List of tourist drives in Queensland explained

List of tourist drives in Queensland includes numbered and un-numbered routes. Most routes have an official name, but some have been named in this article based on the region in which they occur. Some duplication of numbers exists where the Queensland Government and a local authority have each chosen the same number for use in different regions. General information about tourist drives in Queensland can be found here: https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/holiday-travel/scenic.

Unless stated otherwise, all distance and road name information in this article is derived from Google Maps.

Strategic touring routes

See main article: State Strategic Touring Routes in Queensland. State Strategic Touring Routes are road routes in Queensland, Australia, which have been identified as significant to motoring tourists. These are the primary routes used by tourists as they provide the connections between popular tourist locations, and consequently have high volumes of tourist traffic. Standardised road signage is used to identify the route itself, with "Welcome to" signage at towns and districts of interest to tourists, as well as "turn off" signage to natural attractions.[1]

RouteComponent roads and streetsFromViaToLengthNotes
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Adventure Way[2]
BrisbaneToowoomba, Dalby, St George, Cunnamulla, ThargomindahDurham11521NaN1Continues to Innamincka, South Australia. Length (from reference) is from Brisbane to Innamincka.

Australia's Country Way[3]
RockhamptonMonto, Wondai, Kingaroy, Yarraman, Toowoomba, WarwickWallangarra16151NaN1Continues to Sydney. Length (from reference) is from Rockhampton to Sydney.

Capricorn Way[4]
Capricorn HighwayRockhampton, AlphaBarcaldine5791NaN1Length is from reference.

Great Inland Way[5]
HebelSt George,, GordonvaleCairnsContinues from Hebel to Sydney.

Leichhardt Way[6]
GoondiwindiRockhamptonContinues from Goondiwindi to Melbourne.

Matilda Way[7]
KarumbaBarringunContinues to Bourke, New South Wales.

Overlanders Way[8]
Townsville, Cloncurry, Mount IsaCamoowealContinues to Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.

Pacific Coast Way[9]
CairnsTownsville, Mackay, Gympie, BrisbaneCoolangattaContinues to Sydney.

Savannah Way[10]
Cairns Hells Gate Roadhouse Continues to Broome, Western Australia.Alternate Routes:[11]
  • 40 Mile Scrub, Forsayth, Einasleigh, Georgetown
  • Mt Surprise, Chillagoe, Normanton
  • Burketown, Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill), Doomadgee

Warrego Way[12]
BrisbaneCharlevilleBirdsville15781NaN1Length from reference.

Un-numbered tourist drives

RouteComponent roads and streetsFromViaToLengthNotes
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Brisbane Valley Drive
  • Brisbane Valley Highway
  • D'Aguilar Highway
Blacksoil
  • Fernvale
  • Esk
  • Toogoolawah
  • Blackbutt
Yarraman

The Canecutter Way[13]
Kurrimine Beach
  • Mena Creek
  • Paronella Park
  • Mamu Tropical Skywalk
Innisfail

Cobb and Co Tourist Drive[14]
IpswichGrandchesterToowoomba1201NaN1Length from reference.


Dingo Barrier Fence Drive[15]
  • Dalby Jandowae Road
  • Lyndley Connection Road
  • Lyndley Lane
  • Fletchers Road
Jandowae1101NaN1


Granite Belt Drive[16]
Granite Belt DriveDalveenCottonvale, ThulimbahThe Summit121NaN1Loop route from and to New England Highway. Length from reference. Signed as

Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive[17]
  • Mossman–Daintree Road
  • Cape Tribulation Road
Smithfield, Cairns
  • Rex Lookout
  • Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas
  • Mossman Gorge
  • Alexandra Lookout
Cape Tribulation1251NaN1


Great Bunya Drive[18]
  • Toowoomba Connection Road
  • Warrego Highway
  • Dalby Jandowae Road
  • MacAllister Bell Road
  • Bunya Highway
  • Bunya Mountains Road
  • Maidenwell Bunya Mountain Road
  • Kingaroy Cooyar Road
  • Nanango Tarong Road
  • D’Aguilar Highway
  • Bunya Highway
  • Wide Bay Highway
  • Bruce Highway
ToowoombaDalby, Bunya Mountains, Nanango, Kingaroy, Wondai, Murgon, GoomeriGympie3241NaN1Length from reference.


