Kilcoy–Beerwah Road is a continuous road route in the

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and Sunshine Coast local government areas of

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, Australia. It is designated as part of State Route 6. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 492). It is part of a route that carries tourist traffic from the

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to the

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Route description

Kilcoy–Beerwah Road commences as State Route 6 at an intersection with the

D'Aguilar Highway The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango and Kingaroy. The hig ...

in . It runs north-east and north through and , passing the exit to Commissioners Flat Road to the south-east. It then climbs the western slope of the

Conondale Range The Conondale Range is a mountain range in Queensland, located between Maleny, Kenilworth, Kilcoy and Jimna. The range is the most westerly part of the Sunshine Coast hinterland and part of the Great Dividing Range. The highest point on the ra ...

and passes the exit to Maleny–Stanley River Road to the north-west. Next it turns east as it enters , where the name changes to Peachester Road. It continues east through Peachester, crossing the Stanley River, passing the exit to Bald Knob Road to the north and another exit to Commissioners Flat Road to the south-west. The road then turns south-east, descending the range as it enters , and crosses Old Gympie Road before entering the village. As it enters the village it turns south on a bypass of the Beerwah CBD, leaving Peachester Road which continues east, and resuming its official name. It then turns south-east, crossing Roberts Road at a roundabout, and ends at a four-way intersection with Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way). State Route 6 turns north towards , and Roys Road runs east to the Bruce Highway. Land use along the road is mainly rural.

Road condition

The road is fully sealed, and most of it is two-lane road. of the road is steeper than 10%, and a further is between 5 and 10%. The highest elevation along the road is and the lowest is .

Upgrade project

A project to upgrade the intersection with Old Gympie Road, at a cost of $5.5 million, was completed in August 2021.

History

In 1841

the Archer brothers The Archer brothers were among the earliest European settlers in Queensland, Australia. They were explorers and pastoralists. Seven sons of William Archer, a Scottish timber merchant, they spent varying amounts of time in the colony of New Sou ...

established

Durundur Station The Archer brothers were among the earliest European settlers in Queensland, Australia. They were explorers and pastoralists. Seven sons of William Archer, a Scottish timber merchant, they spent varying amounts of time in the colony of New Sou ...

along the Stanley River, near where Woodford now stands. In 1877, were resumed from the Durundur pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877. Stanmore pastoral run was established before 1885. In 1912 part of the Stanmore property was subdivided and sold. Cedarton was originally called Pointon's Pocket, after an early settler. He was a

bullocky A bullocky is an Australian English term for the driver of a bullock team. The American term is bullwhacker. Bullock drivers were also known as teamsters or carriers. History Bullock teams were in use in Sydney, New South Wales in 1795 whe ...

who harvested large quantities of

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from the western slopes of the range. By 1905 land in the area was available for selection. Prior to 1909, when the

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reached Woodford, timber was taken by bullock dray to either Woodford or for milling. Bullocks were still used to take timber to Woodford for some time before they were replaced by motor trucks. The town of Peachester was surveyed in 1888. Early industries included dairying and timber felling. European settlement at Beerwah began in 1877, with timber cutting and land clearing, followed by fruit growing and other forms of agriculture.

Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps. The road is within the

and Sunshine Coast local government areas.

Notes

References

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