Links to "Bird Trails of Cooloola" Maps & Road Conditions
(Click on "Ruth" to "Fly" you to the Map of your choice) 
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"Lake Alford"

All "Bird Trails" depart from "Lake Alford" situated on the Bruce Highway on the southern outskirts of Gympie

Lake Alford is situated close to the Gympie CBD, and bounded by the Bruce Highway and Brisbane Road, Monkland.

Access to Lake Alford may be gained by either of the above two main thoroughfares.

  Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary. 

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"Brooloo Park Eco Retreat & Equine Resort" 

Road Conditions – Access to “Brooloo Park Eco Retreat & Equine Resort” is via the well sealed Gympie - Brooloo Road to -  

Exit left into Whelan Road - Whelan Road is well sealed   

Entrance to "Brooloo Park Eco Retreat & Equine Resort is on the right.

Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary. 

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"Ride on Mary Bush Retreat"

Road Conditions – Access to "Ride on Mary Bush Retreat" is via the well sealed Gympie - Brooloo Road to - 

Exit left into Whelan Road - Whelan Road, though sealed, is of a narrow carriageway with uneven edges and numerous blind spots to - 

Exit right into Lowe Road - Lowe Road is unsealed so please take care, and drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola". 

(Note - Please disregard "Walking Directions" as shown in Map Inset; this should read "Driving Directions" - 
Total time from "Lake Alford" being approximately 45 Minutes)

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"Patchwork Cottage"

Road Conditions – Access to “Patchwork Cottage” is via the well sealed Gympie – Brooloo Road to – 

Exit right into Kandanga – Imbil Road – Kandanga - Imbil Road is well sealed to - 

Exit right into Yabba Creek Road - Yabba Creek Road is  well sealed to - 

After driving through Imbil - 

Exit left into Mathias Street –  Mathias Street is well sealed 


Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary. 

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"Amamoor Homestead B&B & Country Cottages"   

Road Conditions – Access to “Amamoor Homestead B&B” is via the well sealed Gympie – Brooloo Road to –  

Exit right into Black Gate Road – Black Gate Road is well sealed to -  

Continue to Kandanga - Amamoor Road - Kandanga - Amamoor Road is well sealed

Entrance to "Amamoor Homestead B&B"  is on the left 


Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary. 

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Wish to "Go For a Spin" with Amamoor B&B Birds?

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(Birds featured are a selection of "Signature Species" for this Site, ie most often seen or easiest to observe here) 

In order of  appearance - Double-barred Finch - Grey Fantail - Red-backed Fairy Wren - Dusky Honeyeater

Photography - A. Nielsen

Technical assistance - M. Nielsen

Sound - Dusky Honeyeater (David Stewart Nature Sound)
                         
                       Grey Fantail & Red-backed Fairy Wren (Len Gillard)

                       Double-barred Finch (Cyril Hembrow & Noela Marr)
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“Churingas B&B” 

Road Conditions – Access to “Churingas B&B” is via the well sealed Bruce Highway to – 

Exit left into Traveston Road – Traveston Road is well sealed

Entrance to “Churingas B&B” is on the left 

Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary. 

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Wish to "Go For a Spin" with Churingas B&B Birds?

Click Here

(Birds featured are a selection of "Signature Species" for this Site, ie most often seen or easiest to observe here) 

In order of  appearance -  Australian King Parrot - Striated Pardalote - White-throated Gerygone - Red-browed Finch

Photography - A. Nielsen

Technical assistance - M. Nielsen

Sound - Australian King Parrot (David Stewart Nature Sound)

Striated Pardalote & White-throated Gerygone (Cyril Hembrow & Noela Marr)

Red-browed Finch (Len Gillard)
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"Inskip Peninsula" 

Road Conditions – Access to Inskip Peninsula is via the well sealed Tin Can Bay Road to – 

Exit right into Rainbow Beach Road – Rainbow Beach Road is well sealed, though with crests & steep descents, please drive according to conditions to –

Exit left into Clarkson Drive – Clarkson Drive is well sealed to -  

At the roundabout take the second exit into Inskip Avenue – Inskip Avenue is well sealed

Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary. 

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“Mullens’ Creek Park & Cooloola Foreshores”

Road Conditions – Access to “Mullens’ Creek Park & Cooloola Foreshores” is via the well sealed Tin Can Bay Road to - 

Exit right into Bayside Road – Bayside Road is sealed – 

Follow Bayside Road sharp left at “Picnic Area” sign - Bayside Road is sealed until –

Short section just before Picnic Area – This is unsealed; take care in negotiating existing potholes & corrugations 

Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary.

