Back Roads Australia

266 Pages·2017·116.42 MB·English

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BACK RoADS

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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
BACK ROADS
AUSTR ALIA
Contributors
Jarrod Bates, Lara Dunston, Andrew Harris,
Elizabeth Re, Jessica Syme, Steve Womersley
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CONTENTS
PUBLISHER Douglas Amrine ABOUT THIS BOOK 6
LIST MANAGER Vivien Antwi
INTRODUCING AUSTRALIA 8
EDITORIAL Michelle Crane, Georgina
Palffy, Hugh Thompson, Fay Franklin, GETTING TO AUSTRALIA 10 Above Golden sandy beach, near Darwin,
Vicki Allen Northern Territory
DESIGN Shahid Mahmood, Steve Bere PRACTICAL INFORMATION 12
Drive 5
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
DRIVING IN AUSTRALIA 16
Linda Dare NEW ENGLAND TABLELAND
PICTURE RESEARCH Ellen Root, WHERE TO STAY 24
Coffs Harbour to
Marta Bescos
WHERE TO EAT 26 Tweed Heads 70
DTP Jason Little, Jamie McNeill
6 days
CARTOGRAPHY MANAGER THE DRIVES 28
Uma Bhattacharya
Drive 6
SENIOR CARTOGRAPHIC EDITOR
Drive 1
Casper Morris MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS, AND
CARTOGRAPHY REEF AND RAINFOREST
VINES
Stuart James, Jasneet Arora Mission Beach to
ILLUSTRATIONS The Daintree 30 Sydney to Brooklyn 80
Arun Pottirayil 4–5 days
4 days
Colour reproduction by Media
Drive 7
Development Printing Ltd, UK
Drive 2
Printed and bound in China GLORIOUS GIPPSLAND
VOLCANIC HILLS
First published in the US in 2011 by Wonthaggi to
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 345 Hudson Caloundra to the
Street, New York 10014 Harrietville 92
Glasshouse Mountains 40
First American Edition 2011 4–5 days
16 17 18 19 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 3 days
Reprinted with revisions 2014, 2017 Drive 8
Drive 3
Copyright 2011, 2017 © Dorling PENINSULA TOUR
Kindersley Limited, London GOLD COAST BACK COUNTRY
Mornington to Coolart
A Penguin Random House Company
All rights reserved. No part of this publication Burleigh Heads to Wetlands and
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, Brisbane 46 Homestead 102
or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording 3–4 days 1–2 days
or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of the copyright owner. Drive 4
A CIP catalogue record is available from the
CLASSIC EAST COAST DRIVE
Library of Congress.
ISBN 978 1 4654 5727 1 Noosa to Manly 56
6 days
Front cover Wilpena Pound as seen from
Moralana Drive in the Flinders Ranges
Below The impressive Devils Marbles, near Below The Yarra River, in the heart
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory of Melbourne, Victoria
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Above Spectacular Triplet Falls, Great Otway Above The majestic Twelve Apostles, Port Above Pleasure boats in the marina in
National Park, Victoria Campbell National Park, Victoria Manly Harbour, Queensland
Drive 9 Drive 14 Drive 19
GREAT OCEAN ROAD VINEYARDS AND ROCKY RANGES PIONEERS AND PROSPECTORS
Melbourne to Ballarat 108 Birdwood to Guildford to Boulder 214
6–7 days Parachilna 156 4 days
5–6 days Drive 20
Drive 10
GOLDFIELDS AND SPA COUNTRY Drive 15 WAVES, WHALES, AND WINE
Melbourne to THE TOP END Bunbury to Cape
Castlemaine 120 Leeuwin 224
Darwin to Territory
4–5 days Wildlife Park 166 4–5 days
5–7 days
Drive 11 Drive 21
COASTLINE AND CONVICTS Drive 16 THE GREAT SOUTHERN
Hobart to Port Arthur INTO THE RED CENTER Blackwood River Valley
Historic Site 130 Katherine to Aileron 178 to Cape Arid National
2–3 days 5 days Park 234
4–5 days
Drive 12 Drive 17
Drive 22
WILDERNESS AND WILD RIVERS THROUGH THE MACDONNELL
THE NULLARBOR CROSSING
Launceston to Strahan1 38 RANGES
Norseman to Port
4–5 days Alice Springs to
Augusta 246
Kata Tjuta 190
Drive 13 4–6 days
6–7 days
SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S COASTAL
GEMS Drive 18
INDEX 258
Adelaide to Mount WEST COAST WONDERLAND
Gambier 148 Perth to Cape Range
3 days National Park 202 Title page: Road winding around Cape Byron, New
South Wales Half-title page: Scenic route through
7 days Walpole-Nornalup National Park, Western Australia
