Gympie and Mary ValleyGympie
Relive the early days at Gympie’s impressive Historical and Gold Mining Museum at Lake Alford. The Cooloola Visitor Information Centre provides fossicking equipment so you can spend the afternoon fossicking for gold yourself. Then round off your day by panning for gold at the Deep Creek Fossicking Area. Other aspects of Gympie’s past are celebrated at the Wood Works Forestry and Timber Museum, featuring a wonderful display of the timber history of the region. Climb aboard the ‘Mary Valley Rattler’ steam train at historic Gympie Railway Station and travel the scenic Mary Valley Heritage Railway. This 80km adventure will take you across the Mary River, into the forest and through the villages of Dagun, Amamoor and Kandanga to Imbil. Cooloola country
At Imbil, on Yabba Creek, you can go canoeing or horse-riding, or just soak up the country atmosphere. Be sure to drive up to the Imbil Lookout for a glorious view, before picking up some local produce and heading out to Lake Borumba for a picnic and a swim. You can also waterski and canoe, and sports fishers may wish to tussle with the lake’s saratoga. Kenilworth, in the lower Mary Valley, is a favourite base for bushwalkers exploring the Kenilworth State Forest and the Kenilworth Bluff. The town is famous for its Kenilworth Country Foods cheeses and Coolabine Farmstead goat cheeses. While you’re there, check out the the Kenilworth Historical Museum. Saddle up, the Mary Valley has some exceptional forest horse riding trails! Nowhere else can you ride through eucalypt, plantation and rainforest in one outing. For more information visit www.maryvalley.com.au Descending from its mountain source, the Mary River finds a course through forests and farmland to the old gold town of Gympie and beyond. for more information contact: Cooloola Visitor Information Centre
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