Thinking of driving from Grafton to Coffs Harbour by the inland route through Kungala and Glenreigh.
Has anyone driven this way and knows what the road is like, 20ft van GU petrol Patrol
davkar said
07:28 AM Jan 30, 2012
I would check to see if it is flooded as there are a lot of low lying creeks I think the road is good watch for log truck. Regards
Zoomtopz said
02:18 PM Jan 30, 2012
Yes Brian as Dave said .
Just after Kungala is Orara River , it goes under Very quickly & there are
a heap of low lying areas , other than that it is a reasonable road .
It is sealed all th way , actually not many trucks at all EXCEPT if there is an
accident , road closure on Pacific Hwy .
Don't go from Glenreagh to Woopi (Woolgoolga) with a van , usually a bit
rough .
Richo
ozi2 said
04:23 PM Jan 30, 2012
goinsoon wrote:
Thinking of driving from Grafton to Coffs Harbour by the inland route through Kungala and Glenreigh.
Has anyone driven this way and knows what the road is like, 20ft van GU petrol Patrol
HI GS, all the posts are valid, but I like the "backroad"to Coffs, very scenic countryside and less traffic. I would only add wildlife depending on time of day.
Have a safe trip.
ozi2
goinsoon said
10:25 PM Jan 30, 2012
Thank you all for that, it wont b e until the 12th, so hopefully the flood problem should have passed by then.
whiteman said
01:01 AM Feb 1, 2012
Brian,
We always take that route over recent years, road is fully sealed and as said there is one low level bridge which might be a hassle if very wet. A few nice free camps along the way and is an excellent alternative to the main highway at present as they are building a new section of highway north of Coffs which can be very slow and is speed limited to 60kph.
We were up that way in mid January, fine weather on the way up,but heavy rain coming home and no problems, just follow the signs when coming into Coffs and when back at the highway turn right at the lights to travel south.
Safe journey...Cheers Frank
-- Edited by whiteman on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 01:02:38 AM
-- Edited by whiteman on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 01:03:11 AM
jimricho said
07:06 PM Feb 4, 2012
Check for update on floods in that area. I think I saw that Coutts Crossing was flooded in the last few days. Someone with local knowledge may be able to shed more light on this.
-- Edited by jimricho on Saturday 4th of February 2012 07:07:14 PM
goinsoon said
03:16 AM Feb 5, 2012
jimricho wrote:
Check for update on floods in that area. I think I saw that Coutts Crossing was flooded in the last few days. Someone with local knowledge may be able to shed more light on this.
-- Edited by jimricho on Saturday 4th of February 2012 07:07:14 PM
I will be leaving next sunday from Beaudesert, was going down the Summerland way to grafton.
Just to be sure we have decided to go down the highway and do the scenic route another time
whiteman said
12:11 PM Feb 5, 2012
Brian...should be ok by then, but your call.
Cheers
Frank
goinsoon said
11:46 PM Feb 5, 2012
whiteman wrote:
Brian...should be ok by then, but your call.
Cheers
Frank
Thanks Frank, we may reconsider
-- Edited by goinsoon on Sunday 5th of February 2012 11:46:29 PM
Thinking of driving from Grafton to Coffs Harbour by the inland route through Kungala and Glenreigh.
Has anyone driven this way and knows what the road is like, 20ft van GU petrol Patrol
Regards
Yes Brian as Dave said .
Just after Kungala is Orara River , it goes under Very quickly & there are
a heap of low lying areas , other than that it is a reasonable road .
It is sealed all th way , actually not many trucks at all EXCEPT if there is an
accident , road closure on Pacific Hwy .
Don't go from Glenreagh to Woopi (Woolgoolga) with a van , usually a bit
rough .
Richo
HI GS, all the posts are valid, but I like the "backroad"to Coffs, very scenic countryside and less traffic. I would only add wildlife depending on time of day.
Have a safe trip.
ozi2
Thank you all for that, it wont b e until the 12th, so hopefully the flood problem should have passed by then.
Brian,
We always take that route over recent years, road is fully sealed and as said there is one low level bridge which might be a hassle if very wet. A few nice free camps along the way and is an excellent alternative to the main highway at present as they are building a new section of highway north of Coffs which can be very slow and is speed limited to 60kph.
We were up that way in mid January, fine weather on the way up,but heavy rain coming home and no problems, just follow the signs when coming into Coffs and when back at the highway turn right at the lights to travel south.
Safe journey...Cheers Frank
-- Edited by whiteman on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 01:02:38 AM
-- Edited by whiteman on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 01:03:11 AM
Check for update on floods in that area. I think I saw that Coutts Crossing was flooded in the last few days. Someone with local knowledge may be able to shed more light on this.
-- Edited by jimricho on Saturday 4th of February 2012 07:07:14 PM
I will be leaving next sunday from Beaudesert, was going down the Summerland way to grafton.
Just to be sure we have decided to go down the highway and do the scenic route another time
Brian...should be ok by then, but your call.
Cheers
Frank
Thanks Frank, we may reconsider
-- Edited by goinsoon on Sunday 5th of February 2012 11:46:29 PM