Brutish hills and spectacular views await those willing to take on the challenge of the Gold Coast Peaks discovers Andrew Demack. Okay, should we get this bit out of the way first? Bicycle Network and Bicycle Queensland’s newest ride—Peaks Challenge Gold Coast (Saturday 8 August, 2015)—is going to be super, super hard, and the first
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Seeking a seaside getaway, Simon Vincett finds idyllic cycling on the Fraser Coast. Known for whale watching and access to Fraser Island, Hervey Bay deserves more credit as a destination in its own right. With approximately 40 kilometres of beaches, the Wide Bay area certainly shares some of the “outstanding natural universal values” for which
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Flowing lines of fine singletrack in beautiful lakeside bush: Rowan Lamont finds a lot to love about this new SE Queensland venue. Opened in 2011, Mt Joyce Recreation Park sits beside Lake Wyaralong, 85km south west of Brisbane. It was developed by SEQwater when the dam was built, with mountain biking identified as being a
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The little-used roads south of Brisbane offer gorgeous scenery and challenging hills, finds Andrew Demack. The rainforest around me is quiet, except for the erratically spaced but insistent ‘ping’ of a dozen bellbirds, which seem to come at me from all points of the compass. I’m on the Queensland–NSW border, on Lions Road, waiting at the turnoff for the Border Loop Lookout.
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