Grafton to Glen Innes on Gwider highway

Apart from a few km climb, the Gwydir Highway is not steep or windy.
Over that few km you will climb 700m, there are a few 35km/hr hair pin bends
I don't know what you tow with, how heavy your van is and what experience you have to be able to describe it any better. Timber semis (jinkers) and Cattle Semi trailers travelit regularly
I find some people consider anything other than Highway 1 difficult.
I tow a 2.2T van up that hill without any problems.
Of northern NSW Great Divide ascents, I rate Thunderbolts Way (between Gloucester and Walcha) the steepest and most taxing, followed by Port Stephens cutting, then Waterfall Way between Bellingen and Dorrigo, followed by The Moonbi ranges, then dead heat between Bruxner and Gwydir Highway and finally the Ebor -Grafton road the easiest.
With many of the rivers in flood, I would check which roads are open in the next week
Mark

Towing with a 3.2L Ranger. Roughly the same weight. Thanks very much for the feedback. Much appreciated

Hi Hayjude,

I have towed my 2.7 Tonne van both up and down the Gwydir, Waterfall Way, and the Bruxner Highways neither are that difficult. Although my van is only 18’ long, so a bit shorter than yours, as long as your towing vehicle is in good condition with regards to brakes, cooling system and transmission, you shouldn’t have any problems.

Macca.

Semitrailers use it so there should be no problems for you.

H - been up there many times with a van which would weight in at some 2.8 ton buy I tow with a V8 toyota cab/chas

The trip is about 160 kms with the first 70 kms going either direction being fast.

The middle 20 kms is slow but should not cause a problem.

Most of that 20 kms I travel in 3rd gear going both ways and have to go back to second on a few 35kms bends.


you will find is very good to travel after all this rain is over.


A J