ivory's Rock front & centre, along with Beck, (also of Ivory's Rock Foundation's Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping), Dom Courtney & Dave Batt of Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation, Gavin Dale, John Marshall & Ron Farmer of Bushwalking Queensland Inc. / Bushwalking Australia Inc & Julie of boonah organisation for a sustainable shire - BOSS during a very productive Zoom meeting held yesterday to determine the next steps i...n advancing our concerted push to have the Boonah-Ipswich Trail completed & opened as one continuous recreation trail. We are working hard with identified stakeholders, such as Inland Rail, & will seek to meet with Local Government Council officers & SEQ Water representatives in the coming months. Renewed community consultation with adjacent landholders, particularly through the undeveloped mid-section, will need to be undertaken. As can be appreciated, COVID-19 means that a lot of our meetings need to be held virtually, nevertheless, our collective dream for the BIT to be the, "backbone", connecting Ipswich City to the Scenic Rim & with the potential to link in with the burgeoning Logan City Council Rail Trails in the east, & the Spicer's Scenic Rim Trail / the Main Range, & the Bicentennial National Trail in the west, the possibilities are endless. We need this Trail. Yesterday. So many recreation spots throughout Ipswich in particular (i.e. White Rock-Spring Mountain Conservation Estate) are being *loved* to death during this pandemic. People need to be provided with alternative recreation venues & sites. And to help be made aware of their existence. At present, the 19km Hardings Paddock Picnic Area - Flinders Plum Picnic Area of the BIT within Ipswich City Council & close to Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping, is open & well used. The SEQ Water Wyaralong Dam BIT section of the Trail is open & connectivity is possible through to Lilybrook Station (managed by SEQ Water & great for camping) & Boonah Township. Then there is of course, the 6km unpaved Fassifern Rail Trail & the 600m-long paved Dugandan Pathway - both use the former Fassifern Railway Line through Boonah Township & on the outskirts of the Township to Dugandan (not far from the popular Dugandan Hotel!). Although these sections are not technically part of the BIT, they link up with it, achieving connectivity to as far as Mt French Road. We'll keep you updated in the coming months. Thanks for your support. #BoonahIpswichTrailProgressGroup

24.01.2022 The next Ivory's Rock Circuit Hike - Guided Walk will be held on Saturday, 26th September from 8:30am. Bookings are a must. Be in touch with Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping direct to pre-book now - get in quick, the first one sold out fast! Horizon Guides... Ivory's Rock Ivory's Rock Foundation See more

24.01.2022 At the opening of the Lilybrook, Goans Hill to Boonah section 2011.

24.01.2022 2021 May 2021 prove to be the year that we get the entire Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT opened! Pictured at the official opening of the Ipswich Section at Hardings Paddock Picnic Area, Goolman back in 2011.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to the winners of the Outdoors Queensland Awards... I take my hat off to both of them... Mt Barney Lodge and On the Edge Events. Makes the area as no. 8 in the world to visit very palatable...

21.01.2022 Join Teresa from Horizon Guides for Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping's next Ivory's Rock Circuit Hike - Guided Walk on Saturday, 26th September! And tune into Channel 7's Creek to Coast this Saturday from 5:30pm for a special feature on Ivory's Rock!

21.01.2022 Seqwater's section of the Boonah Ipswich Trail (Goan Hill Trails) has reopened following closure after last week's heavy rainfall event.

21.01.2022 Lilybrook Station/Western Trail Head section of the beautiful, rugged, Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT - maintained & managed by Seqwater as part of their Wyaralong Dam Mt Joyce Mountain Bike Park.

18.01.2022 Hardings Paddock Picnic Area & Camp Grounds - headwaters for the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT.

17.01.2022 The start of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT features in this, "What's Up At The Rock", Ivory's Rock edition! Horizon Guides undertake guided bushwalks around Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping area - just a few metres from where the BIT traverses. Hardings Paddock Picnic Area / Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate.

17.01.2022 An example of what (one of) the Wild Pig Creek Road level crossings will look like before & after Inland Rail. Source: https://inlandrail.artc.com.au//calver/works-and-planning/ Images Inland Rail.

17.01.2022 Southeast Queensland's Scenic Rim has been named in Lonely Planet’s best travel destinations for 2022!

16.01.2022 Make sure you keep the 13th August 2022 free. What distance will you be racing - 105km, 65km, 35km or the 25km? https://www.ontheedgeevents.com.au/scenicrimultra.

15.01.2022 At this point, there are only two officially open sections of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT to the public: 1) Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate within the Ipswich City Council LGA - accessible via the Hardings Paddock Picnic Area, Carmichaels Rd (off Ipswich-Boonah Rd) in Goolman. It can also be accessed via Spowers Rd (via Wards Rd & Ripley Rd) in South Ripley. This section runs from Hardings Paddock to just south of the Flinders Plum Picnic Area. This... section is ~20kms long. Here is an Organised Grime map of this section: http://organisedgrime.com.au/GoolmanFlinders.pdf 2) Wyralong Dam Western Trail Head (Lilybrook Station) to Boonah Township within the Scenic Rim Regional Council LGA - accessible directly off Boonah-Beaudesert Rd via Ipswich-Boonah Rd, or the Mt Lindesay Hwy, in Coulson. This section runs from Lilybrook Station (the Western Trail Head of Seqwater's Mt Joyce Mountain Bike Park) to Boonah Township via SEQ Water's network of multiuse trails & quiet public back roads. This section of the BIT follows SEQ Water's Goan Hills Trails network & is signed. This section is ~20kms long. Here is an Organised Grime map of this section: http://organisedgrime.com.au/BoonahLilybrook.pdf Please be aware that large swathes of the BIT are not signed (apart from the Goan Hills Trails on SEQ Water land from Goan Road). This is something that the Boonah Ipswich Trail Group will be pursuing to rectify with local Councils.

