currently at Texas Qld which is a lovely spot, great free camp. We leave tomorrow for Stanthorpe and wondering which road to take. Texas, Pikedale, Stanthorpe or go via Bonshaw to Tenterfield and then up. .
? Width of road and windy either of them. Thanks for any advice
brickies said
06:59 PM Jun 29, 2015
Last time you post we never heard from you again
Radar said
07:22 PM Jun 29, 2015
I have towed my caravan straight to Stanthorpe from Texas a mixture of roads some straights, short ups and downs, a pleasent drive.
jbrinks said
07:57 PM Jun 29, 2015
Sorry Brickies I have only just got my internet working, unfortunately I don't have it ion my old phone. Thankyou for your advise about Boonah , we plan to head towards there after Stanthorpe. By the sounds of it we can go direct instead of Tenterfield so thanks
-- Edited by jbrinks on Monday 29th of June 2015 07:58:49 PM
Solo Steve said
09:53 PM Jun 29, 2015
From memory, the road is a bit narrow in parts with some short and steep sections, a very pleasant dive though.
Steve
chopit said
02:51 PM Jun 30, 2015
Opps. Missed the departure date.
For anyone else interested.
The posted 99kms from Texas I found a joy to drive with the 'van in tow.
All sealed and all types of road. Up, down, bends, straights.
Warning signs about wildlife but traveling late morning,saw none.
Would love to "do" the road without the 'van. Just for the fun of it.
jbrinks said
05:20 PM Jun 30, 2015
Thanks for all the info great drive from Texas to Stanthorpe good road , no traffic and great scenery. Quite a few dead kangaroos on the side of the road but didn't see a live one
brickies said
05:28 PM Jun 30, 2015
Hi where are you staying in Stanthorpe
Radar said
06:11 PM Jun 30, 2015
jbrinks wrote:
Thanks for all the info great drive from Texas to Stanthorpe good road , no traffic and great scenery. Quite a few dead kangaroos on the side of the road but didn't see a live one
Glad you enjoyed the drive.
jbrinks said
07:47 PM Jun 30, 2015
We actually spent the afternoon in Stanthorpe and then moved onto Warwick to check out Queen Mary Falls before heading to Boonah then Sunshine Coast
WobblyNut said
07:09 AM Jul 1, 2015
I came up Cunninghams Gap, with the car trailer full of my tractor implements.
Last Sunday , There are Only 3 sections of 4 lanes . Not real long , but at least
you can get around some trucks & bloody caravans on the downhill run. I went up in
3rd gear , in a 2.5 turbo diesel with 2.5 ton , watching Most of the caravans going Down
the Gap , they were doing mostly 65 to 70. I came down Gibralter Range in 3rd gear ,
doing 65 to 70 feathered th brakes a couple of times & only had to slow a touch for the
35 & 45s on Gib range . Cunninghams is a bit longer on the Down than Gibralter ,
butcorner-wise they are nearly the same , except Cunninghams "opens" up the further down
you get . Gibralter has a couple of 35/45 corners near the bottom . My Opinion.
From Warwick to th top of Cunninghams , you will only need to brake once . At the Toowoomba
turnoff. Then you will have cold brakes to go down Cunninghams . If you have a 4B type tug
& a braked van , I would say "poke down" in 3rd gear , when it starts to open up 8k down then 4th gear
to Aratula , then you are only a bit over 10minutes to Boonah.
currently at Texas Qld which is a lovely spot, great free camp. We leave tomorrow for Stanthorpe and wondering which road to take. Texas, Pikedale, Stanthorpe or go via Bonshaw to Tenterfield and then up. .
? Width of road and windy either of them. Thanks for any advice
I have towed my caravan straight to Stanthorpe from Texas a mixture of roads some straights, short ups and downs, a pleasent drive.
Sorry Brickies I have only just got my internet working, unfortunately I don't have it ion my old phone. Thankyou for your advise about Boonah , we plan to head towards there after Stanthorpe. By the sounds of it we can go direct instead of Tenterfield so thanks
-- Edited by jbrinks on Monday 29th of June 2015 07:58:49 PM
From memory, the road is a bit narrow in parts with some short and steep sections, a very pleasant dive though.
Steve
For anyone else interested.
The posted 99kms from Texas I found a joy to drive with the 'van in tow.
All sealed and all types of road. Up, down, bends, straights.
Warning signs about wildlife but traveling late morning,saw none.
Would love to "do" the road without the 'van. Just for the fun of it.
Thanks for all the info great drive from Texas to Stanthorpe good road , no traffic and great scenery. Quite a few dead kangaroos on the side of the road but didn't see a live one
Glad you enjoyed the drive.
We actually spent the afternoon in Stanthorpe and then moved onto Warwick to check out Queen Mary Falls before heading to Boonah then Sunshine Coast
I came up Cunninghams Gap, with the car trailer full of my tractor implements.
Last Sunday , There are Only 3 sections of 4 lanes . Not real long , but at least
you can get around some trucks & bloody caravans on the downhill run. I went up in
3rd gear , in a 2.5 turbo diesel with 2.5 ton , watching Most of the caravans going Down
the Gap , they were doing mostly 65 to 70. I came down Gibralter Range in 3rd gear ,
doing 65 to 70 feathered th brakes a couple of times & only had to slow a touch for the
35 & 45s on Gib range . Cunninghams is a bit longer on the Down than Gibralter ,
butcorner-wise they are nearly the same , except Cunninghams "opens" up the further down
you get . Gibralter has a couple of 35/45 corners near the bottom . My Opinion.
From Warwick to th top of Cunninghams , you will only need to brake once . At the Toowoomba
turnoff. Then you will have cold brakes to go down Cunninghams . If you have a 4B type tug
& a braked van , I would say "poke down" in 3rd gear , when it starts to open up 8k down then 4th gear
to Aratula , then you are only a bit over 10minutes to Boonah.