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The forest covers some 8000ha and has approximately 70km of trial through mostly open Eucalypt forest with some wet rainforested gullies. bikely.com map courtesy of Gympie Cycling Group Here

There is no water available in the forest. Mobile phone coverage is fairly good. Be sure to take your rubbish with you and obtain a permit allowing you to access the forests before you go. Taking responsibility for ensuring low impact will help to support ongoing permission for MTB riders to use these areas.

Depending on where and how far you want to ride here are the best four places to drive your vehicle to and head out on your bike from. At each Car Park there is enough space for a few vehicles so please do not undertake any further clearing.

Use the map located at http://www.geocities.com/andymclaughlin/MTB-Trails.html to help locate yourself in the forest.

Southern Section

Car Park 1 Directions:

Head north from the Victory Hotel onto Sandy Creek Rd before turning left into North Deep Creek Rd and heading northward. A little over 2km north from the Tamaree Rd intersection you will reach a rough gravel track turning off to the left as you crest a rise on a slight right hand bend. This is Deadhorse Rd which heads well into the Corella section of the State Forest. There is a cleared paddock on the north side of the track as you turn off North Deep Creek Road. Deadhorse Rd provides a useful access to explore the trails in the southern, less steep areas of this State Forest. Drive in for about 100m. You will see a clearing on the Right of the track just before you enter the forest. Park here up against the fence and ride into the forest along Deadhorse Rd.

Middle section

Car Park 2 Directions:

To get to Car Park 2, you can access it from either Old Maryborough Rd (west side) or North Deep Creek Rd (east side). The parking area is on Wood Rd approximately 1.7k from the Nth Deep Creek Rd intersection and 2.5km from the Old Maryborough Rd intersection. You can park in the small clearing at the south west corner of the cleared farm block that is on the north side of Wood Rd. From here the trails head straight north.

Northern Section

Car Park 3 Directions:

To get to Car Park 3, drive along Old Maryborough Rd, pass under the railway-line, pass Wood Rd on your right and then take the next right into Brady rd. From this intersection it is 3.9k to the car park. About 1km from the turn onto Brady Rd you will reach a Y intersection with a post numbered 15 in front of you. Take the Right fork, from there its another 2.7k to the car park which is a clearing on the crest of the rise on the RHS of the track just past the Y intersection with Keliher 1 road.

Northern Section

Car Park 4 Directions:

Follow the directions to the turn off to Car Park 1. Continue northward along North Deep Ck Rd, past the intersection with Wood Rd which precedes a sweeping right hand bend. From this intersection continue around the bend and down the hill. Follow this wide gravel undulating road for approximately 6 km from the intersection with Wood Rd. Car Park 4 is situated high on an east-west ridgeline at the point where it meets a north trending ridgeline supporting a well worn track heading north.

Thanks to Andy Mclaughlin of the Gympie Cycling Group for the information.