Monday, Nov 24, 2008 at 16:58
There are some great back roads to drive if you go to Lakefield after
Cooktown. Here is a couple of options - first the easy one. Exit Lakefield from Old
Laura to
Laura. From here head north up the PDR to Fairlview. Turn West and head down to Farlight and south on to Palmerville & thuru to Wrotham
Park. Turn West on the Burke Development to
Normanton. Have not done this for a couple of years - there may be an issue with road opening between Palmerville and Wrotham
Park. Check first. If there is change you direction from Farview west to Pinnacle/ King
Junction Turnoff. Head south through these stations to Gamboola and then west on the
Bourke Dev Rd. A variation on this alternate route is to get permission to go through Strathleven over to Drumduff on to Koolatah and down to Dnbar then west on the bourk dev rd. And another twist is before you get to Gamboola you can take the track north of the
Mitchell River over to Highbury on to Drmduff - Koolatah - dunbar -
Normanton.
These are all great drives
well worth the effort. At some stage on all these
routes you have to cross the Palmer & the
Mitchell Rivers. They can have very soft sand. If you want to give them a go let me know and I will give you more details. A very adventurous way is exiting lakefield at Musgrave Station heading south to Artemis South West over to Oroners and down the Station tracks down to Koolatah. Permission needed also on this variation & good to get directions before attempting. Cheers Tony
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