Brisbane Valley Winery tour - Sunday May 21

[thechuckster]

ok.. it's actually a tour along some roads that might have wineries worth visiting another day when we have a nominated driver and a big bus ... but it's a good idea to check out the venue/view first

The Might be a Nice Winery tour - Brisbane Valley

Sunday May 21, 9:30am departure

meet at Motorama 4x4xMore, Beaudesert Rd, Salisbury.

A lesurely tour thru Woodford, Kilkoy and Somerset areas nearby Brisbane.

The proposed route is:
-depart from Motorama at Salisbury
-stop at the Mt Cootha Planitarium to collect straglers
-up over Mt Cootha then thru Bardon to Ferny Grove then Samford Village
-stop at the park for snacks and petrol
-onto Dayboro then up Mt Mee (winding roads!)
(i think half-way up is winery with a view)
-then onto the Mt Mee Sate Forest lookout
(which goes past Delaney's Creek winery)
-Take the turn-off to the Mt Mee state forest
-BBQ lunch at the Gantry picnic area
-return to Mt Mee road
-onto to Woodford then turn left on the outskirts of town
-head to Neurum (then past the Archer Falls Winery)
-past Villeneuve, rejoining the highway east of Kilcoy
(drive into Kilkoy, turn left before roundabout, turn left where Hope street joins)
-petrol station on opposite side of road if needed
-head west on the highway, turning left at the Esk-Kilkoy Rd turn-off
-travel south encountering some winding roads
(we can stop at the bbq spot to look at the nearly-empty dam)
-pass the Somerset Dam wall, drive thru the township
-2k after township, turn left at Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd
-much long sweeping roas with a few surprise corners
-near 'Billies Crossing' turn left to go UP Mount Glorious Rd
-after much hill-climbing, follow Mt Glorious road along the hill-tops!
-stop at one of the lookouts along the top of the mountain to cool off
-continue along to Mt Nebo road to encounter lots of corners
-cool down as the road glides into The Gap for the ride home.
-stop at the MacDonalds on way into gap for drink and stretch of the day

BYO: tank of fuel, UHF radio (ch 28), bbq food, this page of instructions, a SEQ Region map and a UBD - we'll bring a gas bbq, cooking utensils, sauces, paper-plates and soft-drinks.

EPA info about BBQ spot: link.

Contact Scott on 0408 781 793 or Adam on 0405 258 940 to advise attendance.

[Ren_RG28]

Hey mate.

Any nice Celicas or Toyotas coming along? I might be interested..

Ren.

[thechuckster]

not sure ... turn-out hasn't been fantastic lately (tho expect all toyota day to be impressive) ... best thing is to contact one of the guys listed above.