Bunya Mountains road network is a group of roads that provide access to the mountain community from various lowland localities. The network ensures continuity of access in times of flooding or other natural disasters, and during planned maintenance activities. The locality of
Bunya Mountains
The Bunya Mountains are a distinctive set of peaks forming an isolated section of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland. The mountain range forms the northern edge of the Darling Downs in the locality also called Bunya Mountains, Quee ...
includes the
Bunya Mountains National Park and the enclosed locality of
Mowbullan. The area hosts a small residential community plus many tourism accommodation venues.
Located to the north-west of
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...
, north-east of
Dalby and south-west of
Kingaroy
Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Buny ...
, in
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia, Bunya Mountains is also a popular day-trip destination. Most traffic from north of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
travels through
Maidenwell, to the east of the mountain, or
Kumbia, to the north, while most traffic from south and west of Brisbane approaches from the south.
Roads in the network
In addition to the
New England Highway
New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland, at its northern end to Hexham, New South Wales, Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, ...
,
D'Aguilar Highway and
Bunya Highway
The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. It is a relatively short road, running approximately 173 kilometres in a south-westerly direction from Goomeri to Dalby. The highway connects the Warrego and Burnett Highways.
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, the following roads are considered to be part of the network:
Bunya Mountains–Maclagan Road
Bunya Mountains–Maclagan Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4163), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
It carries traffic from on the Dalby–Cooyar Road to on the Bunya Mountains Road, a distance of . Together with Jondaryan–Nungil Road and
Pechey–Maclagan Road it provides a fairly direct route from the Warrego Highway at Jondaryan to the Bunya Mountains. There is an unsealed section of on this road.
Bunya Mountains Road
Bunya Mountains Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4161) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
[ It runs from on the Dalby–Cooyar Road to Bunya Mountains via Moola, and on to on the Bunya Highway via , a circuitous route of . The southern climb/descent (from/to Moola) is steep and narrow with tight curves, while the northern climb/descent (from/to Alice Creek) is a less challenging road.
]
Dalby–Cooyar Road
Dalby–Cooyar Road runs from to , a distance of . It carries Bunya Mountains traffic from Dalby and other points on the Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
to either Kaimkillenbun or Maclagan, where roads to the Bunya Mountains originate.
Kingaroy–Cooyar Road
Kingaroy–Cooyar Road is a state-controlled district road (number 419) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the D'Aguilar Highway in Kingaroy to the New England Highway in Cooyar, a distance of by a circuitous route, passing through the localities of , and . It carries Bunya Mountains traffic primarily from the New England Highway to the Maidenwell–Bunya Mountains Road in Maidenwell.
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Maidenwell–Bunya Mountains Road
Maidenwell–Bunya Mountains Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4196) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). [ It runs from Kingaroy–Cooyar Road in Maidenwell to Bunya Mountains Road in Bunya Mountains, a distance of , passing through . There is an unsealed section of about on this road. The climb/descent is steep and narrow, but with no sharp curves.
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Nanango–Tarong Road
Nanango–Tarong Road is a state-controlled district road (number 429) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the D'Aguilar Highway in to Kingaroy–Cooyar Road in , a distance of , passing through .]Burnett Highway
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs from its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, Queensland, Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, Queensland, Rockhampton, to the D'Aguilar ...
, to Tarong. From there, the traffic follows the Kingaroy–Cooyar Road to Maidenwell, where it enters the Maidenwell–Bunya Mountains Road.
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