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To Elanda Point 5km
BOREEN PT
GREAT PLACES IN HINTERLAND NOOSA
LAKE
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✆ NOOSA HINTERLAND
I Mt. Tinbeerwah COOTHARABA
K Fourways Nature Reserve SCENIC CYCLE ROUTES
L Cooroy Butter Factory These are all on road cycle routes with varying shoulder
M Lake Macdonald widths. Caution to be exercised at all times.
Apollonian Hotel at Boreen Point
N Botanic Gardens
O Mt. Cooroora R RIDE 7
P Mt. Cooroy
The Lakes Ride TEWANTIN to BOREEN POINT and
LAKE COOTHARABA
Q Cooroibah Creek (40 km return, 6 hours, starts and ends at Tewantin Information Centre)
Lake Cootharaba
R Cooloothin Creek • Mainly flat.
S Black Mountain • Gives access to Appollonian Country Pub, camping beside Lake
10 Cootharaba, water based activities on Lake Cootharaba including
sailboarding, sailing and kayaking.
E
DRIV • Entrance to Cooloola National Park and start of Wilderness Trail
ZO
M C KIN N O N D R I V E
at Elanda Point (NO BICYCLES PERMITTED IN NATIONAL PARK)
BAZ State Forest
S • Detours to Cooroibah Creek, Fourways Nature Reserve and
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LO Cooloothin Creek recommended.
RIDE 8
10 LAKE Noosa’s World Famous Triathlon Route
NOOSA HEADS to COOROY and return
COOROIBAH
(40km return, 2-3 hours, starts and ends at Lions Park, Noosa Heads)
• Gentle scenic climb out of Noosa, followed by a flat road.
POMONA • Turn around at Swift Drive.
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O L Mt Cooroora at Pomona O 7
Q RIDE 9
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Sunrise Hills Loop TEWANTIN to COOROY
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State Forest
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10 (30km return, 3-4 hours, starts and ends at Tewantin Information Centre)
• Mainly undulating, testing section up Gyndier Drive .
RIVE
LAKE MACDONALD
For details of
TEWANTIN • An extension of the Triathlon route, with panoramic hinterland
N M Ride 6 see views off Sunrise Road.
over page
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BR 8 RIDE 10
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I 10 8 Pomona Loop TEWANTIN to COOROY and POMONA
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11 (54km return, 4-5 hrs, starts and ends at Tewantin Information Centre)
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• Tewantin, Cooroy, Kin Kin Road, Pomona, Louis Bazzo Drive.
Extra section Cootharaba Road, Junction Road, McKinnon Drive,
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D Tewantin. (Add on’s to Kin Kin, Cooran and Traveston).
L OS • Slightly undulating roads on this ride, testing mid section with
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BLAC N State Forest relaxed finish.
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N RD CO OR
S COOROY 0 2.5 5 RIDE 11
9 The Black Mountain Ride COOROY to
kilometres BLACK MOUNTAIN and POMONA
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(22km return, 3-4 hrs, does not include side trips to S and O
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P starts and ends Cooroy Post Office)
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ND • Cooroy, Black Mountain Road, Eungella Dr, Black Mountain
R OY Range Rd, Bruce Highway, Pioneer Rd, Pomona Connection
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RO R IS E Road. Undulating roads with two reasonable climbs, relaxed finish
A S UN for tired legs.
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Like to do mountain biking? • Places of interest in Pomona: O Mt Cooroora, Cooroora Museum,
See Noosa Trail Network map at www.noosa.qld.gov.au
Pomona Theatre & Pomona Railway Station Gallery.
9 • This ride can be an ‘add on’ to rides 8, 9 or 10.
Mt Cooroy P
To Eumundi We welcome your comments on this bike map.
Please email TOI@noosa.qld.gov.au with your comments and suggestions for improvements.
KNOW THESE SIGNS
Yellow stencil on road. Vehicle driver awareness signage
only, alerting vehicle drivers to be aware of cyclists on
the road.
Bicycle Route. A route for cyclists which may combine
linked sections of local streets, bicycle lanes, bicycle paths
and shared footways.
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LEGEND
Public toilets Camping sites
Picnic facilities Caravan sites
✆ Telephone Cafés
CYCLING RULES AND ETIQUETTE Bikeways and Footpaths
In Noosa Shire, cyclists may ride on any footpath except in
Safety Equipment
commercial retail and business areas. You must keep left and give
Helmets: All cyclists and passengers must wear a helmet approved way to pedestrians on footpaths and shared use paths. Cyclists
by Standards Australia. Your helmet should be properly fitted and must warn pedestrians when approaching (especially from behind)
positioned correctly on your head and must be securely fastened. and then pass on the right. At all other times keep to the left. Take
Warning Device: Every cyclists must have an effective bell or horn special care on blind curves and descents.
within easy reach.
Noosa’s Roundabouts
Brakes: Every bike must have at least one brake in good working
order. Noosa has many roundabouts in its road system, so it is important
to know how to travel through them safely, particularly when you
Lights/Reflectors: When riding at night you must display on your
wish to turn right. There are two ways to do this.
bike or yourself, a white front light and a rear red light and a red
rear reflector. 1) You may turn right by signalling and then moving across to the
right hand (inner) lane when vehicle traffic behind you allows this,
Clothing: Wear bright coloured clothing, particularly when riding
OR
at night.
2) You can traverse the roundabout through the left hand (outer)
On the Road lane, but must give way to vehicle traffic at each exit point.
Cyclists need to obey the same road rules and regulations as
National Parks and State Forests
motorists. It is important to know and understand these rules.
Some of the essentials are listed here. National Parks: It is illegal to cycle in Noosa’s National Parks.
• Keep to the left. Cyclists must ride in a straight line as close to State Forests: Noosa’s State Forests offer some great off road riding
the left hand side of the road or bike path as possible. Stay on including rainforest tracks, flat track and awesome descents for the
the outside of parked cars at all times, but keep far enough away beginner to the expert rider. A permit is required to cycle in State
to avoid being hit by car doors being opened. Forests in Noosa. Telephone the Kenilworth office of the Parks
and Wildlife Service on 5446 0925 to have a permit mailed to you
• Two abreast. Whilst it is legal to ride two abreast, in some
for completion, or alternatively telephone Noosa Bike Hire and
circumstances (eg on a narrow road) it will be safer, more
Tours (5474 3322) who can sell you a day permit and supply you
sensible and courteous to motorists to ride in single file.
with a map. Entering a State Forest without a permit carries a
• Pedestrian Crossings. Cyclists must give way to pedestrians at substantial fine.
pedestrian crossings.
• Hand Signals. Cyclists must signal before turning right or left HANDY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
For accidents requiring ambulance or police dial 000 immediately.
or moving to a right hand lane.
Bike Trail Maintenance 5449 5333 (AOW@noosa.qld.gov.au)
• Passing on the left. When approaching an intersection, cyclists
Noosa Council 5449 5200 (24 hours, 7 days)
are permitted to pass stationary vehicles on the left when safe to
Noosa Police 5447 5888
do so. Watch for cars turning across your path.
Noosa Triathlete Association 0408 734 799
• Passengers. It is illegal to carry passengers except in an approved Noosa Visitor Information Centre 5447 4988
child’s seat. Sunshine Coast Bicycle Users Group 5476 5958
Sunshine Coast Bicycle Touring Club 5476 5948
Cycling info: www.noosabikehire.com or 5474 3322
Tewantin Heritage & Tourist Information Centre 5449 7353
