Boolboonda Railtrail & Tunnel (3km), South East Queensland, Queensland

Boolboonda Railtrail & Tunnel is a 3km, grade 2 hike located in the South East Queensland, Queensland. The hike should take around 1.25 hrs to complete.

Length: 3km

Duration: 1.25 hrs

Grade: 2

Style: One Way

Start: Boolboonda

End: Wonbah

Location: South East Queensland

Closest town: Boolboonda

Queensland

From state capital: 400km

Longitude: 151.6817796

Latitude: -25.08146482

Hike summary

You can walk cycle or drive through this 192m tunnel,

The longest unsupported tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere!
Close to the historic mining town of Mount Perry

The tunnel is on the same rail corridor as the Watawa Recreation Trail.

The tunnel was constructed in 1883/1884 as part of a railway from North Bundaberg to Mount Perry. This section of the line closed in 1960. Most of the old railway reserve is now road reserve making it unlikely that the trail could be extended.

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Boolboonda to Wonbah in South East Queensland

Approximately 90km west of Bundaberg, 400km from Brisbane

Compacted earth

Through a hill

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