Below Simpsons Gap water hole in the West Below Traditional 19th-century building, near Below Wild flowers near the coast in Cape Le Grande
MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory Castlemaine, Victoria National Park, Western Australia
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About this Book
The 22 driving tours in this guide reflect the you might spot a wedge-tailed eagle or a
fantastic diversity of Australia. The sixth-largest kangaroo from a bus or a train, it will be a fleeting
country in the world, yet relatively sparsely moment. In your own vehicle, you can stop and
populated, Australia has great expanses of road take it all in at a pace that suits you. Whether it is
– from multi-lane freeways to bumpy dirt tracks. a drive through the vineyards of the Hunter Valley
The majority of its towns and cities are strung out from Sydney or the Great Ocean Road from
around the country’s coastal circumference. While Melbourne, tackling the red-dirt tracks of the
distances are daunting, flying means missing the Outback in a 4WD, exploring remote beaches,
gradually changing scenery – a quintessential or sleeping in a national park under the stars,
aspect of the Australian experience. And while Australia is made for driving tours.
Getting Started Northern Territory’s Top End, and from
The front section of the guide gives the vineyards of the Barossa Valley to Using the Sheet Map
you all the practical information you the wheatbelt of Western Australia. A pull-out road map of the entire
need to plan and enjoy a driving Each drive begins with a list of country is attached inside the
holiday in Australia. It includes an highlights and a clearly mapped back cover. This map contains
overview of when to go and how to itinerary. There is advice on the best all the information you need to
get there, advice on hiring a vehicle time of year to undertake the drive, drive around the country and
and details of any documentation road conditions, market days and to navigate between the tours.
required. In-depth motoring advice major festival dates. The tour pages All freeways, major roads and
ranges from driving rules to road contain descriptions of each stop on airports – both domestic and
conditions, from buying fuel to the route, linked by clear driving international – plus all the ferry
breakdown or accident procedures – instructions. Side panels contain ports are easily identified. This
the kind of background knowledge information on the most authentic makes the pull-out map an
that helps make a driving trip stress- places to stay and eat, as well as excellent addition to the drive
free. There is information on money, details of local activities, and tinted itinerary maps within the book.
opening times, communications, boxes relate background information. The pull-out map also has a
health and safety and other practical Most drives feature a mapped town comprehensive index to help you
matters, as well as advice on or countryside walking tour, designed find your destination, and is
accommodation and dining options, to take a maximum of three hours at a further supplemented by a clear
to ensure that you enjoy the gentle pace with stops along the way. distance chart so you can gauge
authentic Australian experience. The tours are flexible: some can be the distances between the major
linked to create a longer driving cities in Australia.
The Drives holiday; or they can be dipped into as
The main section of the guide is day trips while based in a region.
divided into drives, ranging from two
to seven days in duration. The tours
can all be driven in a standard vehicle,
although there are a few excursions
suitable for 4WD vehicles only.
The drives encompass every region
of the country, from the glorious
beaches of Queensland’s Sunshine
Coast to the wilderness of the
Top far left Driving in the Flinders Ranges, South
Australia Top left Hay bale at a Shepherds Flat
farm, Central Victoria Centre far left Night view of
Perth’s waterfront centre Centre left Roadside
letterboxes in front of Mount Roland, Tasmania Far
left Bakery in Hobart, Tasmania Left Two Peoples
Bay Nature Reserve, Western Australia Right
Sculpture at Wave Rock, Western Australia
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