Brisbane Valley Rail Trail

[2] The top end of the trail is located in Yarraman on Australia's Great Dividing Range – north-west of Brisbane and directly west of the Sunshine Coast.

[6] The Department of Transport and Main Roads is the state agency responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail in conjunction with Ipswich City, Somerset, South Burnett and Toowoomba Regional Councils, and the Ambassadors of the BVRT.

There are a number of crossings at Boundary, Greenhide and Blackbutt creeks that are moderately steep (up to 30 per cent) with slopes up to 40 metres (130 ft) in length.

[citation needed] The section from Fernvale to Lowood is home to the annual Rail Trail Fun Run and has an excellent degraded granite surface and is most suitable for families with children looking for a short excursion.

Three signature features of the Moore to Blackbutt district are the upper reaches of the Brisbane River, the pine forests and the colonies of bellbirds that are found there.

All plants, animals, natural and cultural features of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail and the Benarkin State Forest are protected.

Dense vine scrub and thickets of lantana make some sections of the trail an important habitat for the shy and vulnerable black-breasted button-quail.

There are often sightings of wedge tail eagles and brown goshawks gliding on the wind searching for their prey in the rural landscapes below.

On the hills adjacent to Blackbutt Creek and in the Benarkin State Forest, you may see the descendants of deer given to the region in 1873 by Queen Victoria as a gift after Queensland was named in her honour.

There are often sightings of yellow face whip snakes, spotted pythons, goannas, and water dragons near Benarkin and Blackbutt Creek.

[citation needed] Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge at Clarendon was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.