TOURIST DRIVES Approx Drive Distance 115KM | Approx Drive Time 1hr 25min HELIDON HILLS DRIVE SPECTACULAR VALLEY & MOUNTAINS VIEWS NATURAL FOREST CAMPING AREAS HORTICULTURE HISTORICAL RAILWAY STATIONS HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

CROWS NEST 12KM ESK & THE LAKES 46KM

Hampton Information Centre 10 Esk Hampton Rd Ravensbourne Intersection with New England Highway National Park Heritage Listed 11 Old Esk Rd 8 9 Scenic Views Toilets Collingwood Rd across the Valley Dirt Road Beutel’s Lookout Drive with Caution

Perserverance Railway Lines Wellar Rd Food Stop

New England Highway Steep Incline Scenic views Camping 4WD recommended accross the valley Fuel Stop Geham Views & Photo Opp Palm Tree Rd

Seventeen Mile Rd Mile Seventeen Picnic Spot

Fifteen Mile Rd Cabarlah September Wild Flowers

Murphys Creek Lockyer National Park Jessie’s Cottage Wallers Rd Highfields Lockyer National Park

Murphys Creek Rd Laidley St 12 Helidon Hills

Bowen St 6 Seventeen William St Spring Bluff Mile Rd Birnam Railway Station 7 Goldmine Rd

Second Range Crossing 5 Station St Arthur St Not suitable 4 for Caravans Turn to Murphys Creek Rd Highfields Postman’s Ridge Road (East) 13 Lockyer Siding 3 Turner St

Ballard Rd Airforce Fords Rd Mt Kynoch Postman’s Lookout Viewing Area Ridge Sandstone Kart Quarries Club Sandy Creek Rd

Seventeen Mile Rd Connors Rd Postman’s Ridge Rd (West) 14 Helidon Warrego Hwy 54 Warrego Hwy 54 Turn To Murphys Creek Gatton 15

2 Gatton Helidon Rd Grantham Gatton Lions 1 Park Lawes

Iredale Lake Apex

Historical Forest Hill Village & ALTERNATE RETURN OPTION: From Hampton take Museum New England Highway passing through Highfields returning via Spring Bluff & Murphy’s Creek Gatton Back Flagstone Creek Rd

New England Highway Flagstone Creek Rd State The Barn & Old Ropeley Rd

Winwill Rd Ck Tenthill Scotty’s Garage DRIVE DIRECTIONS Forest Flagstone Creek Rd The Old Dairy Stenner St 1 Starting at the Lake Apex Information 5 Right into Station Street 10 Left turn onto New England Highway Please drive with CautionCentre, head west 18km towards passing through Hampton Rowbotham St Steep InclinesToowoomba, on the Gatton 6 Right into Laidley Street Not suitable for CaravanHelidon Road Flagstone 11 Left turn into Collingwood Rd & 7 Left into Seventeen Mile MaRoad Ma Creek Preston Rd continue to Murphys Creek 2 Take the right turn towards Helidon into Creek1km to start of dirt road surface StockyardTurner Street 12 Turn left to cross the railway line, left Preston Peak Preston Boundary Rd 8 Left turn into Dodds Rd proceeding to againTenthill into Murphys Creek Road Winery Gormans Gap 3 Right turn over rail crossing Beutel’s Lookout. Leave via Dodds Rd Mt Sylvia Rd 13 Ingoldsby Rd Scenic vista over the Valley Left turn into Postman’s Ridge Road (East) 4 Left into Arthur Street 9 Left turn onto Esk Hampton Rd Ropeley Preston Rd 14 Left turn onto the Hell Hole Creek Rd Rd Creek Stockyard Mount Whitestone Preston Kennedys Rd Preston Rd AN INITIATIVE OF THE LOCKYER VALLEY REGIONAL COUNCIL Disclaimer: Maps haveDeverton been complied as a general guide only and the Lockyer Valley Regional Council cannot take any responsibility for any Lake Apex Visitor Information Centre 34 Lake Apex Drive Gatton QLD 4343 errors or omissions. We cannot guarantee the quality or condition of facilities or services indicated, times of business operation or access80 Scenic vista Old Volcano to premises. Up to date information may be available from the Visitor Information Centre or local authorities etc. Road condition or route (07) 5466 3425 [email protected] www.luvyalockyer.com.au changes may occur from time to time and these should be checked by the visitor before embarking on any drive. ENJOY YOUR DRIVE.

Sawpit Gully Rd Sugarloaf Wonga Creek Rockmount Rd Walkers Rd

Bauer’s Gatton Clifton RoadThiess Cutting Organic Fordsdale Farm

Mount Sylvia Fordsdale Horseback Adventures Heifer Creek

West

Please Drive with Caution Mt Sylvia Rd Haldon Steep Inclines Not suitable for Caravans Scenic vista

West Haldon Rd

GREAT DIVIDING RANGE Junction View

East Haldon Rd

Chalk Mine Rd

Pecan Nut Farm Black Duck Creek Rd TO NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY

Section Main Range Scenic creek crossing

Entrance

828 Angophora 1092

Homestead

Glen Rock Mount Mistake

Casuarina Glen Rock State Forest