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“Amama State Forest Park”

Road Conditions – Access to "Amama State Forest Park" is via the well sealed Mary Valley Road to - 

Exit Right into Blackgate Road – Blackgate Road is sealed – (Take care – blind corners exist in carriageway that may limit visibility; some steep descents)

Exit Right into Busby Street - Busby Street is sealed

Busby Street continues to become Amamoor Creek Road – (Take care, blind corners may limit visibility)

Watch for Lewis Road on the Left (Do not take this)

The Entrance to “Amama Picnic Grounds” is on the Left a short distance past this

Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary.

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“Rainbow Beach Holiday Park”

Road Conditions – Access to Rainbow Beach Holiday Park is via the well sealed Tin Can Bay Road to – 

Exit right into Rainbow Beach Road – Rainbow Beach Road is well sealed, though with crests & steep descents, please drive according to conditions to –

Exit Left into Carlo Road – Carlo Road is sealed

Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola",   as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary.

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"Tin Can Bay Foreshore Bird Walk"

Road Conditions – Access to "The Tin Can Bay Foreshore Bird Walk" & “Tin Can Bay”, (situated in Cooloola, now part 

of the Gympie Regional Council Local Government Authority area), is via the well sealed Tin Can Bay Road.

Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola", as width of carriageways & vision while driving to vary.
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“Brooloo Bellbird Habitat”

Road Conditions – Access to “Brooloo Bellbird Habitat” is via the well sealed Mary Valley Road to -

Exit Right into Parry Street – Parry Street is sealed

Exit Right into Sutton Street – Sutton Street is sealed

Sutton Street becomes Imbil – Brooloo Road (after Dewaril Street appearing on Right) – Imbil – Brooloo Road is well sealed

Continue on Imbil – Brooloo Road – “Brooloo Bellbird Habitat” is on the Left, (Signposted “George Burtenshaw Feature Protection Area Bellbird Habitat”), 2.5km from initial turn off Mary Valley Road.

Please remember to drive according to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola", as width of carriageways & vision while driving do vary.
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"Stirlings Crossing"

Road Conditions – Access to “Stirlings Crossing” is via the well sealed Mary Valley Road, though take care with some narrow sections and blind corners to -

Exit right into Kandanga – Imbil Road – Kandanga – Imbil Road is well sealed, though take care with some steep crests and blind corners to –

Exit right into Yabba Creek Road – Into Imbil after crossing Bridge over Yabba Creek – Yabba Creek Road is well sealed to –

Follow Yabba Creek Road through Imbil, (Please observe speed limits) – to –

Continue along Yabba Creek Road –

Watch for signs “Yabba Creek No. 3” “Andrews Crossing” –

Exit left into Derrier Road immediately after this –

Derrier Road is unsealed from the turnoff.

Take care in crossing a causeway over Yabba Creek, constructed after flooding.

A short sealed section occurs until a cattle grid, then Derrier Road is a well made unsealed Forestry road.

Watch for sign “Site of Foreign Legion Camp” on your left –

Take the next turn right just after this sign –

Your Designated Parking Area is on the grassy verge to your right immediately after turning –

(Approximately 4.2km from Derrier Road junction off Yabba Creek Road) 

Please remember to drive to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola", as width of carriageways and vision while driving do vary.
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“Mary’s Creek”

Road Conditions – Access to Mary’s Creek is via the well sealed Eel Creek Road to –

Exit Right into Mary’s Creek Road – Mary’s Creek Road is Sealed, (Narrow Bitumen), for 4km.
​(Take care, steep climbs & descents, crests, narrow bridges, culverts & blind corners)

After 4km – Road is unsealed, becoming narrower with Culverts over Creek Crossings. (Designated Parking Area is 6.7km from here)

Note Cattle Yards on Right – After the next Creek Crossing, Road bends sharply to the Right, becoming Steep & Narrow, with Loose Gravel.

Turn Left at Start of Pines – (Noting Rock Piles at Creek Crossing).

Turn Left

Then Sharp Left

​You have Arrived at your Designated Parking Area, 6.7km from End of Bitumen.

Please remember to drive to conditions on all "Bird Trails of Cooloola", as width of carriageways and vision while driving do vary.

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