Amazing Rides & Awesome People

We will be there at the finish line to get you back to your car at the start 🤔 at no charge 😍 we can’t wait to be part of this local community event

Get your running, riding or walking shoes on – it’s not too late to join an iconic event on the Somerset calendar.

The Somerset Rail Trail Fun Run or Ride returns this Sunday, 14 July, and you can register right here: https://bit.ly/2XXP4J8. ... See more

Expansion of the beautiful planting done by Pete's Hobby Nursery due to a generous donation 💕 one way to show your love for the BVRT

Wonderful to see the overstorey trees being planted alongside the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail by Pete's Hobby Nursery in Lowood, in the first stage of creating a dry vine forest ecosystem - with flora species akin to those found in pockets of remnant Pine Mountain & Rosewood Dry Vine Scrub! 🌿

This extension of Pete's native plant gardens along the Trail is along the northern end of the BVRT from Lowood, heading towards Clarendon, & is envisaged to expand even further north along the Trail over the next few years.

Thanks to the generous donation of $16,000 to Pete's Hobby Nursery a while back by a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous to the general public, we are seeing the restoration of variants of lost, rare scrub & forest ecosystems along our very own Rail Trail by Pete & his volunteers. What a wonderful legacy! ... See more

A damp day in Yarraman hasn’t stopped rail trailers heading out for a day on the trail. Enjoy the ride guys 🌈

Special thanks to Lyle Paul for helping to arrange the display for our local historical society

Just arrived from 1898! Out There Cycling proprietors, Josie and David have generously provided a display for our July MARKET. On show there'll be a Stearns Chainless bicycle, a conveyance that was manufactured in New York before the turn of the century by Edward Carl Stearns. The liberated lady cyclist of the day was encouraged to dress in attire to suit the activity and cut a fashionable form while getting exercise, travelling and socialising. Mr Stearns was a whizz at promoting his product. Advertising men performed many stunts, poems were recited, songs written and sung, all advertising bicycles in general and the Yellow Fellow model in particular. Slogans:
· "Ride a 'Stearns' and be content."
· "Where'er one turns, He finds a Stearns."
· "Watch the sunlight glisten on those orange rims."
· "The way to do it is to do it on a 'Stearns.'"
· "A Stearns once tried, A Stearns you'll ride."
· "Style - Speed - Strength."
· "Rough roads made smooth."
made the "Yellow Fellow" a household name. Drop into the Saturday morning market, see the Stearns Chainless, say g'day to Jessie who'll be wearing the outfit of the smart cyclist of that era .... and support your local museum. ... See more

Networking with the Esk Caravan Park for bike hire has been amazing 🎉 OTC loves working with businesses that promote the BVRT for all users and if your looking for a place to stay in Esk, you can’t go past these guys for value ... See more

This is to advise clients that from 1 July 2019, the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Bike Hire will no longer be available from the Esk Caravan Park.

If you are looking to hire a bike to ride the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, please contact Out There Cycling who will continue to offer bike hire 7 days per week on 0466 306 371 or email info@outtherecycling.com.au. A discount will be offered to guests staying at Esk Caravan Park or Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Motel.

Visit www.outtherecycling.com.au for more information 😀 ... See more

BVRT riders enjoying lunch at Coominya 🥪 thanks to Somerset Regional Council for the new sade shelter and bbq

More of Wayne’s adventures in the yellow jersey and a few outback signs to make you laugh 😂

Here's a very quick update on my progress. I'm sorry this will be brief as internet is patchy. I will post more when I return to civilisation.
I've ridden 500 km and arrived at Jervois Station. The going has been TOUGH. I've battled heavy headwinds, fought flies, swallowed sand, caught corrugation craziness, barged through bull dust and camped cold. In summary I'm having a ball. Yes all the above is true but there's something about a campfire under a sparkling sky and reflecting on the events, achievement and good people of the day which provide the motivation to mount the next mound.
Upon arrival at Jervois Station I was met by my new friends Scout and Ben. Scout knew I was coming as heaps of people who stopped said a crazy fool on a bicycle was headed this way.
I had the honour of being invited for dinner with them and enjoyed Desert Beef. Ben pre-warned me it was camel and it was delicious.
After a rest day (of repairs and washing, thank you again Scout) I'm back on the road again today.
I'll post again when reception is better. ... See more

Waking up to a misty morning #weneedmorerain whatever you have planned for the day, may it be enjoyable #tgif