Savannah Way — Cairns to Normanton via the GulfSavannah.
Distance
710 km
Duration
3 days
Climb
1,100 m
Savannah Way — Cairns to Normanton via the Gulf Savannah.
The Queensland leg of the Savannah Way, climbing from tropical Cairns onto the Atherton Tablelands and out across the Gulf Savannah to Normanton. Lava tubes at Undara, gold-rush heritage at Croydon and the Gulflander railway — mostly sealed but genuinely remote outback touring.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance710 km
Days3
Total climb1,100 m
Fuel stops1 along route
DifficultyModerate
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3 days, 3 moods.
A suggested split across 3 days with 6 waypoints to discover along the way.
CairnsStart · Tropical-coast start. Climb the Gillies or Kuranda Range onto the Atherton Tablelands, then turn west into the Gulf Savannah.
RavenshoeScenic Point · Queensland's highest town at 930m — cool air, nearby Millstream Falls and a ridgeline wind farm. A good fuel and coffee stop.
Undara Volcanic National ParkOvernight · Overnight at Undara, home to some of the world's longest lava tubes from a single volcano. Take the guided tube walk; sleep in restored railway carriages.
GeorgetownFuel Stop · Old gold town and Gulf Savannah service hub — fuel, the TerrEstrial mineral gallery, and the last big town before Croydon.
CroydonOvernight · 1880s gold-rush town, once the Gulf's largest. Wander the heritage precinct and the Gulflander railway terminus. Overnight here.
NormantonEnd · Road's end in the Gulflander town. See Krys the giant croc replica and the purple 1891 railway station — gateway to Karumba and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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