Hibiscus Coast Tourist Drive[19]
  • Bruce Highway
  • Mount Ossa–Seaforth Road
  • Yakapari–Seaforth Road
  • Cape Hillsborough Road
  • Kuttabul–Mount Jukes Road
The Leap (Mackay)Calen
  • Mount Jukes
  • Seaforth
  • Haliday Bay
  • Cape Hillsborough
  • Kuttabul

Mission Beach Drive
  • Tully Mission Beach Road
  • El Arish Mission Beach Road
Tully
  • Mission Beach
El Arish


Northern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive[20]
  • Anzac Avenue
  • Klinger Road
  • Boardman Road
  • Griffith Road
  • Newport Drive
  • Endeavour Esplanade
  • Oyster Point Esplanade
  • Thurecht Parade
  • Bird O'Passage Parade
  • Reef Point Esplanade
  • Second Avenue (Scarborough)
  • Fortune Street
  • Fifth Avenue
  • Landsborough Avenue
  • Kennedy Esplanade
  • Flinders Parade
  • Griffith Road
  • Prince Edward Parade
  • Redcliffe Parade
  • Marine Parade
  • Margate Parade
  • Whytecliffe Parade
  • Gayundah Esplanade
  • Lilla Street
  • Woodcliffe Crescent
  • Oxley Avenue
  • Hornibrook Esplanade
  • Houghton Highway
  • Hornibrook Highway
  • Beaconsfield Terrace
  • Nineteenth Avenue
  • Flinders Parade
  • Cliff Street
  • Second Avenue (Sandgate)
  • Brighton Road
  • Bowser Parade (northbound only)
  • Seymour Street
  • Eagle Terrace
  • Park Parade
  • Swan Street
  • Shorncliffe Parade
  • Allpass Parade
  • Sinbad Street
  • Palm Avenue
  • Rainbow Street
  • Board Street
RothwellRedcliffeDeagon361NaN1Length from reference.


Pioneer Valley Drive [21] [22]
Walkerston (Mackay)Broken River, Eungella National ParkMarian, (Eton), (Kuttabul), Kinchant Dam, Mirani, Cattle Creek, Pinnacle, Finch Hatton Gorge, Eungella122km


Shearer's Way[23]
StanthorpeGlenlyonTexasExtension of Tourist Drive 8 from Glenlyon Dam to Texas. Signed as


Southern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive[24]
WynnumClevelandRedlands781NaN1Length from reference.


Warrego Way through Gatton
[25]
  • Eastern Drive
  • Railway Street
  • Western Drive
  • Gatton Helidon Road
GattonGranthamHelidonFormer alignment of the Warrego Highway. Part of it is signed as

Numbered tourist drives

RouteComponent roads and streetsFromViaToLengthNotes
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Tourist Drive 1
Settlers’ Route[26] [27] [28]
  • Warwick Killarney Road
  • Yangan Killarney Road
  • Warwick Yangan Road
WarwickKillarneyWarwick721NaN1Loop route


Tourist Drive 2
Paradise Dam Tourist Drive[29]
  • Goodnight Road
  • Kalliwa Road
GoodnightParadise Dam461NaN1Some sections are 4WD Only, Goes through Goodnight National Park


Tourist Drive 3
Border Rivers[30]
  • Kildonan Road
  • Yelarbon Keetah Road
GoondiwindiYelarbon


Tourist Drive 3
Cambooya
  • Toowoomba Athol Road
  • Old Wyreema Road
  • Toowoomba Karara Road
  • Cambooya Connection Road
  • New England Highway
  • Hodgson Vale Road
  • Sawpit Road
  • Wilsons Road
  • Preston Boundary Road
  • Boundary Road
  • New England Highway
  • Drayton Connection Road
ToowoombaCambooyaToowoombaLoop route


Tourist Drive 3
Green Mountains
  • Kidston Street
  • Lammington National Park Road
CanungraLammington National Park


Tourist Drive 4
Darling Downs
  • Cudmores Road
  • McGovern Road
  • Nunkulla Road
  • Felton Clifton Road
  • Mount Kent Boundary Road
  • Felton Clifton Road
  • Gatton Clifton Road
  • New England Highway
  • Greenmount Hirstvale Road
  • Budgee Road
  • Greenmount Budgee Road
  • Greenmount Clifton Road
  • Greenmount Etonvale Road
  • New England Highway
CambooyaCliftonCambooyaLoop route. Much longer southern extension of Tourist Drive 3 (Cambooya)


Tourist Drive 4
Fairbairn Dam
  • Selma Road
  • Fairbairn Dam Road
EmeraldFairbairn DamLoops back to Emerald via Gregory Hwy, Central Highlands Tourist Drive 4


Tourist Drive 5
Amiens[31]
StanthorpeAmiensThulimbah


Tourist Drive 6
Bauple Tourist Drive
  • Bauple–Woolooga Road
  • Bauple Drive
A1 Bruce HighwayBaupleA1 Bruce Highway111NaN1


Tourist Drive 6
Highland Drive[32]
  • Sugarloaf Road
  • Eukey Road
StanthorpeEukeyBallandean


Tourist Drive 7
Mount Coot–tha[33]
ToowongMount Coot-tha & BardonToowong71NaN1Loop route


Tourist Drive 7
Oracle's Way[34]
  • Amosfield Road
  • Mount Lindesay Road
  • Logan Street
  • Naas Street
  • New England Highway
  • Wallangarra Road
StanthorpeAmosfield, NSWTenterfield, NSWLoop route. Enter NSW at Dalcouth.


