A Step Back in Time Pioneering History

www.athertontablelands.com.au A Step Back in Time: Pioneering History

Mossman Farmers, miners, explorers and soldiers all played significant roles in settling and shaping the Atherton Julatten Tablelands into the diverse region that Cpt Cook Hwy Mount Molloy it is today. Jump in the car and back in

Palm Cove Mulligan Hwy time to discover the rich and colourful Kuranda history of the area.

Cairns The Heritage Museum and Visitor Kennedy HwyBarron Gorge CHILLAGOE SMELTERS National Park Information Centre is the ideal place to begin your Freshwater Creek State exploration of the region’s past. The Museum Mareeba Forest MAREEBA HERITAGE CENTRE showcases the Aboriginal history and early Kennedy Hwy Gordonvale settlement of the Atherton Tablelands, through to influx of soldiers during WW1 and the industries Chillagoe Bruce Hwy Dimbulah that shaped the area. Learn more about the places Bourke Developmental Rd VILLAGE Lappa ROCKY CREEK MEMORIAL PARK Tinaroo you’ll visit during your self drive adventure. Kairi Petford Tolga A drive to the township of Chillagoe will reward Yungaburra Atherton those interested in the mining history of the ATHERTON/HERBERTON RAILWAY State Forest Kennedy Hwy Atherton Tablelands. The Chillagoe smelters are HOU WANG TEMPLE heritage listed and offer a wonderful step back in Malanda Herberton - Petford Rd Herberton Wooroonooran National Park time for this once flourishing mining town. HERBERTON MINING MUSUEM Irvinbank Lappa - Mt Garnet Rd The Chinese were considered pioneers of MALANDA DAIRY CENTRE agriculture in North and come 1909 HISTORIC VILLAGE HERBERTON Millaa Millaa Innisfailwere responsible for 80% of the crop production on the Atherton Tablelands. Today the century old Hou Palmerston Hwy Wang Temple and interpretive museum near Ravenshoe Kennedy Hwy Atherton stands as a reminder of the former 1100 Mount Garnet Innot Hot Millstream Mena Creek Springs strong Chinese population.

To Undara Mamu Yungaburra is the historic heart of the Atherton

Kennedy Hwy Tablelands and the largest National Trust Village in Queensland. Boasting 18 heritage-listed buildings, RAVENSHOE VISITOR CENTRE the village has been largely unchanged since 1910 when miners used it as an overnight stopover en- route to the tin and goldfields. Don’t forget your camera as you walk the Old Town Loop with a map from the Visitor Information Centre. Undarra Plan for 2 days on the Atherton Tablelands to see all of these great attractions Lava Tubes Once the richest mining field in and the oldest town on the Atherton Tablelands, Herberton is a haven for history buffs. The Herberton Mining Museum and Information Centre narrates the fascinating story of the town while an intriguing Historic Village Herberton heritage walk guides visitors to see the old Discover Australia’s pioneering past at the buildings and historical features. Historic Village Historic Village Herberton. Stunning Herberton is a must experience attraction, with an homesteads, restored period building and astounding collection of Australiana comprised of exhibits that will take you back to another 60 buildings, antiques, memorabilia, dwellings and time make up this award-winning heritage village in the Tableland town of Herberton. vehicles spanning two centuries. Don't miss the live working displays of So what are you waiting for? Saddle up with your machinery, motor vehicles and more, plus riding companions and take a trip to the past with a see for yourself the early craft of black historic self drive through the Atherton Tablelands. smithing. Plan to spend the day, with a minimum visit of three hours TABLELANDS TIP: If you need a coffee after all that recommended. learning Coffee Works in Mareeba know a thing or two about the perfect cuppa. Plus they’ve got an excellent www.historicvillageherberton.com.au collection of coffee and tea treasures dating back to the 1700s! Epic Cycling Adventures Mountain & Road Bike Journeys.

www.athertontablelands.com.au Mountain & Road Bike Journeys.

