Glasshouse Mountains Ride

– DECEMBER 2020 –

Words and photos John McNair

THIS RIDE WAS ORGANIZED BY THE QLD HONDA CB750 CLUB AS A JOINT RIDE WITH THE VJMC. WE HAD ABOUT 14 BIKES MEET AT CASTLEDINE ON BRISBANE’S NORTH SIDE. WITH THE DAY WARMING UP WE GOT UNDERWAY RIGHT ON TIME WITH BEN FROM THE HONDA 750 CLUB LEADING US ON A NICE RIDE ON VARIOUS BACK ROADS WHICH SKIRTED THE WESTERN SIDE OF MORAYFIELD AND CABOOLTURE AND THROUGH TO OLD NORTHERN RD AND ON TO WAMURAN.

Here we met up with Graham on his to find it a few degrees cooler up in the very nice Honda CB750 (one of about lookout building. There are some nice six on the ride). We continued along a views from here over the Glasshouse Mtns nice back road through several fields of with their volcanic spires rising out of pineapples to Elimba. Heading north we the surrounding bushland. From here we continued along Old Gympie Rd almost rode about 800mtrs down the hill to the to Beerburrum where we turned left Glasshouse Café for morning tea. onto the Glasshouse Mountains Lookout Rd. This road was quite “...WITH THEIR twisty and a lot of fun. VOLCANIC SPIRES Soon we arrived at the lookout where we met up RISING OUT OF with Alan Stevens from the Sunshine Coast. THE SURROUNDING The day was quite hot now and it was a relief BUSHLAND.”

With Ben out front we headed back onto old Gympie Rd and north again to the outskirts of Beerwah joining the BeerwahWoodford Rd. We had an enjoyable ride up the Peachester Range to Peachester Village and on to Woodford on the D’Agular Hwy. Wow, it was hot once we came down off the range. There were quite a few bikes in Woodford as we rode through on to D’Agular for the turn off to Mount Mee. Getting cooler now as we climb the mountain and it was quite pleasant as we rode along the mountain to the fabulous Pitstop Café for lunch.

The Pitstop Café is popular stop off for bike and car clubs and lots of other enthusiasts, The walls inside are adorned with motoring memorabilia including a motorbike built into the wall. The café is perched on the edge of the mountain with spectacular views to the valley below and even through to the northern areas of Brisbane. The food is good and we soon satisfied the worms. As nice as it was there we had to make a move home although we were dreading coming down off the mountain to the heat.

At the foot of the mountain is the village of Dayboro and it was like we rode into an oven. The ride home from there was extremely hot needing a stop for cold water on the way then home to the air conditioning for John and Cheryl.