Tourist Drive 7
Anakie-Sapphire
  • Anakie Sapphire Road
  • Rubyvale Road
  • Rubyvale Capella Road
Anakie SidingSapphire CentralCapellaCentral Highlands Tourist Drive 7


Tourist Drive 8
Glenlyon Dam
StanthorpeGlenlyonMingoola


Tourist Drive 8
Tamborine Mountain[35]
  • Tamborine Oxenford Road
  • Macdonnell Road
  • Long Road
  • Lahey Road
  • Main Western Road
  • Geissmann Drive (part)
  • Tamborine Mountain Road
  • Beaudesert Beenleigh Road
  • Mundoolun Connection Road
  • Beaudesert–Nerang Road
  • Mount Nathan Road
OxenfordMount Tamborine, CanungraNerangAlso signed at the Junction of the Mount Lindsey Hwy and Beaudesert Nerang Road in Beaudesert


Tourist Drive 8
Arcadia Valley Loop[36]
  • Carnaravon Highway
  • Arcadia Valley Road
  • Mulcahys Road
Baffle WestArcadia ValleyLoops Route


Tourist Drive 8
Mount Nebo
  • Mount Nebo Road
The GapMount NeboGoes Through Mount Nebo, End at Intersection with Tourist Drive 9


Tourist Drive 8
Clermont-Goldfields
  • Clermont-Rubyvale Road
ClermontRubyvaleCentral Highlands Tourist Drive 8


Tourist Drive 9
Mount Glorious[37]
  • Samford Road
  • Mount Glorious Road
  • Mount Glorious Road
  • Northbrook Parkway
Ferny HillsMount GloriousLake Wivenhoe


Tourist Drive 10
Capricorn Coast[38]
BerserkerEmu Park and YeppoonBerserker1031NaN1This is a circular route from and to the northern end of the Fitzroy Bridge in Rockhampton. It is also signed as .


Tourist Drive 11
The Sunflower Route[39]
  • Rosehill Road
  • Warwick Allora Road
  • Alldridge Road
  • East Street
  • Forde Street
  • Allora Drive
  • New England Highway
WarwickAlloraWarwickLoop route


Tourist Drive 12
Fraser Coast[40]
  • Gympie Road
  • Ferry Street
  • Ann Street
  • Lions Drive
  • Queen Street
  • Neptune Street
  • Alice Street
  • Pallas Street
  • Kent Street
  • Lennox Street
  • Woodstock Street
  • Saltwater Creek Road
  • Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road
  • Booral Road
  • Elizabeth Street
  • Boat Harbour Drive
  • Charlton Esplanade
  • Miller Street
  • Pulgul Street
  • Kent Street
  • King Street
  • Elizabeth Street
  • The Esplanade
  • Martin Street
  • Tooth Street
  • Old Maryborough Road
  • Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road
  • Pialba–Burrum Heads Road
  • Burrum Heads Road
  • Old Bruce Highway
  • Steley Street
  • William Street
MaryboroughHervey BayHowardFrom Bruce Highway, Tinana to Bruce Highway, Howard


Tourist Drive 12
The Sprint Route[41]
WarwickLeyburnWarwickLoop route


Tourist Drive 14
The Cedar Route[42]
  • Warwick Yangan Road
  • Kay Road
  • Freestone Road
  • Cunningham Highway
  • Clintonvale Goomburra Road
  • Goomburra Road
  • New England Highway
WarwickGoomburraWarwickLoop route


Tourist Drive 14
  • Mulligan Highway
MareebaMount MolloyPart of the Great Barrier Reef Tourist Drive


Tourist Drive 16
Scenic Rim[43]
  • Queen Street
  • Rosewood Marburg Road
  • Waight Street
  • John Street
  • School Street
  • Ipswich Rosewood Road
  • Cunningham Highway
  • Middle Road
  • Peak Crossing Churchbank Weir Road
  • Ipswich–Boonah Road
  • Boonah–Rathdowney Road
  • Mount Lindesay Highway
  • Beaudesert Nerang Road
  • Beaudesert Beenleigh Road
MarburgRosewood, Boonah, Rarhdowney, BeaudesertTamborineEnds at an intersection with Tourist Drive 8. Left to Tamborine village, right to Canungra.

