Lions Road and Border Loop Section of Border Ranges National Park, NSW.

From Brisbane we took the Lions Road to Border Ranges National Park. After leaving Andrew Drynan Park we drove along Running Creek Road and crossed the border from Queensland into New South Wales where the road becomes the Lions Road. We turned into the Border Loop Road to check out the lookout over the spiral railway and views of the McPherson Ranges.

There is a very pretty picnic area in front of the lookout with tables and toilets.

Border Loop Lookout.

Border Loop Picnic Area

The spiral or loop railway is 400 meters below the lookout and a little hard to see at first but there is good signage and plenty of information for the history and railway buffs.

View from Border Loop Lookout.

Border Loop Walk: Grade 2, 1.5 km loop.

The trail-head for the Border Loop Walk is easy to miss but it is sign posted and can be found near the entry to the lookout car park. It is a pleasant walk through World Heritage listed forest that doesn't take long to do. We noticed a few insect traps placed by the Queensland University of Technology in the surrounding vegetation.

Border Loop Walk.

Insect Traps.

Walking in the leaf-strewn forest.

We saw a few Logrunners on the forest floor. As well as King Parrots and Restless Flycatchers on the forest edges.

Logrunner, female.

King Parrot.

After a picnic we drove on to Sheepstation Creek Campground in the  Border Ranges National Park via the Lions Road, Gradys Creek Road, Simes Road and Forest Road. We came to roadworks on the Lions Road and were informed that there was a twenty minute wait. The road worker suggested we back track a few hundred meters and turn onto Gradys Creek Road where the railway bridge crosses Gradys Creek. This turned out to be a great little detour. We crossed a few causeways which were lightly running with water and enjoyed the country scenery before rejoining Lions Road outside the roadworks.

Railway Bridge over Gradys Creek.

Cows and country scenery.