Carnarvon Gorge

Southern Queensland Road Trip, October 2015

Goondiwindi – Miles – Roma – Carnarvon Gorge – Longreach – Emerald – Rockhampton – Brisbane –  Goondiwindi

Goondiwindi to Carnarvon Gorge
We leave Goondiwindi at 8.15am for the long drive to Carnarvon Gorge, and estimate it will take about 7.5 hours. We decide to travel via Miles, to see the Miles Historical Village & Museum.

We are in the Western Downs region of Queensland. While the Leichhardt Highway is bitumen and very straight, it is quite bumpy and not the most comfortable of roads to travel on. There is very little traffic and not much in the way of scenery.

Just beyond Condamine we cross a lovely river and come to a T junction with a sign Surat/Roma to the left, and Roma via Miles to the right. We take the right towards Miles, still travelling on the Leichhardt Highway (A5). As we get closer to Miles there are wheat crops, cattle and sheep.

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Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland

Carnarvon Gorge Walk

Carnarvon Gorge Walk

Carnarvon Gorge is a spectacular place to visit in Queensland.

The Gorge is located in Central Queensland’s Highland Country, in what is called the Sandstone Belt. It is quite remote, about midway between Emerald and Roma (about a 3.5 hour drive from each town).

For us it was an ideal stopover on a road trip from Goondiwindi to Longreach – a place to spend a day to walk and experience the beauty of the gorge – steep sandstone cliffs, lush vegetation and Aboriginal rock art.

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