Mossman Atherton Tablelands offers some of the Port Douglas best mountain bike and road cycling adventures in Queensland. Magnificent flowing single track, family trails, epic Julatten mountain bike rides and scenic back Cpt Cook Hwy Mount Molloy country road rides that will take your

Palm Cove breath away. Atherton Tablelands is fast Mulligan Hwy Kuranda becoming the ultimate cycling destination in Queensland.

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Kennedy HwyBarron Gorge DAVIES CREEK MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK National Park Freshwater Whether you ride for the fun of it, or push yourself to the Creek State Mareeba Forest limit the Atherton Tablelands has something for

Kennedy Hwy everyone. You’ll discover the rolling, paved country roads Gordonvale have little traffic, the mild temperatures and the scenic rides interconnected by quaint villages just waiting to be Chillagoe Bruce Hwy Dimbulah explored. Bourke Developmental Rd Lappa Tinaroo Kairi If mountain biking is more your speed the Atherton Petford Tolga Tablelands is your ultimate one stop destination with Yungaburra Atherton mountains to conquer, rolling fire roads and single track State Forest Lake Eacham to suit every rider level.

Kennedy Hwy ATHERTON FOREST MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK Babinda Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park has an exciting Malanda network of some 55km of trails, located just 2km from Herberton - Petford Rd Herberton Wooroonooran National Park Atherton’s Main Street at the top of Rifle Range Road. Irvinbank Tarzali Lappa - Mt Garnet Rd These trails will be expanded to connect with a network of internal roads such as State Forestry and fire roads Millaa Millaa Innisfail creating cycle routes to eventually link key towns across Mungalli the Atherton Tablelands. There are 5 easy trails (green

Palmerston Hwy level as per the IMBA standard) and are well suited to Ravenshoe beginning mountain bikers. There is a brand new 6km Kennedy Hwy section of blue level trail designed and constructed by Mount Garnet Innot Hot Millstream Mena Creek Springs Glen Jacobs and his company World Trail Pty Ltd. There

To Undara Mamu are A and B lines around all technical trail features and

Kennedy Hwy berms that rival those on tracks anywhere else in Australia or New Zealand. Ridgey Didge is a must do for any mountain biker visiting the Atherton Tablelands. All these trails are rideable on a hard tail cross country bike but an all-mountain bike on Trail 6 is awesome fun. A new trail is the Atherton Tablelands Rail Trail from Platypus Park in Atherton to Walkamin. Undarra Near Mareeba is the Davies Creek Trail Network, a Lava Tubes Tropical wilderness experience only a 40 minute drive from Cairns but a world away from the

hustle and bustle of the city. This natural trail has been HIGHLIGHTS tweaked slightly to make it mountain bike friendly, but BIG4 Atherton Woodlands there are no manufactured obstacles as the aim is for Tourist Park riders to simply enjoy their surroundings. Located close to the Atherton Forest Trails can be ridden in their entirety or in sections with Mountain Bike Park, BIG4 Atherton travel clockwise only. They are fast and flowing with no Woodlands offers fully self contained real technical challenges, however, riders will need a cabin accommodation and powered and decent level of fitness to negotiate the climbs. There are camping sites. It is the ideal base to six easy sections from 500m to 4km and four explore the mountain bike trails of the intermediate sections from 1km to 2km. Atherton Tablelands with purpose built Basically the trail consists of a large “Gateway Loop” facilities to clean, maintain and wash combining the Velodrome, Twin Gullies, the Powerline down your bike. Ask about our Ride & Trail, The Link, The Bone, and Sawmill Flats. Off these are Revive special! a number of fingers – Balboa, McGrath’s Maize, Dingo Run and Youthful Yindin. www.woodlandscp.com.au For more information go to www.tablelandstrails.com Geological Wonders Stunning Natural Attractions

www.athertontablelands.com.au Geological Wonders: Stunning Natural Attractions

Mossman One of the most unique trails on offer Port Douglas for the Atherton Tablelands is Geological Wonders. The Atherton

Julatten Tableland was once a very active Cpt Cook Hwy volcanic area and what has been left Mount Molloy for us to enjoy is a series of stunning Palm Cove Mulligan Hwy natural attractions with an incredible Kuranda history to go with it.