Tourist Drive 21
The Falls Drive[44] [45]
  • Acacia Street
  • Border Road
  • Spring Creek Road
Killarney
  • Browns Falls
  • Daggs Falls
  • Queen Mary Falls
  • Carrs Lookout
  • The Head
  • Croftby
CoochinJoins near Coochin. Onward options:
  • North to Boonah, south to Rathdowney.
  • Loop route: returning on same road
  • Loop route: return via Condamine River Road (may be 4WD only)


Tourist Drive 22
Kenilworth[46]
  • Eumundi Kenilworth Road
  • Maleny Kenilworth Road
  • Macadamia Drive
EumundiKenilworthMaleny


Tourist Drive 23
Blackall Range[47]
  • Landsborough Maleny Road
  • Mountain View Road
  • Maleny Stanley River Road
  • Coral Street
  • Bunya Street
  • Landsborough Maleny Road
  • Maleny Montville Road
  • Balmoral Road
  • Main Street, Montville
  • Montville Mapleton Road
  • Flaxton Drive
  • Nambour Mapleton Road
  • Netherton Street
  • National Park Road
  • Bli Bli Road
LandsboroughMalenyNambour


Tourist Drive 24
Glass House Mountains[48] [49]
Steve Irwin WayGlenviewLandsboroughBeerwahAlso signed as . For an extension to this drive that takes in much more of the Glass House Mountains, see here https://www.queenslandandbeyond.com/glass-house-mountains-scenic-drive/


Tourist Drive 25
Tanawha-Forest Glen Tourist Drive
  • Tanawha Tourist Drive
  • Owen Creek Road
TanawhaForest Glen


Tourist Drive 29
Mount Mee
DayboroMount MeeWoodfordFollows from Dayboro to D'Aguilar then follows to Woodford


Tourist Drive 32
Kerry Valley
  • Brisbane Street
  • Kerry Road
  • Darlington Connection Road
  • Widgee Creek Road
BeaudesertKerryHillview


Tourist Drive 40
Gympie City[50]
  • Brisbane Road
  • Red Hill Road
  • Apollonian Vale
  • Caledonian Hill
  • Calton Hill
  • Young Street
  • River Road
  • Monkland Street
  • Mary Street
  • Duke Street
  • Corella Road
  • Fraser Road
GympieGoes through Central Gympie


Tourist Drive 41
Opportunity Drive
  • Gatton Clifton Road
  • Felton Clifton Road
  • Sister Kenny Street
  • Nobby Connection Road
NobbyCliftonSpring CreekRuns Parallel with through most of the Route


Tourist Drive 42
Mary Valley[51]
  • Kenilworth–Skyring Creek Road
  • Tuchekoi Road
  • Mary Valley Road
  • Yabba Creek Road
  • Kandanga–Imbil Road
GympieImbilTuchekoi491NaN1


Tourist Drive 43
Cooloola-Fraser Island
  • Tin Can Bay Road
  • Rainbow Beach Road
  • Clarkson Drive
  • Inskip Avenue
  • Inskip Point Road
Tin Can BayRainbow BeachFraser Island Ferry Crosses to Fraser Island

