Hervey Bay has some great cycling opportunities –
Pialba to Urangan (Foreshore Shared Path and Links Corridor);
Dundowran to Burrum Heads, Torbanlea and Howard;
Other districts in the Wide Bay region.
Please see below Downloadable maps. Successful and happy riding!!
Maryborough to Hervey Bay
Bicycles can be transported on the bus service. Phone Wide Bay Transit on 07 41214070 beforehand to check availability at desired time. The Maryborough-Howard service does NOT carry bicycles.
A railway line which once brought life and transport between Pialba and Urangan is doing so again in its new role as the Links Corridor.
In the 1890’s the seaside village of Pialba became a mecca for weekend picnickers when the railway line was opened from Maryborough. In 1916 this line was extended to Urangan to service the new cargo wharf and several generations of holiday-makers visited the seaside on this train line. The line closed in recent times due to dwindling rail traffic – and now a portion of the rail corridor has been converted to a first class shared path between Elizabeth St and Old Maryborough Rd.
The corridor is popular with cyclists, walkers and others and with increasing vehicular traffic on Hervey Bay roads provides very safe access to areas close to the beach between Elizabeth St and Main St.
Ride the western beaches – Dundowran, Craignish, Toogoom and Burrum Heads – as well as Torbanlea and Howard. Hervey Bay is known far and wide for its beautiful long beaches lining the Bay, and several of these are found in these suburbs. A pleasant ride through town and country with minimal main roads riding as far as Toogoom.
Revisit the past on an easy weekend cycling trip through Tiaro, Bauple and Theebine in the Wide Bay hinterland.
Fifteen kilometres south of Maryborough on or near the Bruce Highway are the historic towns of Tiaro, Bauple, Theebine, Gunalda and Gundiah. Tranquil country roads, historic hostelries and great scenery are all part of this ride.
Things to see:
Bauple Museum has a superb collection of memorabilia including old PMG equipment, books and photos; and a great picnic area outside with electric barbecues.
Instantly recognisable, the old Tiaro Railway station has a new home and new lease of life on the Bruce Highway as the new information centre.
The historical Theebine pub.
Mary River
Dickabram Bridge, one of very few combined road/rail bridges.
Gunalda Hotel is beside the Bruce Highway and would be another good starting point or drop-off point for a ride.
