Travelling to Cape York
Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 02, 2026 at 21:16
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Member - William B
Hello, a question to the wise members of the
forum.
We are at
Taroom at the moment and are going via
Clermont and Charters Towers.
Heading to
Mareeba.
The question is (towing a Jayco Starcraft) is the
Gregory Development road a viable alternative too going to
Townsville and up?
I am completely new to this area.
Thanks in advance.
William
Reply By: Nomadic Navara - Tuesday, Jun 02, 2026 at 22:31
Tuesday, Jun 02, 2026 at 22:31
I have been using the
Gregory D/R for years with my soft road van. It is 2 lane road all the way.
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Reply By: Member - nick boab - Wednesday, Jun 03, 2026 at 06:13
Wednesday, Jun 03, 2026 at 06:13
William. On other forms of
forum, FB, people mention the road being bouncy in
places but a good alternative .
One suggestion/ comment was the road was quieter for road trains on the weekend.
Good travels..
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Wednesday, Jun 03, 2026 at 07:53
Wednesday, Jun 03, 2026 at 07:53
There are copper mines up that way. The ore is road freighted down to
Townsville for processing. I find that the road trains travel at a good speed that matches my towing speed. Just follow them and you will have a pleasant trip.
As far as the "road being bouncy in places" goes, of course it will be that way. It is an inland Qld road, built on unstable ground. The ground under their roads moves a bit and the road surface follows the ground movements. If they wanted to build a perfectly stable road that does not suffer any imperfections, the cost would be so high that they would have very few sealed roads in the state. You either accept these imperfect roads or stay away.
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