We’re looking forward to welcoming you on Saturday 2 August for the BVRT Festival of Cycling 2025.
The BoM weather forecast for Saturday 2 August is looking fair, if a bit windy:
Summary Min 5 Max 18 Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm Chance of any rain: 50%
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening.
Event cutoff time:
If you fail to arrive in Blackbutt by 3.30 pm, for your safety and our peace of mind, you will be stopped and transport to Yarraman will be provided as you will not have enough time to ride to Yarraman before nightfall, especially with a headwind..
BVRT Code of Conduct:
All participants are required to comply with the BVRT Code of Conduct. Keep left and give way to walkers, runners and horses.
Bicycle Preparation:
Bicycles must be in good condition and fit for off-road cycling. If you have any doubts about the suitability of your bicycle, please seek advice from your local bicycle shop. If your bike needs a service, the day before the ride is not the time to organise it.
Fitness:
A reasonable level of fitness is essential for this ride. Hopefully, you have been doing some training for the distance you have chosen. If you have a medical condition, you must have a doctor’s approval to participate in this event.
Wildlife and farm animals:
Be on the lookout for any wildlife, especially snakes and wallabies. Most snakes will move away when they see or hear you. Wallabies can cross in front of you unexpectedly. Magpies are starting to prepare for nesting. We recommend bird scarer tape attached to your helmet to deter magpie strikes. There are also a variety of farm animals on the trail. When approaching cattle, slow right down, call out to them gently, and make sure you give the cattle room to get away from you.
Safety First:
In an emergency, call 000 then call race directors.
Participants are responsible for their own safety and should always be mindful the BVRT is still an adventure trail with potential hazards such as variable surface conditions, trail furniture such as bollards and grids, fallen vegetation, landslips, unpredictability of other trail users, and your own lack of attention.
Whilst the rail trail is traffic free apart from occasional rogue motorbike riders, there are a number of road and highways crossings. It is your responsibility to cross the roads safely, paying due care and attention to traffic, especially when crossing State highways with a 100 kph speed limit.
If there are any incidents requiring us to evacuate you from the BVRT, such as bushfires, we will deploy volunteers to the nearest access points to direct you.
Feed stations:
There will be feed stations at Toogoolawah, Moore and Blackbutt (right at the stations) where will be water, fruit, some snacks and a coffee vendor (except at Blackbutt). There will be an unsupervised water station in the shade shelter at Coominya.
On arrival in Blackbutt, be sure to collect your free snack pack with some delicious healthy treats, sponsored by The Esk Fruit Shop, as your reward for climbing the range.
See the interactive map of the BVRT to view other public water points.
What to bring:
Please bring adequate drinking water, a rain proof, a warm jacket, a basic toolkit, including a puncture repair kit and a spare inner tube unless using tubeless tyres.
Support Vehicle:
Please note, we will have a support vehicle supporting this event. If you need to be picked up, please call Shayne on 0405 411 010.
Public Toilets
Public toilets are available in Wulkuraka, Fernvale, Lowood, Coominya, Esk, Toogoolawah, Harlin, Moore, Linville, Benarkin, Blackbutt, and Yarraman.
Return transport
If you have booked return transport, please collect a boarding pass from the BVRT Users Association event stall at the Finish line on arrival in Yarraman when you will be assigned to a shuttle run for your destination. You will be required to show the boarding pass before boarding the transport.
I regret we are unable to offer transport for trikes or quadbikes. You will need to make your own transport arrangements.
Ebikes
Street legal ebikes are welcome. Non-compliant ebikes are prohibited from participating in this event.
Emergency Phone numbers
In an emergency, call 000 then contact event coordinators
Ride Coordinator – Paul 0417 342854 or Miles 0417 617 080.
First Aid Paramedic: Peter – 0431 831 400.
Support vehicle: 0405 411 010
BVRT Festival of Cycling check-in information
Wulkuraka BVRT Trailhead, 161km Start @ 6.00 am
Location: 161 Grace St, Wulkuraka, Qld 4305
Parking will be in the overflow parking area on the opposite (south) side of the Grace St to the Trail Head. We’ve hired a lighting tower as it will still be dark when check-in commences at 5.00 am.
Check-in will be in the shade shelter at the Wulkuraka trail head on the north side of Grace St will open from 5am in preparation for a 6am start.
Drop bags to be delivered to Yarraman must be name-tagged and are to be placed in the designated vehicle close to the chhhheck-in desk at check in. We will endeavour to take good care the drop bags, but we do not accept and responsibility or liability for loss or damage. Please do not put anything of value in them. Anything not collected at Yarraman will not be returned to Wulkuraka.
Early on in the ride, you have to cross the Brisbane Valley Highway in a 100km/hr section. We will have volunteers stationed at the crossing to help you navigate the crossing. You must follow the instructions of the volunteers.
Just past the station in Esk, you will approach the children’s playground. It is a condition of our event permit that you must dismount through the playground. If you fail to dismount, it could affect our ability to get a permit in future years and local parents get very upset. The dismount zone will be clearly signed.
Transport back to Wulkuraka will comprise two shuttles in the afternoon. There will be an early shuttle with maximum 15 riders that will leave Yarraman Station Park when it is full. The second shuttle will leave when all the remaining riders who have booked transport are in. Please collect your boarding pass at the BVRTUA finish line stall when you will be assigned a place on the shuttle. The second shuttle will leave about 4:30 pm (or whenever everyone using the transport has arrived).
Toogoolawah Station, 75km Start @ 8.00 am
Location: Toogoolawah Station (Toogoolawah History Museum), Cressbrook St, Toogoolawah QLD 4313.
Parking is available at a variety of places in Toogoolawah. There is street parking on Cressbrook Street. There is limited parking available at the Toogoolawah Station. There will be a feed station and coffee vendor at the station.
Check in will start from 7am at the Toogoolawah Station in preparation for an 8am start.
If you have booked the early shuttle from Yarraman to Toogoolawah, it will depart from Yarraman Station Park at 6:30 am – please check-in 15 minutes earlier to allow time for loading bikes. You will not need a boarding pass for this shuttle as the transport operators will have a list of names.
Moore Station, 50km Start @ 9.00 am
Location: Moore Station, Linville Rd, Moore 4313
Parking is available at a variety of places in Moore. There is street parking on Linville Road near the Moore Station. There will be a feed station and coffee vendor at the station.
Check in will start at 8am for a 9am start.
If you have booked the early shuttle from Yarraman to Moore, it will depart from Yarraman Station Park at 8.00 am – please check-in 15 minutes earlier to allow time for loading bikes. You will not need a boarding pass for this shuttle as the transport operators will have a list of names.
On behalf of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Users Association, I’d like to thank everyone for supporting the BVRT Festival of Cycling 2025.
Have a great day – it’s not a race, the challenge is only to complete your chosen distance within the time limit.
Paul Heymans for
BVRT Users Association.
