170 km, or 2 hours north of Brisbane
40 minutes north of Noosa
50 minutes south of Rainbow Beach
15 km east of Gympie
30 km as the crow flies from the Pacific Ocean
300 km south of the Tropic of Capricorn
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170 km, or 2 hours north of Brisbane |
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Many flights go directly to Brisbane. If you plan hiring a car up here, you can also consider
flying to Maroochydore. (see map) |
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Coming from the south by car, you have 3 easy options: 1. ) You can come as far as the outskirts of Gympie. When you see some petrol stations there is a big sign to Tin Can Bay, Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island turning right. Follow the signs out of town. You are on Tin Can Bay road then. until you see the Cedar Pocket turn-off. 2. ) Or you come into town as far as the second traffic light in Gympie. At the next intersection at Kentucky Fried turn right until you come to a t-junction. Turn left here. A little later you cross the railway lines and you are on the Tin Can Bay Road. About 4 km later on Tin Can Bay road there is the sign to turn right into Cedar Pocket Road. It's 10 km to the Cedar Pocket Dam. You come over a wooden bridge, Gear's bridge and soon you see the dam wall to the right and a little later Gayatri's letterbox to the left. 3. ) During the day it's a nice but a little windy drive turning off the highway at Pioneer Road north of the Cooroy turn-off. The turn-off is soon after the highway has gone up the hill for a while. It's not far to Pomona. Drive straight through town, cross the railway lines and then turn left. Keep going all the way to Kin Kin and make sure you go through the township, leaving the pub on your right. The only tricky bit is about 4 km later. You come up a steep hill on a windy road, and on top of the mountain you have to turn left, not into Neusavale road. There is a sign saying Gympie. Follow that. Another 10 km, and you see the Cedar Pocket Dam. Cross the bridge, and up the hill a bit. When you see the dam again on the left hand side, look for Gayatri's letterbox on the right hand side. |
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Gayatri's letterbox |
| Trains northbound | Dep. Roma Street Brisbane | Arrive Gympie | |
| City Train- no booking needed
www.qr.com.au |
Mo-Fri Sat Sun |
5.30 pm 5.25 pm 11.05 am |
8.25 pm 8.19 pm 2.03 pm |
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| Tilt Train- | Mon, Wed, Fri | 6.25 pm | 9.02 pm | |
| Tue + Sat | 1.40 pm | 5.04 pm | ||
| Spirit of Capricorn | Sat | 7.30 am | 10.35 am | |
| Spirit of the outback |
Tues Sat |
6.25 pm 1.10 pm |
11.05 pm 5.50 pm |
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| Sunlander
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Sun, Tue Thur, |
8.55 am 1.25 pm |
12.35 pm 4.55 pm |
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| Trains southbound | Depart Gympie | Arr. Roma St | ||
| City Train | Mo-Fri Sat Sat Sun |
6.00 am 6.00 am 9.06 pm 4.00 pm |
8.52 am 8.50 am 11.48 pm 7.00 pm |
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| City Train | Depart from Cooroy only | Arr. Roma St | ||
| Mo-Fri | 1.35 pm | 3.46 pm | ||
| Tilt Train | Mo,Thur, Sat |
6.32 am |
9.35 am |
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| Sunlander | Tue, Fri, Sun | 12.24 pm | 3.55 pm | |
| Tue, Sat | 1.40 pm | 5.04 pm | ||
| Sat | 7.30 am | 10.35 pm |
