Is freshwater track quicker than gympie

G'day Troopyman,

Another thing to consider, I read that there is (or to be) an access fee to access the beach at Teewah end.

Kind regards

Troopyman

Are you just heading to Rainbow or onwards to Fraser ?. The Teewah/Leisha route is fine if you are not fully loaded and trying to meet tides as well as the Freshwater track all part of a fun days adventure - the rocks and trees against the beach may halt the run at the moment from the DI Cutting to Rainbow though. But these days if travelling to Fraser we go to Rainbow via Gympie/Tin Can Road. The dual lanes from Brisbane carry on to only a short trip shy of Gympie now and the road from Gympie to TinCan turnoff and Turnoff to Rainbow greatly improved (especially if towing anything decent). My timing is leave Brisbane at high tide (for Waddy), puts you at Hook Point about 2 hours before the low and at Waddy close to dead bottom - allows for any hiccups and a leisurely drive.

Cheers

A

troopyman,

Have you heard of the Cooloola Way? Turn off the highway at Pioneer Road which is not far from the Cooroy turnoff it's on the top of the hill where the 2 lane road section on the highway is and go through Pomona, keep going on the road to Kin Kin and keep following the road past Kin Kin in due course the road becomes gravel and you climb up a bit of a range.

I'm not sure of the exact k's but on a left hand corner there's a road to the right, it is signposted "Cooloola Way" brings you out about halfway between the Tin Cay bay turn off and Rainbow Beach.

Saves you a heap of travel, I live at Pomona and that's the way I always go to Rainbow. The road is generally ok but there is a rough section nearly at the end consists of rock which was laid because of the swampy country in that area but it's not very long.