This trail goes through magnificent ranges with sweeping views of the isolated countryside. Ancient frangipani and mango tress mark the site of old stations and homesteads. Heritage items include narrow rock cuttings and old stone bridges.
Magnificent views.
Heritage narrow rock cuttings
Old stone bridges
The line was privately built in 1902, taken over by the Queensland Railways in 1914 and closed in 1960. Lappa is on the Atherton Tablelands - Forsayth railway line.
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Mount Garnet to Lappa Junction in North Queensland
190 kms west of Cairns, 1746km from Brisbane
Coarse gravel
Hilly
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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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