Thread: Cairns to Tamworth - road advice please

If it was me I'd be going Mt Garnet, Charters Towers, Rollston, Roma, Surat, The Gums (don't miss it, just a pub at a cross road), Goondiwindi, Warialda, Tamworth.

Get her to text you when she arrives and leaves each major town. If she breaks down you can narrow down the rescue area, in a timely manner.

Thanks Ian ,

mum has already layed down the rules about keeping in contact , but good advice none the less. I will look on a map when I get home at the route you suggest .

thanks and Cheers Ean

I concur with Ian.
That route is pretty good.
Less traffic (Grey Nomads?), trucks are on both roads, shorter & towns.
A minus maybe less towns, if she wants regular breaks, more wild life & stock & towns are further apart in general.

My Daughter did Townsville to St George in 2001 9she was 23 then) in a 2 door Vitara & had no issues at all.

Jonesfam

Ian's above route is all sealed and good width at least from Charters Towers to Tamworth. The loneliest in those sections is CT to Rolliston

Ean see PM

For what it's worth, I also agree with Ian's route.

Better roads and more to see on the coast, also less isolated. But the inland route would be quieter and scenic. How big a hurry? Does she want to be a tourist or just get there fast?

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Better roads and more to see on the coast, also less isolated. But the inland route would be quieter and scenic. How big a hurry? Does she want to be a tourist or just get there fast?

she has allowed herself 5 days , but it won't be a tourist drive. My guess is most direct route without having the pressure of having to push it .

Cheers Ean

A couple of alternative would be south to Israel, then up the Palmerston, avoiding Kuranda or the Gillies.
Or south to Townsville then onto Charters Towers, this will avoid the narrow bitumen between Forty Mile and the top of Herveys Range. Are the zinc trucks still thundering up and down that section?