Centenary Cycleway // TRAILHEAD TO THE MT COOT-THA GHOST HOLE!!
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00:01 – Intro: Starting in Ellen Grove at the Centenary Cycleway trailhead
02:34 – Route overview: Mapping the 50km round trip to Mt Coot-tha
05:15 – Trailhead start and $5 Teemu "quadlock" review
06:36 – Passing the Bullock Head Creek and Progress Road overpass
08:26 – Richlands Station and navigating the busway interchange
10:59 – Intersection at Darra and the Ipswich Motorway Cycleway
13:50 – Resuming the trail at Kookaburra Street (18km to City)
15:45 – Underpass at Seventeen Mile Rocks Road
17:35 – Speeding past highway traffic and the golf course section
18:50 – Jindalee construction works and the new Centenary Bridge project
21:20 – Crossing the Centenary Bridge over the Brisbane River
23:19 – Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary turn-off and Chapel Hill path
24:50 – Passing Moggill Road wetland bridge and noise barriers
26:50 – Entering the Western Freeway Cycleway (WFC)
28:20 – Electronic cyclist counter and Toowong Cemetery "Spook Hill" trivia
29:52 – Arriving at the Mt Coot-tha base (20km from trailhead)
31:15 – Beginning the steep ascent up Sir Samuel Griffith Drive
33:55 – Reaching the Summit Lookout and restaurant
36:47 – Finding the "Ghost Hole" Gold Mine at Mt Coot-tha
37:33 – History of the Ghost Hole mine and local urban legends
38:39 – Trail-side breakfast and coffee at the mine site
40:35 – Reflections on the ride and the cost of content creation
MUSIC ATTRIBUTION:
'Snowfall' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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