Walking the Fairbairn Dam Wall: A 1.5km Journey Above Central Queensland

The 1.5km walk along Fairbairn Dam’s wall offers optimal experience at sunrise or sunset with prolific bird life and engineering scale.

The dam wall is accessible to pedestrians. The 1.5km walk offers scale perspective, prolific birdlife, and dramatic light at golden hour. Early morning or sunset provides optimal temperatures and light. The walk reveals the dam’s engineering magnitude and the landscape’s water-dependent character.

Emerald historic railway station
The National Trust listed Railway Station
Emerald Botanic Gardens are located on the banks of the Nogoa River.
Emerald Botanic Gardens
Emerald is now home to the world’s biggest replica Vincent van Gogh Sunflower painting located in Morton Park
Vincent van Gogh Sunflower painting
Fairbairn Dam, Lake Maraboon
Rubyvale-Underground-Mine-Tour
Mine tour at Rubyvale
Fairbairn Dam, Lake Maraboon
Map of location. Click for directions.

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