McDonalds Restaurant
26-28 Browns Plains Road(opposite Grande Plaza Shopping Centre), Browns Plains
Logan City
at 0kmAccess Road to Mt Lindesay Hwy
at 0kmMt Lindesay Hwy
at 2kmProceed towards Jimboomba and Beaudesert
Jimboomba
at 21kmContinue south on the Mt Lindesay Hwy to Beaudesert
Veresdale
at 32kmBeaudesert
at 41kmContinue south towards Rathdowney, turning right in Beaudesert township, but you will be turning off prior to Rathdowney at Innisplain
Innisplain
at 66kmTurn left into Innisplain Road. Mind your speed as there are some steep entrances and exits on the creek crossings. We were unable to organise sole use of this road so there will be other vehicles on the road - be cosiderate.
Road side sign re "Toll/Collection Booth"
at 69kmAt the top of the range is the border crossing between NSW and Qld where the tick gates are still manned DO NOT STOP AT THE TOLL/COLLECTION BOOTH-it will cause a traffic jam. We will organise the toll
Running Creek Road
at 72kmInnisplain Road will turn into Running Creek Road at about here-continue along Running Creek Road
Along with the amazing rainforests, the highlight is the spe...
at 85kmAlong with the amazing rainforests, the highlight is the spectacular railway engineering feat of the Border Loop and a treat for rail enthusiasts.
Running Creek Road will become the Lions Road
at 88kmBuilt as a Lions Club project to allow travellers to visit the forests, the Lions Road criss-crosses Running Creek and Gradys Creek on the Queensland and New South Wales border at the famous tick gate.
Lions Road
at 91kmRunning Creek Road will become the Lions Road. Continue on towards Coogal
NSW Police
at 91kmRemember you are about to enter NSW and the police here are not as nice as the Qld kind.
NSW/QLD Border
at 92kmCollection Box- DO NOT STOP - WE WILL ORGANISE A CONTRIBUTION
Turnoff for the lookout
at 94kmLookout turnoff 150 meters. You have the option of going to the lookout or continuing to our COFFEE STOP 15 minutes away
Lookout Turnoff
at 94kmLookout is approximately 500meters. Drive with care- if we have 30 cars or more they will not all fit. Turn off here or continue to "Ripples on the Creek"
Lookout
at 95kmTo enable trains to cross the Border Ranges, engineers had to find a means of gaining altitude at a reasonable gradient. The answer was this ingenious spiral loop.
Coogal
at 99kmGrady's Creek Road
at 101kmThe Lions Road will become Grady's Creek Road and we will follow this all the way to Summerland Way.
Loadstone
at 104kmGrady's Creek
at 106kmMORNING COFFEE STOP
at 107kmAround here is a Cafe/Restaurant called "Ripples on the Creek" on the LHS of the road at a creek crossing. This is our stopping point for morning tea.
The Risk
at 113kmSummerland Way
at 117kmTurn left into Summerland Way and head for Kyogle
Entering New South Wales
Kyogle
at 133kmIn Kyogle, turn left into Fawcetts Plain Rd (at Nimbin & Murwillumbah sign), then right (about 1km later) into Kyogle Road and head for Uki and Muwillumbah
Lillian Rock
at 159kmBlue Knob
at 165kmUki
at 188kmContinue to Murwillumbah
Outer Murwillumbah
at 200kmKyogle Road will become Riverview Street
Left into Wollumbin Street
at 201kmBridge across the Tweed River
at 202kmRoundabout
at 202kmLeft into Tweed Valley Way
Riverside Drive
at 210kmTurn left into Riverside Drive
LUNCH VENUE
at 211kmYou are looking for Tumbulgum Tavern
North Tumbulgum
at 212kmTweed River
at 212kmTurn left after the bridge into Terranora Road
Left into Dulguigan Road
at 215kmDulgulgan Road
at 215kmTomewin Road
at 223kmLeft into into Tomewin Road
Numinbah Road
at 226kmRight into Numinbah Road
Crystal Creek
at 233kmUpper Crystal Creek
at 237kmChillingham
at 240kmNuminbah
at 246kmNatural Bridge
at 258kmPindari Hills
at 270kmLeft into Nerang Murwillumbah Road
Advancetown
at 282kmOut skirts of Nerang
at 287kmLeft into Nathan/Murwillumbah Road
Entering Queensland
Gold Coast
at 287kmMt Nathan
at 289kmMt Nathan Road turns into Beaudesert Nerang Road
Maudsland Rd
at 293kmTurn right into Maudsland Road
Maudsland
at 295kmOutskirts of Oxenford
at 302kmMaudsland Road becomes Tamborine Oxenford Road
Oxenford
at 304kmTurn left at the roundabout onto the Old Pacific Hwy. This is the end of the drive but there is a shopping Centre on the right if coffee is required.