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Driving Experiences (State Strategic Touring Routes and Tourist Drives). February 2016. Department of Transport and Main Roads. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20170527071610/http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/communityandenvironment/touristservicesigns/driving-experiences.pdf. 27 May 2017. live. 27 May 2017. Licensed CC BY 3.0 AU.
  2. Web site: Adventure Way – Queensland. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311070601/http://www.queensland.com/en-us/journey/adventure-way-queensland. 11 March 2017. live. 27 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Australia's Country Way. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20170609055355/http://www.queensland.com/en-us/journey/australias-country-way. 9 June 2017. live. 9 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Capricorn Way. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20170609063544/http://www.queensland.com/en-AU/journey/capricorn-way. 9 June 2017. live. 9 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Great Inland Way. Royal Automobile Club of Queensland. 17 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Leichhardt Highway Melbourne to Rockhampton. Royal Automobile Club of Queensland. 15 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Matilda Way. Outback Queensland. 18 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Overlanders Way. Outback Queensland. 19 July 2017.
  9. Web site: Pacific Coast Way. Tourism and Events Queensland. 19 July 2017.
  10. Australia Road and 4WD Atlas. Hema . Maps. 2007 . Hema Maps. Eight Mile Plains Queensland. 978-1-86500-456-3. 11-12 .
  11. Web site: Savannah Way. 30 July 2022 .
  12. Web site: Warrego Way. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20170609065421/http://www.queensland.com/en-AU/journey/warrego-way. 9 June 2017. live. 9 June 2017.
  13. Web site: The Canecutter Way . tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au . 9 July 2022.
  14. Web site: Cobb & Co Tourist Drive . Queensland.com . 11 November 2020.
  15. Web site: Wild Dog Barrier Fence Tour . Queensland Government . 29 January 2024.
  16. Web site: Granite Belt Drive . Southern Downs Regional Council . 8 November 2020.
  17. Web site: Great Barrier Reef Drive roadsign . 2022 . 19 July 2022.
  18. Web site: The Great Bunya Drive . Discover South Burnett . 8 November 2020.
  19. Web site: Sign showing Mackay area tourist drives . 27 June 2022 . Mackay Regional Council . 27 June 2022.
  20. Web site: Northern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive . Queensland Government . 8 November 2020.
  21. Web site: Sign showing Mackay area tourist drives . 27 June 2022 . Mackay Regional Council . 27 June 2022.
  22. Web site: Pioneer Valley Driving Itinerary (Mackay – Finch Hatton – Eungella National Park) . Mackay Tourism . 4 July 2022.
  23. Web site: Shearer's Way . Southern Downs Regional Council . 8 November 2020 .
  24. Web site: Southern Moreton Bay Tourist Drive . Queensland Government . 8 November 2020.
  25. Web site: Confusion over Warrego Way in Gatton . Gatton Star . 4 July 2018 . 11 November 2020.
  26. Web site: Settlers' Route . Southern Downs Regional Council . 9 November 2020.
  27. Web site: South-east Queensland coast (Map 7) . Queensland Government . 28 June 2016 . 9 November 2020.
  28. Web site: Scenic Country drives from Warwick . Queensland.com . 11 November 2020.
  29. Web site: Paradise Dam Tourist Drive (Good Night Scrub National Park) . 8 January 2019 . brownsigns.net.au . 9 January 2024.
  30. Web site: Border Rivers Tourist Drive . 2 September 2020 . Goondiwindi Region . 22 November 2020.
  31. Web site: South-west Queensland Downs (map 6) . Queensland Government . 28 June 2016 . 9 November 2020.
  32. Web site: Highland Drive . Southern Downs Regional Council . 9 November 2020.
  33. Web site: Mount Coot-tha Tourist Drive . Road Photos & Information: Queensland . 3 November 2019 . 10 November 2020.
  34. Web site: Oracle's Way . Southern Downs Regional Council . 9 November 2020.
  35. Web site: Gold Coast and surrounding areas (map 7D) . Queensland Government . 28 June 2016 . 10 November 2020.
  36. Web site: The Arcadia Valley Loop . Queensland Government . 28 June 2016 . 29 January 2024.
  37. Web site: Mount Glorious Tourist Drive . Road Photos & Information: Queensland . 3 November 2019 . 10 November 2020.
  38. Web site: Capricorn and southern Queensland coast (maps 4 and 5) . Queensland Government . 28 June 2016 . 11 November 2020.
  39. Web site: The Sunflower Route . Southern Downs Regional Council . 9 November 2020.
  40. Web site: Fraser Coast not so pretty . Fraser Coast Chronicle . 16 November 2010 . 11 November 2020.
  41. Web site: The Sprint Route . Southern Downs Regional Council . 9 November 2020.
  42. Web site: The Cedar Route . Southern Downs Regional Council . 9 November 2020.
  43. Web site: Brisbane and surrounding areas (map 7C) . Queensland Government . 28 June 2016 . 10 November 2020.
  44. Web site: The Falls Drive . Southern Downs Regional Council . 9 November 2020.
  45. Web site: Condamine River Road . 21 May 2018 . Queensland and beyond . 11 November 2020.
  46. Web site: Kenilworth Tourist Drive . Road Photos & Information: Queensland . 3 November 2019 . 10 November 2020.
  47. Web site: Blackall Range Tourist Drive . Road Photos & Information: Queensland . 17 December 2019 . 10 November 2020.
  48. Web site: Glass House Mountains Tourist Drive . Road Photos & Information: Queensland . 3 November 2019 . 10 November 2020.
  49. Web site: Caloundra and surrounding areas (map7B) . Queensland Government . 28 June 2016 . 11 November 2020.
  50. Web site: Gympie City Tourist Drive . Queensland Government . 29 January 2024.
  51. Web site: Mary Valley Tourist Drive . Road Photos & Information: Queensland . 3 November 2019 . 10 November 2020.