Mnt glorious/Mnt nebo roads (brisbane qld)

bpt4w · Postby **bpt4w** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:17 pm

just outside brisbane Mnt nebo rises clean out of the suburbs with a loverly road that has every type of corner you can think of , with it blending into Mnt glorious road (there is a turn at the top for a very spirited steep decent at the halfway point) that is more of the same(if not better) in all about 20km of the best driving road you can hope for with a bit of scenery of the rainforest and down to the dam (rather dry at the moment) , if you turn left at the dam you end up in ferndale that leads out to the towomba highway , or if you turn right at the dam you end up going along the whole length of the glasshouse mountains but only at their flat bases but a good way to go north along a diffrent route.

there is a nice little tea house at the top of glorious that you will probably see surrounded by bikes or the local car club , i encourage you to go in , the owner is a old biker that cooks up a mean set of scones .

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:59 pm

You're in Queensland mate.

Beautiful one day, perfect the next.

Gods country. Boags

PS - Why haven't you asked any of the local 5ers to join you????

kitkat · Postby **kitkat** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:53 pm

mmm nebo... that mountain has been growing on me alot lately.
Its always fun heading up there and harrassing the motorbikes and hot hatches :lol:

About half way through just before ya hit Mt Glorious you can take a right that leads you into Samford... from Samford head north up to Mt Mee, then from the north side of Mt Mee turn left and head towards Maleny... pull out your rededex and look for Belthorpe Range Road and get set for the drive of your life... and while your up that way dont forget Peachester road... and all the other roads that are up that way :mrgreen:

bpt4w · Postby **bpt4w** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:45 pm

yeah lots of places in and around brissy , and most of em are unspoilt by high traffic and speed bumps . used to do the Mnt cothar (another awsome inner city drive not sure if i spelt it right though) loop on the way into brissy every time in and out and if i had time would go the long way round to Mnt glorious/nebo to get into the city

sirbob · Postby **sirbob** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:42 pm

Nebo is good in terms of length, but i still prefer Mt. Mee for pure driving pleasure...

Rolling green farms and views to the Glasshouse Mts... I can feel the wind in my hair already!

Biggest problem with Nebo is the new surface they put down on the wivenhoe descent... I've picked up that many stone chips it isnt funny!

Also, Mt Mee seems to have a little less traffic than Nebo...

kitkat · Postby **kitkat** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:36 pm

pfft... whoz looking at the views

for pure driving pleasure with very minimal traffic ya cant go past Mt Lindsey Hwy, the section just north and south of the border... pure bliss!!!

Just make sure ya watch out for the cows :shock:

but as with every road it does have its downside... its in the middle of bloody nowhere!!

sirbob · Postby **sirbob** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:43 pm

Mt Lindsay Highway is indeed a nice piece of road...

In terms of looking at the views, i find my MX5 is most pleasureable when its rolling through the hills at 4.00pm on a summer afternoon...

Going fast is exciting and fun, but i find that it doesnt relax me as much as the leisurely country drive... Different horses for courses i guess...

BiX · Postby **BiX** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:23 pm

I do a nice loop on the bike up that way, there are some many combinations all the way north. But for a nice morning run. Obi Obi is so nice it has just been resurfaced (i think may this year?) and its one way, up hill, on bitumen, west to east (east to west is dirt)

Dayboro-
SO Mt mee
L @ T
SO at woodford
L @ kilcoy/beerwah rd
L @ maleny-stanley river rd
L @ T (maleny)
SO at maleny kenilworth rd
SO at kenilworth
R @ emundi/kenilworth Rd
R @ OBI OBI crk rd
R @ T (mapelton)
R @ Maleny/ montville rd
Then turn right and go to maleny for lunch, or left for the quick way to brissy.

DCMau · Postby **DCMau** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:00 am

The last thing that you would expect on the one-way section of Obi Obi is oncoming traffic. This happened to several competitors during the Coastal Challenge when they were having a nice run and had to stop for the bus that was coming down the hill.

dab · Postby **dab** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:04 am

Leaving at Aran Hills i have all these places at my backdoor.

However the misses doesent like spirited driving she gets car sic very easy in a normal car let alone a lowered mx5. So unfortuanatly i dont get to go aout as much as i want too. :frown:

timk · Postby **timk** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:10 pm

The thing I love about this road is that you can have heaps of fun and still stay under the speed limit!

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:19 pm

Went for a night drive yesterday and drove through some thick, low-lying clouds; ie. like heavy fog.
Scary, as visibility was less 20metres

I've never wanted fog lights.... up until that night.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:49 pm

1red5 wrote:....drove through some thick, low-lying clouds; ie. like heavy fog...

Fog is cloud at ground level.

NZMiata · Postby **NZMiata** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:29 pm

I've done Mt Nebo Road from The Gap to Jolly's Lookout a few times now. Such a great MX5 road! Does anybody else like the drive down better than the drive up?

NMX516 · Postby **NMX516** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:28 pm

Yep, the drive down is better. You arrive at The Gap all too soon. That's why we all drive up there though, so that we can drive back down again :lol: