Road Conditions Warrnambool to Cairns

Don't see any problems on that route, just do the right thing and slow down and or pull over for the Road Trains and Oversize's , but DO NOT go past Balfe Creek Hotel 42 klm West of Charters Towers without stopping for a coffee ,drink, or meal, Kronosaurus Corner in Richmond is worth a visit too,

Doug

Its bitumen all the way by your route

Sealed roads throughout Australia are pretty ordinary.

You may have to go off the black stuff if a large trucks or Road Trains are coming towards you. They have the right of way in the bush!!!

Take it easy and above all...don't panic.

A 17 footer should be chickenfeed to tow, as long as you do not overload it.

Cheers

Winton to Cloncurry is black top all the way but most of it is one lane, so be sure to get over for trucks, give them the road, saves getting showered by stones.

Great stop at a pub with free camping about half way.

If you get to Cloncurry maybe think about going to Gregory River and Lawn Hill some great spots in this region. Well worth a few extra hrs drive.

make sure u travell with a uhf radio and tune to ch 40 the language is a bit ordinary but u need to stay in contact with the road trains for safty issues being a trucky have found this to be beneficial for everyone concerned.col

stakar
Willem is getting the answers for you 100% ok , but as I had lived at Mt Isa for 3 years and travelled all over the Gulf country year round I'll add a couple more pointers for you , Cloncurry to Normanton is a good drive , you should enjoy it , during the tourist season there are 1000s of Caravans up there with some brain dead drivers when it comes to giving way to Road Trains and Wide Loads on the narrow stuff, you will have NO problems if you pull right off the sealed and stop , If you notice in your mirror a truck catching up don't wait until he is on the tail then think your doing the right thing for by slowing down and stopping because he will also have to come to a near stop while you get off the road do it soon as you see him , will only take about 15 seconds and he will be gone,you will by-pass Balfe Creek going that way via Normanton but you will make a stop at Burke & Wills roadhouse 181 klm from the turn off at the Barkly/Burke Developmental Rd just on the West side of the Cloncurry Bridges, Between the B & W Roadhouse and Normanton there are a couple of graet camping rest area's on top of Bang Bang Hill , between Normanton and Cairns you have the old mining towns , Just past the intersection of the Gulf and Kennedy Dev' Roads is a sealed Truck park /scaley Pad, go on about another 1500m and there is a little rest area around the bend on the left, If that's too early then tou have Innot Hot springs and near Ravenshoe there is the popular reast area at The Millstream creek ,
If you have any other queries feel free ta ask but I am out on a job tomorrow for about 4 days into the very HOT country up North to Newman ,

Hi Stakar, yes a held held will do the job but fitting one to your vehicle is a better way to go its there all the time and out of the road with a hand held u have to charge batterys and when u go to use it u will have to find it which takes u off driving plus they are hard to hear and cumbersome so for the same amount of dollars install one to the vehicle and also fit an external speaker up high of the floor for better hearing. The roads u will be travelling are all black top and yes road trains do use these roads the worst being where the Lynd highway joins the Karumba road called the forty mile scrub there is a transport inspection pad there from there to Mt Garnet is one lane and there are heaps of mining road trains on this section all up about 60 ks use the 2 way and the truckys will work with u they are a great bunch of drivers. I live at Atherton so these roads are my stomping grounds. If u go to Normanton u have to go on the old rattler train good experience mention my name to barb at the rail station and she will look after you enjoy your trip Col