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Matilda Way

1670km
(QLD portion)
Continuing on from NSW’s Kidman Way, the Matilda Way waltzes through western Queensland
  • ROAD CONDITION: 2WD, sealed
  • BEST MONTHS TO TRAVEL: March to November
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Road condition
2WD, sealed
Best months to travel
March to November
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Normanton, AU
temperature icon 27°C
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  • Cunnamulla199km to Charleville
  • Charleville302km to Blackall
  • Blackall107km to Barcaldine
  • Barcaldine108km to Longreach
  • Longreach179km to Winton
  • Winton348km to Cloncurry
  • Cloncurry183km to Burke and Wills Junction
  • Burke and Wills Junction198km to Normanton
  • Normanton70km to Karumba
  • KurumbaDestination
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Key Attractions along Matilda Way

Things to do along Matilda Way

  • Soak in artesian waters at Cunnamulla Hot Springs
  • Cuddle a bilby at the Charleville Bilby Experience
  • Star gaze at the Charleville Cosmos Centre and Observatory
  • Go chicken racing, Tambo
  • Live history at the Blackall Woolscour
  • See the architectural wonder of the Tree of Knowledge, Barcaldine
  • Visit the Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Longreach
  • Jump aboard a jet at the Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach
  • Dig for dinosaurs at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs, Winton
  • Visit the John Flynn Place Museum and Fred McKay Art Gallery, Cloncurry
  • Meet Krys, the giant crocodile, Normanton
  • Feast on fresh seafood, Kurumba

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