Irvinebank Rail Trail (25km), North Queensland, Queensland

Irvinebank Rail Trail is a 25km, grade 3 hike located in the North Queensland, Queensland. The hike should take around 9 hrs to complete.

Length: 25km

Duration: 9 hrs

Grade: 3

Style: One Way

Start: Irvinebank

End: Boonmoo

Location: North Queensland

Closest town: Irvinebank

Queensland

From state capital: 1370km

Longitude: 153.1595105

Latitude: -27.68947347

Hike summary

This is a proposed rail trail and is not yet open. It is one of the potential Rail Trails identified throughout QLD.

The line was built the Chillagoe Railway and Mines Ltd company and opened in 1907.

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Irvinebank to Boonmoo in North Queensland

Cairns Region, 1370km from Brisbane

Coarse gravel

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About the region

North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity.

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