Cunningham Lookout is on a raised ridge near Warrill View, where Allen Cunningham was able to see across the plains and work out the best way to the mountains. The lookout is not much higher than the surrounding area, maybe 60-80 metres, however, the surrounding flat plains from Cunningham Lookout offers a wide view to … Read more
Churchbank Weir Reserve is south of Ipswich along the east branch of Warrill Creek. The weir is at the junction of Mutdapilly Churchbank Weir Rd and Peak Crossing Churchbank Weir Rd, with access to the reserve about a kilometre back towards Peak Crossing. The reserve is upstream from the weir of Warrill Creek. The entrance is … Read more
One of a number of reserves managed by Ipswich City Council, Purga Nature Reserve is the largest protected area of endangered Swamp Tea-Tree forest in the world. There are two walks at Purga Nature Reserve, both are easy class 2 walks with one partly wheelchair accessible. Tea Tree Boardwalk The first walk is called Tea Tree … Read more
Whenever I board a plane I intend to still be in it when it safely lands. If jumping out of a plane with a parachute interests you then Ramblers is a good place to go. Ramblers is a skydiving organisation, offering skydiving, parachuting and tandem skydiving. The Ramblers Parachute Drop Zone at Toogoolawah was built … Read more
On the outskirts of Esk is Lakeview Park & Lookout, opened in 1984. The lookout is meant to offer views through to Wivenhoe Dam and beyond. After nearly 35 years the trees have grown to obscure the views so there aren’t much of the views that can be seen through the trees. The park itself … Read more
The Rail Trail in Esk is along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, a 161km shared use trail on an abandoned rail corridor from Ipswich through to Yarraman. From Esk the trail goes north 19km to Toogoolawah through farmland on an undulating coarse gravel and dirt trail surface. Past train stations in the section are Esk … Read more
Lake Cressbrook is a water supply dam for Toowoomba, one of three together with Lake Perseverance and Cooby Dam. The lake was completed in 1983, to replace much of the bore water previously required for Toowoomba’s water supply. The lakes are below the altitude of Toowoomba, so they require pumping. The water pump at Lake Cressbrook … Read more
Lake Perseverance Active Recreation Centre is operated by the Queensland Government Department of Justice and Attorney General, to provide youth-oriented adventure-based learning activities. The centre is not open for casual visitation, with group bookings required. See the Lake Perseverance destination for general tourist visiting of Lake Perseverance, or Lake Cressbrook which is a few kilometres … Read more
Lake Perseverance is east of Crows Nest, one of three dams that supply most of the water to Toowoomba. In addition to Perseverance Dam, the other dams are Lake Cressbrook and Cooby Dam, and up to 15% of the water supply is still from bores, which were the sole source for Toowoomba’s water supply before … Read more
At the southern end of Crows Nest, a rest stop called Bullocky’s Rest Park serves as the starting point for the Crows Nest Heritage Trail. It then follows Applegum Walk along Crows Nest Creek and Bald Hills Creek, then up into the town centre of Crows Nest before returning to Bullocky’s Rest Park. The rest … Read more
