It’s been a few years in the making but the Wyaralong Dam and Mt Joyce Recreation Park will open to the public tomorrow, Friday July 1.
The Dam is an integral part of the Queensland Government’s plan to ensure a safe and sustainable water supply for SEQ’s growing population. It has a total capacity of 103,000 mega litres and cost $348 million to build. Due to the wet conditions in late 2010 the dam filled and began to overtop on January 11, just 25 days after the 48-metre high dam wall was plugged. Watch a time-lapse video of the construction.
The dam has a supply area of 1230 hectares and is surrounded by a new master-planned recreation park.
The Mt Joyce Escape Recreation Park boasts world-class mountain bike trails, shoreline horse trails, bushwalks, trail runs and canoe trails. The park also features picnic facilities, playground and other amenities.
The dam and the park are located about one hour south-west of Brisbane, in close proximity to major population centres of Ipswich, Logan and the Gold Coast.
Camping is allowed within the Mt Joyce Escape Recreation Park and the operators are offering an introductory offer which waives all fees for campsites at the Eastern Trailhead and the Mt Joyce Base Campsite. Another campsite is located at the western trailhead.
As well as water sports and walking trails, the park features 40km of multi-use trails and about 25km of International Mountain Bike Association standard single-track trails, ranging from green to double-black diamond level trails. The network has been designed to event standard with some steep grades.
For information, maps and other details about the new Mt Joyce Escape Recreation Park go to the website.
Watch the video of Paul Rennie & Ben Power riding the Mountain Bike trail.
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