Cairns Start off by climbing the towards Kennedy HwyBarron Gorge National Park Yungaburra. Your first stops are going to be Lake Freshwater Creek State Barrine and Lake Eacham. In geological terms, the Mareeba Forest are a must, volcanic craters formed by CHILLAGOE CAVES Kennedy Hwy Gordonvale massive explosions from the superheating of groundwater. The craters have filled with water, Chillagoe Bruce Hwy Dimbulah forming lakes some 65m deep. Bourke Developmental Rd Tinaroo Lappa Now surrounded by stunning rainforest, Lake Barrine CRYSTAL CAVES Kairi Petford Tolga LAKE BARRINE offers cruises giving you an insight into the unique Yungaburra Lake Barrine ecology of the lake. A little further on is Lake Eacham. A Atherton self guided walk circles the entire lake. Both Lake Barrine MT QUINCAN State Forest Lake Eacham Kennedy Hwy LAKE EACHAM and Lake Eacham are perfect for a swim on a hot Tropical 7 SISTERS Babinda North Queensland day. Malanda Herberton - Petford Rd Herberton Wooroonooran National Park Mt Quincan and the Seven Sisters, near Yungaburra, are BROMFIELD SWAMP volcanic cones created by explosive eruptions. As vents Irvinbank Tarzali Lappa - Mt Garnet Rd MT HYPIPAMEE CRATER opened, volcanic materials were hurled into the air, falling to build up cones around them. The seven sisters are Millaa Millaa easilyInnisfail seen as you drive between Yungaburra and Mungalli Atherton as is the rich vibrant volcanic soil that is the envy of farming districts around Australia. Palmerston Hwy Ravenshoe The Mount Hypipamee Crater, also known as The Crater is Kennedy Hwy a huge diatreme located south-east of Herberton. It is Mount Garnet Innot Hot Millstream Mena Creek Springs 61 metres in diameter and 82 metres deep. Mount Hypipamee crater is thought to have been created by a To Undara Mamu massive gas explosion. As the gas rose suddenly through Kennedy Hwy a crack to the Earth’s surface, pressure on it was reduced and the gas expanded . The massive explosion as it burst through to the surface created a deep cylindrical hole or pipe through the granite. This feature is known as a diatreme. Mount Hypipamee is the only known example Plan for 2 days on the of this in North Queensland. The Crater is surrounded by Atherton Tablelands beautiful waterfalls and rainforest. UNDARA EXPERIENCE to see all of these Undarra great attractions Innot Hot Springs is a series of natural geo thermal Lava Tubes mineral springs located between Ravenshoe and Mt Garnet on the . The hot springs of Nettle Creek have long been established as rejuvenating

HIGHLIGHTS and healing. Throughout the sandy creek bed bubbles hot Undara Experience water and many locals and visitors come here to sit in the shallows of the creek and enjoy the healing properties. One of the iconic attractions and Undara’ is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘long way’. The experiences on the Geological Trail. park protects one of the longest lava tube cave systems Undara is the gateway to the Undara in the world. About 190,000 years ago, a large volcano Volcanic National Park which is home to erupted violently, spewing molten lava over the a number of lava tubes and is in fact the surrounding landscape. The lava flowed rapidly down a dry riverbed. The top, outer-layer cooled and formed a longest lava flow in the world. Undara is crust, while the molten lava below drained outwards, set in a truly unique Australian bush leaving behind a series of hollow tubes. If geology is of setting. Stunning landscapes and interest to you then simply Undara is not to be missed. breathtaking scenery are offered From Undara and heading North, you can experience the alongside incredibly unique Chillagoe Caves National Park. The limestone was accommodation. deposited as calcareous mud and coral reefs approx 400 million years ago, on the bed of shallow sea where www.undara.com.au Chillagoe is located today. A fitting end to a series of great natural encounters Gourmet Indulgences Food as delicious as the Views

www.athertontablelands.com.au Gourmet Indulgence, amidst sensational scenery.

