We have hiked this section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail before, but it is a great one to revisit under winter sunshine. We set off very early to begin with a breakfast fit for a king in the park near the old Lowood train station. Leanne never disappoints with her picnic breakfasts and this one was spectacular. Much of the trail near Lowood is near the Brisbane River and features beautiful views of the river. Some sections of the trail pass through railway cuttings stabilised with dry-stone pitch rock and brick walling, but then it runs through lovely farm lands of the Brisbane River Valley. The trail itself is mostly gravel and the 8.5 kilometres to Fernvale was easy walking. We had to forgo a local pie from the famous Fernvale bakery as we were still quite full from breakfast. (I know ... I hear you saying that is hard to believe, but it's true.) We rested our feet and sipped a coffee at the bakery instead. Then it was back on the track again. The original railway line through the Brisbane Valley was built during the early years of last century to transport supplies to the growing number of small farms in the Valley, and to transport milk products, timber and stock to Brisbane markets. The last rail motor service on the line was in 1989 and the railway line was finally closed later that year. We look forward to completing more sections of this trail in the future.
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