15.01.2022 Great news for Logan City Council constituents! It would be wonderful to see the Logan Village - Yarrabilba Rail Trail be the catalyst for creation of the proposed Bethania to Beaudesert Rail Trail & with a long-term vision, connecting these trails to the pre-existing Fassifern Rail Trail in Boonah, & perhaps part of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT, which utilises the walking & riding trails around Wyaralong Dam. What a fantastic regional loop that would be! Ivory's Rock Cara...van and Camping Horizon Guides See more

15.01.2022 At the opening of Hardings Paddock 2011

13.01.2022 The Fassifern Rail Trail was one of many trails slated for construction under the South East Queensland Active Trails Strategy. It was to join with the propose...d 76km Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT. The ~6km Fassifern Rail Trail loop utilises a section of the disused Fassifern Railway Line on the outskirts of Boonah township, commencing off-Trail at the Boonah Visitor Information Centre (20 Boonah-Fassifern Rd, Boonah) via a walking track & up to the Bicentennial Place Lookout (32 Athol Tce, Boonah), before descending down an embankment to the Trail proper. The Fassifern Rail Trail continues on until the gate on Pocock Rd, Hoya. The small historic cemetery adjacent to the Trail records the resting place for a number of the pioneers of the area. The cemetery can be accessed from Red Bridge Rd, Hoya & is an alternative parking area for direct easy access. A paved section of the Trail - The Dugandan Pathway - appears near Yeates Ave, Boonah (Lions Park) & is pedestrian friendly for about 600m to Mount French Rd on the western side of Dugandan Park. Dugandan was the terminus of the former Fassifern Railway Line, which was disbanded in 1964. The Fassifern Railway Line is reported to have been the first branch line constructed in Queensland. Dugandan Pathway terminates near Mt French Rd, not all that far from the popular Dugandan Hotel.

13.01.2022 Koala in the Fassifern. Photo taken 29 May 2020.

13.01.2022 We attended a very productive community consultation meeting with ARTC Inland Rail yesterday evening in Peak Crossing. The aim of our attendance was to confirm that connectivity of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT would be preserved post-construction of the Calvert to Kagaru (C2K) Section of Inland Rail that will intersect the surveyed BIT at Wild Pig Creek Road in Undullah. We will now work on an official submission to Inland Rail regarding the draft EIS/Trail accessibility &... are confident that full connectivity will remain, albeit with a slight change in course to accommodate the inevitable changes in the landscape that will result in creation of Inland Rail. Boonah Ipswich Trail Progress Group.

12.01.2022 https://www.seqwater.com.au//lake-wyaralong-ngumbi-reopens

12.01.2022 Fassifern Field Naturalists Club Walk - Saturday, 16th January.

10.01.2022 Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping's first guided bushwalk last weekend was a sell-out, with a happy group of hikers exploring the natural wonders of Ivory’s Rock, led by the fantastic Horizon Guides. The next guided bushwalk will be held on 26th September - keep an eye out on the Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping FB Page for further details as they come to hand!

10.01.2022 Had the opportunity to climb the Mt Blaine saddle trail today... Wanted to do this one for a while, not particularly long, but straight up Very wet, but the r...ain cleared at the top...It made it the most wonderful day to do it. So much wildflower colour, and the view to Cunninghams Gap is pretty spesh. All this on my doorstep now!... See more

09.01.2022 Taken in 2011 whilst checking out the trail

07.01.2022 This would prove exceptionally popular for horse-riders of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT.

04.01.2022 Fantastic bike work by Adventure Camping Australia - from Ivory's Rock Caravan and Camping site through the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate Ipswich Section of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT!

04.01.2022 The old State Govt brochure for the 20km Boonah to Lilybrook Station section of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT. http://www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au//boonah-lilybrook-station-tra

03.01.2022 Ivory's Rock Circuit Hike - Guided Walk with Horizon Guides - Saturday, 18th July from 8:30am

03.01.2022 via The Fassifern Guardian & Tribune - Flashback to around this time ~9yrs ago in 2012 - announcement of the official opening of the Lilybrook Station - Boonah Section of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT (Wyralong Dam Western Trail Head).

01.01.2022 via Shannon Fentiman MP Logan City Council are one step closer to having a fantastic recreational trail from Bethania to Logan Village! The Palaszczuk Government has awarded $200,000 to Logan City Council to assess the old Beaudesert Railway Line as a new 10km recreation & cycling trail.... This also means another step in the right direction for re-booting of the Boonah Ipswich Trail - BIT, which could connect Rail Trails from Beaudesert in the west, to Ipswich & the Fassifern Rail Trail in Boonah Township! Well done, Logan City Council!