Three more riders cross the finishing line at Yarraman for the Festival Of Cycling
August 6, 2025
Successfully completing a 160km cycle trek along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail has to be something to celebrate, and the Yarraman community made sure that happened on Saturday.
For the second year in a row, local volunteers and Wild Horse FM organised the Yarraman Festival to greet the riders with country hospitality as they rolled in.
There were market stalls, music, food vans, dog high jumping, a petting zoo and even dogs available to be cuddled!
This is the fifth time the Festival Of Cycling, which is organised by the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Users Association (BVRTUA), has been held.
Riders have the choice of three route lengths: 160km from Wulkuraka, 75km from Toogoolawah or 50km from Moore.
All the rides finish at the Yarraman Rail Head in Station Park.
A total of 241 riders registered for the 2025 event, including 131 who tackled the full 160km ride.
The riders were supported along the ride with mechanical repairs, first aid and water stations.
Paul Heymans, from the Somerset area, started the BVRTUA in 2014.
He said the group had been running events on the full length of the rail trail since 2017, even before the “missing gap” between Toogoolawah and Moore was completed.
Wild Horse FM’s Jane Hodgkinson was working hard on the microphone … Wild Horse sponsored and organised this year’s Yarraman FestivalElle de Nooyer, from Toowoomba, with BVRTUA founder Paul Heymans … Elle rode the 50km course from Moore to YarramanJoris Van Der Tang, from Brisbane, and Clinton Hayward, from Toowoomba, completed the full 160km course from Wulkuraka to YarramanYarraman Festival volunteers Tim Wyvill, Frank Hodgkinson, Lucas McDonnell and Tania PaulBrisbane Rail Trail Users Association volunteers … back row, Leo, Justin, Michelle; at front, Judee and SusanAn interesting vehicle in the car park was this 1921 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost … Julie and Max Stephenson travelled from Wamuran to check out the Yarraman FestivalYarraman SES members had a stand … from left, Fay Watkin, Stewart Munro, Brad Little and Roy McKeeGail Kampe and Tyler Skewis, from the Coastal Kelpie Stud, were putting on a display of dog high-jumpingEven the fire brigade was there! Auxiliary Captain Andrew Hopkins from the Yarraman stationYarraman P-9 Head of Department (and Wild Horse FM volunteer) Caine Wagner was handing out tourist information to the visitorsKeith Bremner, from KGB Velo, was selling Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Users Association shirtsWild Horse FM journalist Anne Clarke with the copy of the station’s new newspaper … “99.7% Local News” reflects the radio station’s frequency, 99.7FMColourful stalls filled Station Park for the Yarraman Festival to welcome the riders in the Festival Of Cycling
