Best Route
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 08:27
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10 Para (Qld)
Can anyone tell us the best route to
Melbourne " less traffic etc " from the
Gold Coast we are on the way to Tassie for the fishing season and will be towing, do we go the coast road,
new england, newall or some combination to dodge the trucks and traffic.
any help would be great
Regards
Reply By: spudseamus - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 08:53
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 08:53
are ya drivin' or walkin'?
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Follow Up By: 10 Para (Qld) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:38
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:38
pushing
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Reply By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:11
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:11
How long do you want to take to do the drive??
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: 10 Para (Qld) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:40
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:40
We have 14 days from the 1st October could make it another 7 days really want to get the ferry on a sunday night but also want to get to Tassie and the fish as soon as possable, dont mind the long way just hate the trucks.
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Follow Up By: 10 Para (Qld) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:42
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:42
Whats the road like from
Grafton to
Ebor then Armidale
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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 12:19
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 12:19
I drove that section about 8 years ago in an XD Falcon ute in the very early hours of the morning, the
Grafton-
Ebor leg appeared to be a reasonable unsealed winding road used by logging trucks as the area was heavily logged.
The
Ebor to Armidale section is sealed and a pretty good trip, I last did that section about 3 years ago, turned at
Ebor to head to
Dorrigo, instead of going to
Grafton.
Hope that helps
Kev
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Reply By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 11:48
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 11:48
Go straight down the coast
I know you hate the trucks but this way its mostly freeway down there now so if its an overtaking issue (doing or being done) ,get nullified.
I don't know the last time you where down that way but there has been vast improvments along the Pacific ,and is preatty much dual carrige way all the way to
Melbourne from
Sydney
Shane
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Reply By: Member - MrBitchi (QLD) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 15:13
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 15:13
For
mine it's down to
Grafton, Across to Glenn Innes, down to
Tamworth then out to Dubbo, than straight down the Newell. Could also go straight across through Inverell to the Newell if you really want to avoid the
New England.
I HATE that bloody coast road!!! And the Hume is a defacto race track for semi's...
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Reply By: AdrianLR (VIC) - Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 15:41
Thursday, Sep 13, 2007 at 15:41
I drive
Melbourne to the southern
Gold Coast about once every 18 months. Tried a few different
routes. Nothing beats the Newell for speed. The slowest bit is going through the back of the GC to
Warwick - most single lane with few overtaking spots. Buses going to
Brisbane go through
Tamworth rather than going over the Cunningham Pass.
I did the coast road about 5 years ago for some variety. Much more scenic but lots of towns. It's bordering on being a two-night trip if in your own whereas the Newell is easy with a single stop.
Adrian
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