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Just wondering if anybody can help. I'd like to know some good roads to take between Cairns and Townsville and surrounds. As day trips so nothing too far. :beerchug:

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The best run up that way is from palmcove to port douglas, beautiful mountain meets reef run. It's slightly the otherway than you want but you have to do it at least once. The tablelands are also fun especially up the gillies or Palmerston highways. Other than that the drive from cairns to Townsville is as boring as batsh1t lol

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The road between townsville and cairns is full with roadworks everywhere. It took us 5 and a half hours to do what normally would take us 3 and a half.

Like what John said the road between palm cove and port is a great drive, the kuranda range is a good drive too and when you get to kuranda you can sit back and laugh at the locals.

Plenty of good drives around cairns.

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Actually have to go up to Port Douglas for a sales conference so that advice about Cairns to Port Douglas is a good :spoton:

I'm also interested to go up to the Atherton Tableland - heard a lot about it but never got around to going there when I was backpacking up that way ummm many many years ago (when I was single I might add) :roflmbo:

Have you fellas organised a cruise up that way yet? I was half thinking it would be nice to do a cruise but would be following your lead as the locals.

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When are you coming up? We haven't had a cruise for quite a while.

I've been meaning to organize one so this could be a good excuse to get another one going.

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But I am planning to be in an XR6 - just a N/A FG :blush:

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Here's the route I was going to propose for Sat 20 Aug - takes about 4-5 hours actual driving (though something tells me that may be conservative???) so including lunch somewhere maybe 6 hours and about 280km round trip. Was thinking of starting it from Cairns - don't know of any good start points. Would anybody be interested in joining me for a drive or could suggest some improvements to the route? :beerchug:

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