Imbil to Kilcoy via Yabba-Jimna

Hi , came across a couple of weeks ago , very scenic , but no place for a caravan , 4WD track only , very rough , very steep in parts and two water crossings , certainly would not recommend when towing ,or after wet weather . Just select another route .
Good luck , and happy caravanning.
Charles.

Gday,
It would depend on if it is/has been wet,other than a few steep sections it should not pose to much of a problem.It has been a while since I have been through that way,But have travelled it several times towing a CT without any problems.Alternively you can go via Kenelworth through Charlie Morland park which is a nice place to stay also.
Cheers Guy

I have done it a couple of times with my old c/t and would probably take the Viscount over it if I had to. I would prefer to use this road then the Kenilworth to Jimna one as it to is pretty steep and if the loggers are working it is down right dangerous.
But to satisfy your self leave the van at one of the parks, the dam etc, and take a drive up first its not far.

You're talking about the Sunday Creek road ??

The only problem I've ever had is idiot 4WD drivers coming towards you in convoy with the ones in the rear keeping too far to the right to try and see through the dust.
Actually had my drivers mirror folded flat against the door by one of these neanderthals travelling at about 80 k's / hr
As for the road itself. No problems

Brian, no real problems with this rd but it is probably not ideal on road van country. ( Sunday Ck Rd is the one from Kenilworth accross to Jimna) the one from Imbil across brings you out at the Landcruiser Mtn park access rd but memory fails me right now as to its name. There is one significant jump up that if wet would give you trouble with an on road van but only cause you would need to give it heaps to tow anything heavier than a camper trailer up this section when wet and that is not ideal for an on road van. I have taken the Supreme Getaway (16ft) across this rd but I was coming from Landcruiser mtn park side so it was downhill for me.

It is a lovely country drive and if you were camped up at Borumba dam then you could easily take a day trip across to Peach Trees via this rd and come back via Sunday ck rd into Kenilworth and back up to Borumba Dam. Lovely day's drive in my opinion.

But if dry, and you are prepared to take your van on dirt rds then have fun.
Cheers, Trevor.

We have just returned from our short trip around Sunshine coast and the hinterland and I thought I would report further on my inquiry about the road from Borumba Dam, Imbil to Jimna . We went to Borumba Dam and on the advice of the caravan park caretaker and others, we decided to stay there the night and drive the ascending part of the journey in the Prado only first and leave the caravan at the caravan park.

On driving 17 km of about 23km to Jimna, we assumed we had driven the worst sections of the road and passed the highest, most difficult section and returned to the caravan park. We found that the road surface was reasonable for a gravel road, but one of the steep jump-ups was deeply gauged out obviously from 4wds using the road when it was wet . Two other jump-ups were also quite steep, the grids were quite rough and the creek crossings also had a fair amount of water flowing through them.

However, having said all that, I considered that the road was navigable for us, considering that our van is only about 14 feet and the Prado is a capable vehicle, but because we had already driven the road and that we did not have to travel that way, we decided to come back via Montville, as my wife wanted to visit some shops there anyway. As a side issue, we attempted to travel up to Montville via Palmwoods and we found that the road was under repair and we were directed to an alternate detour up Razerback ridge. While this was a good bitumen road, it was very steep and the Prado really knew the van was behind on a couple of steep, slow sections. I have planned to isolate the centre diff lock circuit that engages automatically when you select low range on the Prado with a switch for some time, it has now moved significantly up my ToDo list.

Brian DJ