We will be travelling to Cairns and looking for advice on which is the best road to Cairns from either Atherton or Mareeba I have heard one way down is better than the other but cannot remember which one some advice from members in the know would be very helpful, we will be towing a 21 foot van behind a Pajero.
kandagal said
02:52 PM Feb 23, 2014
Hi It is best to go down the Kuranda Range. You will find it much easier than The Gillies. The Kuranda Range road has been widened over the years & quite a few of the bends taken out. Cheers Alice
Ascot said
04:46 PM Feb 24, 2014
We found the Kuranda Range a lot more caravan friendly than down the Gillies.A lot less turns and no where near as sharpe.
wendyv said
08:23 PM Feb 24, 2014
Another option and maybe the easiest, is to come a little south from Atherton, and down the road to Innisfail.
Baz421 said
08:32 PM Feb 24, 2014
wendyv wrote:
Another option and maybe the easiest, is to come a little south from Atherton, and down the road to Innisfail.
Agree - we are 6.5 tonnes all up and it was a breeze,, through Millaa Millaa and down Palmerston H'way.
aussietraveller said
12:34 PM Feb 25, 2014
Thanks for the help on this one we would like to stay at the Walkaan Caravan park as it was excellent last time when we came back from Cooktown so our trip this time we will take your advice an travel down the Kuranda range
We will be travelling to Cairns and looking for advice on which is the best road to Cairns from either Atherton or Mareeba I have heard one way down is better than the other but cannot remember which one some advice from members in the know would be very helpful, we will be towing a 21 foot van behind a Pajero.
Agree - we are 6.5 tonnes all up and it was a breeze,, through Millaa Millaa and down Palmerston H'way.
Thanks again