Road Glen Innes to Grafton

Peter,

Have used that road for years and the Trucks still use it and have seen countless caravans with smaller vehicles than your have no issues driving in either direction.
There is a few areas to pull off if you end up with some traffic behind you, so take your time and enjoy the views :)


Cheers Kev

Morning Peter M
We towed our van in the opposite direction couple years back with no problems, we didn't stop at the cvp you are heading for, which is on the Mann River and looked very nice, but we did stay on the Mann River at a free camp.
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yes there is a very steep section at the Glenn Innes end of the track, it's bitumin for that steep section of the drive but it goes for quite some distance and is very windy. i towed our camper trailer (weighs about 1.5T and has electric hydraulic brakes) down it trying to stay off the brakes as much as possible and using the right gears to slow me down, by the time i got to the bottom my brakes were getting pretty hot and smelt quite a bit. the road is very very windy (even after the downhill section), there are lots of blind corners and i'm thinking with a 26' van on the back it'd get pretty tight in some places, a small van wouldn't be a problem though. below are a few pics from our drive along that road.....

THE TURN OFF FROM GLEN INNES END

TAKEN ON THE WINDY DOWNHILL SECTION (this won't do it justice, but it was steep enough that the wife took the pic, so that should give an indication it's not just your average road)

SOME AREAS OF THE ROAD ARE NICE AND OPEN

THEN IT STARTS TO CLOSE IN SOME

THEN IT HAS PLENTY OF ARES LIKE THIS WHERE YOU WON'T WANT TO MEET ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING TOWARDS YOU (note the small kink in the road about centre of pic where my uhf aerial obscures, that could make it tight with a 26' van in tow.....not saying it can't be done as i have no idea with something the size you are towing, just mentioning it for you to consider what it's like on this road)

THERE'S THE TUNNEL ALONG THE ROAD (note how the road drops off the edge to the river down below, you don't want to end up there...lol)

THEN IT OPENS UP AT DALMORTON BUT GETS VERY WINDY AGAIN AFTER THAT

Hi Peter,
I went up and back down that road last November and it was fine. Our van is a 24 footer and as long as you take it steady, as you will, there is no problem.
We spent the night before climbing the hill at Jackadgery in the free camp on the eastern side of the bridge over the Mann River. A beautiful spot for a one night stop.

From the reports I have seen the van park at Jackadgery is a good one as well and the quietness and outlook is first class. It is on the western side of the bridge on the souther side of the road on the opposite side of the river to the rest area.

There was some roadworks going on in the middle of the climb up the hill but they were well signposted so you won't have any problems.

Cheers, Bruce.

I escorted an Oversize down Gibralter Range so you'll have no problems , if your going down use your gears not the brake if can be avoided , Over-heated brakes don't work to good, the decent is 11Klms .

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