The first leg of the Pineapple Rail Trail was opened on January 26, 2014 & runs 4.5km from the centre of Yeppoon, through bushland to the golf course.The railway line was built in 1909 & was an important link transporting people,gold,pineapples & sugarcane.Passenger trains stopped running along the line in 2000 & the downsizing of pineapple production combined with a move to truck transport for shipping,the line was closed in 2004.While the first stage is relatively short, it has paved the way for the disused rail line to be converted to a public thoroughfare, with the potential to open another 35km of rail line stretching to Broadmeadow.
This is a small, and you will need your own pen.