Chinchilla to Cunnamulla, which way?
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amandaj
Hi,
Planning out our trip and we have to get from
Chinchilla to
Cunnamulla and then up to
Longreach.
Which way is best to go? We need good road conditions as we are towing an old van. Either way is bascially the same distance.
Chinchilla,
Roma,
Mitchell,
Charleville to
Cunnamulla
Or
Chinchilla,
Roma,
Surat,
St George to
Cunnamulla
We will be stopping somewhere between for the night as we have 3 children who get rather grumpy if we travel for too long.
Any ideas on where we should stay?
Thanks for your advice.
Reply By: Fred G NSW - Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 03:41
Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 03:41
Where's Sir Kev when ya need him. He's the local Minister for Information LOL in that district.
Hopefully he'll be along soon to help you.
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 16:51
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 16:51
I is here Fred LOL
The shortest way from
Chinchilla to
St George is the following -
Chinchilla -
Condamine - Meandarra -
Westmar -
St George it is 309km from Town centre to town centre.
Toilet stops on the way are in
Condamine 60km thereabouts from
Chinchilla, Caliguel Lagoon 7km from
Condamine, Meandarra,
Westmar.
Current road conditions are average from
Chinchilla to Meandarra as there is still some flood damage about but driven with a knowledge of possible bad spots it is no worse than the
Warrego highway from
Dalby to
Chinchilla ;)
Do you want to
free camp in
St George or want a decent Caravan park to Overnight?
If a Caravan park then I would stay at the
Pelican Rest Tourist Park eastern side of town.
St George to
Cunnamulla is 289km with the small town of
Bollon (no fuel in
Bollon but a great
free camp on the Wallam creek).
Best place for fuel in
St George at the moment is at the Mobil distributor on the southern side of town (near the Airport/Mitre 10) usually 1-2cpl cheaper has 24hr swipe card facilities as
well ;)
From
Cunnamulla head on up to
Charleville then continue north to
Longreach.
Hope this helps, If you need more info on the Western Downs/St G region let me know :)
GO THE MAROONS
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Member - John & Lil - Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:51
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:51
G'day amandaj,
Firstly, I am assuming that you need to go to
Cunnamulla before you head off to
Longreach. On our outback adventure with our Jayco September last year one of the legs of the trip was
Chinchilla to
Cunnamulla. Rather than stay on the major road out through
Mitchell we chose the
St George option. We decided to go via
Roma than via
Surat for no special reason. From
Roma we travelled down the
Carnarvon Highway to
St George and then the Balonne Highway to
Cunnamulla.
We stopped and had lunch at the little picnic ground at the bridge/spillway in
St George just before the Highway crosses the Balonne River.
St George would be the logical overnight stop.
The Balonne Highway while sealed is narrow and straight. We found that you could see the road trains coming from a far distance and gave us plenty of time to get off the road. The little town of
Bollon arrives just in time for a
toilet break and an opportunity for a cuppa. The road was good enough for towing a van, the road kill proved more of a
hazard than the road. It probably be prudent to
check the condition of the road after the floods however.
Next stop is
Cunnamulla. We stayed just out of
Cunnamulla at Nardoo Station, around 38 klms out of town on the Matilda Highway. Nardoo is a 110,00 acre sheep and cattlle station. They have 10-15 powered sites and the camping fees include the mineral spa and you can wander/drive around the property ant your leisure. Plenty for the the children to do. We only spent one night but have promised ourselves that when we get up that way again we will stay 2-3 nights.
I hope this is the sort of information you were looking for.
Cheers
John
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