Mossman The red soil beneath the rolling green Port Douglas hills of the Atherton Tablelands is as rich as the views are stunning, with the region producing some of Australia’s Julatten

Cpt Cook Hwy highest quality and most delicious Mount Molloy produce. From the top of the food Palm Cove pyramid to the bottom, visitors will Mulligan Hwy Kuranda HONEY HOUSE find coffee, chocolate, wines and

JACQUES COFFEE cheese as well as tropical fruits and EMERALD CREEK ICE CREAMERY earthy vegetables. We hope you Cairns brought your appetite. GOLDEN DROP WINERY Kennedy HwyBarron Gorge National Park DEBRUEYSFreshwater BOUTIQUE WINERY Creek State Mareeba Forest SKYBURY COFFEE Kennedy Hwy COFFEE WORKS It’s never too early for cheese and the southern end of Gordonvale the Atherton Tablelands is home to some delicious

Chillagoe Bruce Hwy dairies, producing cheeses, yoghurts, milk and more. Dimbulah Bourke Developmental Rd Award winning Mungalli Creek Dairy is located to the Lappa MT UNCLE DISTILLERY Tinaroo south of Millaa Millaa, a short detour off the Kairi Petford Tolga . Sample Mungalli products while Yungaburra Lake Barrine Atherton you enjoy views out to Queensland’s highest State Forest Lake Eacham mountain, . Gallo Dairyland located Kennedy Hwy between Atherton and Malanda has opened their farm GALLO DAIRYLAND Babinda Malanda gates to the public as well, serving gourmet cheeses Herberton - Petford Rd Herberton Wooroonooran National Park and hand crafted chocolates while guests learn about the age old methods of cheese making. Irvinbank Tarzali RAINFOREST BOUNTY Lappa - Mt Garnet Rd Time to find your new favourite tipple. Wine drinkers RAINFOREST HEART Millaa Millaa Innisfail can’t go past the world famous mango wine at Golden Drop Winery or the tropical fruit wine at De Brueys’ Mungalli MUNGALLI CREEK DAIRY Boutique Winery. Mt. Uncle Distillery is the place to go Palmerston Hwy for premium liqueurs and spirits made using local and Ravenshoe Kennedy Hwy Australian ingredients. Enjoy a meal at the Bridges Mount Garnet Innot Hot Millstream Mena Creek Springs Café and marvel at the beautiful peacocks that roam the grounds freely. To Undara Mamu

Kennedy Hwy If you need an afternoon pick me up then point your wheels towards Mareeba, home to 70% of Australia’s coffee crop. You’re guaranteed to find a great cuppa here with Skybury Coffee, Coffee Works Mareeba and Jacques Coffee, growing, sampling and selling local coffees amongst other delicious goodies. Any of these iconic institutions will have you taking home a bag to enjoy a taste of the Atherton Tablelands every day. Undarra Lava Tubes Plan for 2 days on the Atherton Tablelands to see all of these great attractions Farmers on the Atherton Tablelands sell produce directly from the farm gate. While you’re driving

around keep your eyes peeled for sacks of potatoes, HIGHLIGHTS melons, lychees, mangos, peanuts, avocados and Mungalli Creek Dairy much more. Pack some loose fitting jeans and ensure Discover Mungalli Creek’s Biodynamic there is space in the car for a day of indulgence you Dairy & Cafe, a paradise for lovers of won’t soon forget. fine food. Indulge in delicious homemade cheese platters, explore TABLELANDS TIP: Every weekend on the Atherton local arts & craft and relax on the Tablelands, you can expect to find markets at a verandah with world heritage views to number of towns right through the Atherton Qld’s highest Mountain. Just 10 mins Tablelands. These are a great spot to visit if you are from . looking for some local produce. Open 10am-4pm daily 254 Brooks Rd, Millaa Millaa. www.mungallicreekdairy.com.au Natural Wildlife, Stunning Landscapes

www.athertontablelands.com.au Postcard perfect landscapes home to unique wildlife.

