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Overlanders Way
Barkly Highway, and Flinders Highway, 4825 www.overlandersway.infoAbout
For more than 100 years pioneers have been discovering the Overlanders Way. Today, travellers can follow in their footsteps on a 1550 kilometre driving adventure across the breadth of Queensland and into the Northern Territory linking the wonders of the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef to the rugged Aussie Outback. Beginning at either the tropical city of Townsville or Tennant Creek in the heart of the Northern Territory, the Overlanders Way offers sealed roads all the way for modern adventurers to travel with ease. The Overlanders Way follows the paths of our droving heroes who brought vast herds of live cattle from the east Kimberley to the coast. The route, which later served as an important supply line during World War Two, starts at Townsville and takes in the Outback towns of Charters Towers, Hughenden, Richmond, Julia Creek, Cloncurry, Mount Isa and Camooweal on the Queensland-Northern Territory border and Tennant Creek. From the vast rugged cattle plains to dramatic basalt landscapes, spectacular gorges and prolific wildlife, the Overlanders Way promises a journey rich with discovery, unspoilt natural beauty and friendly local characters.
