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Great Inland Way

2000km
(QLD portion)
From the southern states to north Queensland this is the ultimate Aussie road trip
  • ROAD CONDITION: 2WD, sealed
  • BEST MONTHS TO TRAVEL: All year
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2WD, sealed
Best months to travel
All year
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Cairns, AU
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  • Hebel161km to St George
  • St George196km to Roma
  • Roma246km to Carnarvon Gorge
  • Carnarvon Gorge244km to Emerald
  • Emerald477km to Charters Towers
  • Charters Towers548km to Mareeba
  • Mareeba264km to Cooktown
  • CooktownDestination
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Key Attractions along Great Inland Way

Things to do along Great Inland Way

  • Enjoy a beer at a one-horse border town, Hebel
  • Take a cotton tour, Dirranbandi
  • Cruise the Balonne River, St George
  • Follow in the steps of Cobb & Co, Surat
  • Tour Australia’s largest cattle selling complex, Roma
  • Experience a country rodeo, Injune
  • View Indigenous engravings, Carnarvon Gorge
  • Find the Virgin Rock, Springsure
  • Fossick for sapphires near Emerald
  • Step back into history, Capella
  • Take a ghost tour, Charters Towers
  • Explore the waterfalls of Atherton
  • Dive the Great Barrier Reef, Cooktown

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