Mossman The diversity of landscapes on the Port Douglas Atherton Tablelands provide an inspiring backdrop for any road trip. Couple that with unique wildlife, Julatten cascading waterfalls, towering fig Cpt Cook Hwy Mount Molloy and volcanic crater lakes and you

Palm Cove are in for some of natures most Mulligan Hwy Kuranda spectacular work. Grab your camera AUSTRALIAN BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY BIRDWORLD and jump in the car to experience some ‘wow’ moments on the Atherton Cairns Tablelands. MAREEBA WETLANDS Kennedy HwyBarron Gorge National Park Freshwater Creek State Mareeba Forest

Kennedy Hwy The Waterfall Circuit has been drawing visitors to the CHILLAGOE CAVES NATIONAL PARK Gordonvale area for over a century and is a must do when on the

Chillagoe Bruce Hwy Atherton Tablelands. The Circuit begins just east of the Dimbulah CATHEDRAL FIG Bourke Developmental Rd town of Millaa Millaa and encompasses 3 seperate Lappa Tinaroo waterfalls. Don’t forget your camera, Millaa Millaa Kairi Petford PETERSON CREEK WALK Tolga Falls is one of the most photographed in the country Yungaburra Lake Barrine Atherton CRATER LAKES and is a great spot for a swim and picnic. Barron Falls State Forest Lake Eacham in full flood during the Green Season is a sight also not

THE BAT HOSPITAL Kennedy Hwy to be missed. Babinda Malanda The Crater Lakes National Park is home to two HASTIESHerberton - Petford SWAMP Rd Herberton Wooroonooran National Park separate volcanic crater lakes, Lake Eacham and Lake Irvinbank MT HYPIPAMEETarzali CRATER Lappa - Mt Garnet Rd Barrine. Both lakes boast clear blue water and are surrounded by lush tropical rainforest, complete with WATERFALL CIRCUIT Millaa Millaa Innisfailwalking tracks and bird and wildlife watching. Join the MILLAAMungalli MILLAA LOOKOUT locals for a refreshing swim at Lake Eacham or take a

MILLSTREAM FALLS Palmerston Hwy wildlife cruise at Lake Barrine. Ravenshoe If you want to meet some friendly and furry locals the Kennedy Hwy Mount Garnet Innot Hot Millstream Mena CreekBat Hospital cannot be missed. The internationally Springs renowned hospital gives visitors the unique To Undara Mamu opportunity to meet some Australian bats face to face. Kennedy Hwy Platypus can be spotted alongside the native Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo on the Peterson Creek Walking Circuit near Yungaburra. Bird watchers will be in heaven on the Tablelands, with 327 species of the 430 found in the Wet Tropics able to be seen in the area. Birding hot spots include the Plan for 2 days on the Atherton Tablelands to see all of these great attractions stunning Mareeba Wetlands, where you will find a Undarra family of emus, Hasties Swamp near Atherton and Mt Lava Tubes Hypipamee National Park. If you don’t want to do the driving, Alan’s Wildlife Tours offer half, full and multi

Alan’s Wildlife Tours day tours to see bird and wildlife all over the Atherton HIGHLIGHTS Tablelands. Alan’s knowledge of the local wildlife is Experience unique wildlife with second to none. tableland local, naturalist and guide, Alan Gillanders. Spot tree kangaroos, If you want to stretch your legs and be inspired the nocturnal animals and many species of near Yungaburra will certainly have your jaw dropping. Take the 10 minute loop around the birds on one of his informative and base of this enormous strangler fig and keep your interpretive tours of the area. eyes peeled for ringtail possums and Lumholtz Tree www.alanswildlifetours.com.au Kangaroos. The tree is one of the biggest in Tropical North Queensland and estimated to be over 500 years Bat Hospital old. Visitors have a unique opportunity to For a taste of the Queensland Outback head over the meet some Australian bats, up close Great Dividing Range and into the small mining town and personal. Learn what is special of Chillagoe. Take a self guided tour of the 400 million about these flying mammals and enter year old limestone caves in the Chillagoe-Mungana their upside-down world. Caves National Park and take photos with Chillagoe’s www.tolgabathospital.org famous balancing rock. The Great Aussie Pub Trail Great beer, sensational meals and fantastic stories

www.athertontablelands.com.au The Great Aussie Pub Trail

Mossman Some of the most unique pubs in Port Douglas Australia can be found on the Atherton Tablelands. Rich in history these pubs

