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Old 20-07-2013, 10:41 AM   #1
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Default Route from Bundaberg to Syd

Taking delivery of a new car this afternoon. What route options are there, an road quality, conditions, cameras, etc? Would like a route that is less travelled and as few trucks as possible.

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Old 20-07-2013, 11:33 AM   #2
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Go south......

There are 3 main routes, two are full of trucks (New England and Newell) and the other full of tourists (Pacific/Bruce).
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Old 20-07-2013, 05:32 PM   #3
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Bundy > Childers > Isis Hwy / Burnett Hwy to Goomeri > Nanango > Yarraman > New England to Toowoomba > Warwick > Armidale > Walcha > Bucketts Way to Raymond Terace > Pac Hwy / F3 to Sidiney.
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Old 20-07-2013, 05:45 PM   #4
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go down new England to casino cut across to Grafton if your in a hurry.
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Old 20-07-2013, 05:46 PM   #5
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Default Re: Route from Bundaberg to Syd

Mate just go the bruce and pacific ,pretty good road from Coroy down to Sydney now i believe ,if you dont want to run with trucks go in the daylight hours .A lot of trucks are not on the roads on the weekend days
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Old 20-07-2013, 06:40 PM   #6
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Default Re: Route from Bundaberg to Syd

If using the highways, drive overnight. Trucks don't hang around or muck around.

Night - you get there.
Day - you go crazy trying to get there.

Caravans, tourists, families, yocals - yukky!

If you not familar with roads, stick to bruce & pacific. Kempsey bypassed and at least on main roads you get rest areas, well lit (at times) and servo's regularly.
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Old 20-07-2013, 06:53 PM   #7
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Agree, driving at night most truck drivers are considerate as well.
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Old 20-07-2013, 06:55 PM   #8
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Default Re: Route from Bundaberg to Syd

Planning on a trip, on the Leichardt, Newell highways in September, I will be travelling patiently with the trucks and grey nomads during the day, I fear meeting up with skippy driving at night, also I have never been on these roads before, so more daylight vision the better.
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Old 20-07-2013, 07:28 PM   #9
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Default Re: Route from Bundaberg to Syd

I have driven from toowoomba to hervey bay on friday and there is lots of road works and pot holes to watch out for from maryborough to highfields(10min north of toowoomba. But one bonus heaps of long striaght runs to stretch the falcons legs(which i had a fair go). Just watch for pot holes especially from nanango to crows nest
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Old 20-07-2013, 08:23 PM   #10
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Big vote here for the pacific hwy at night. With the bypasses, this is a smooth and stress free run.
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Old 21-07-2013, 05:57 PM   #11
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For a bottle of Bundy Rum Liqueur I could tell you a short cut
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Old 22-07-2013, 12:35 AM   #12
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Bundy > Childers > Isis Hwy / Burnett Hwy to Goomeri > Nanango > Yarraman > New England to Toowoomba > Warwick > Armidale > Walcha > Bucketts Way to Raymond Terace > Pac Hwy / F3 to Sidiney.
Just a heads up. Road after walcha was in disrepair. Potholes and corrugations. Also had a very close encounter with a bear sized wombat in middle of the road. Thank Germany for DSC otherwise there would be one less new gt335 on the road, or even worse I would not be writing this.
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Old 22-07-2013, 08:08 AM   #13
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Last I did the trip I did it at night. Sure skippy is harder to see but the trucks tend to sit over the speed limit. Wedge yourself in between a pair and just cruise on down.
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