JulattenMT MOLLOY HOTEL are standing monuments of what has

Cpt Cook Hwy Mount Molloy been in times past. Take the time to visit, immerse yourself in their Palm Cove Mulligan Hwy Kuranda architecture, revel in their stories and KURANDA HOTEL whatever you do, don't forget to have a cold beer out of the tap. Cairns

Kennedy HwyBarron Gorge National Park The Great Aussie Pub Trail begins in Kuranda at the Freshwater Creek State Mareeba Forest Kuranda Hotel. Established in 1880, it was the

Kennedy Hwy favoured watering hole for the men working on the TOLGA HOTEL GordonvaleCairns to Kuranda railway line. It was also a

Chillagoe Bruce Hwy favourite stopover point for troops before their Dimbulah LAKE EACHAM HOTEL Bourke Developmental Rd deployment to the Pacific during World War II. Lappa Tinaroo Kairi Petford Tolga Reaching Mareeba you have a choice to make. Turn left or Yungaburra Lake Barrine right. Left will take you towards Atherton, right will take Atherton you into Mareeba and onwards to the Mount Molloy Hotel. State Forest Lake Eacham

Kennedy Hwy Reputed to be the oldest hotel on the Tablelands. Mount BabindaMolloy was once an important mining and timber town. Malanda With history back to 1890, the town was based on the Herberton Wooroonooran HERBERTONHerberton - Petford HOTEL Rd National Park Copper Mine and of course the pub would have been Irvinbank Tarzali Lappa - Mt Garnet Rd constructed to quench the thirst of workers from the MALANDA HOTEL mine. Mount Molloy is a world away from some of the bigger visitor centres, but shows what happens when you Millaa Millaa Innisfail get onto the road a little less travelled. Mungalli

RAVENSHOE HOTEL Palmerston Hwy If you turn left at Mareeba and head towards Atherton and Ravenshoe you will see the Barron Valley Hotel dominating the Kennedy Hwy streetscape in the Main Street. Step inside the Barron Mount Garnet Innot Hot Millstream Mena Creek Springs Valley, and you are stepping back inside the Officers Club during World War II. Commander of the Pacific War effort, To Undara Mamu General Sir Thomas Blamey headquartered at the hotel for Kennedy Hwy a short time, with the rest of the hotel the Officers Mess. Many of the fittings and decor are mostly unchanged since 1939. Plan for 2 days on the Atherton Tablelands to see all of these great attractions Keep heading towards Malanda and you will come across the largest wooden hotel in Australia, The Malanda Hotel. Made from mostly local timbers, it is worth the visit just to take in the architecture of this grand old lady. To this day Undarra Lava Tubes this pub is still owned by the original family that built the

HIGHLIGHTS hotel in 1911. Kuranda Hotel Down into the town of Yungaburra and you have the Lake With history back to 1880, Kuranda Eacham Hotel/Yungaburra Hotel. Built in 1910, the hotel is Hotel is famous for a cold beer and a a classic example of Federation architecture and features great meal as you step back in time and a huge range of historic photos from the area’s enjoy Kuranda Village. sawmilling days. Also with a very significant war time history, you are invited to take in the timber facade and The Kuranda Hotel is ideally situated interior with cedar and oak, all of which would have been straight across the road from the sourced locally. Kuranda Scenic Railway and a short Turning a different direction, why not head out to walk from the Skyrail Terminal. Sit back Ravenshoe Hotel and have a beer at Queensland’s on the verandah, watch the world go by highest town. Built in 1927, it is surveyed as the highest and enjoy the atmosphere of this must hotel in Queensland. Make a u turn and head back see destination in North Queensland. towards Herberton. The Royal Hotel Herberton is the www.kurandahotel.com.au oldest continually licensed hotel on the Atherton Tablelands. The licence for the Hotel was first issued in May 1880.