Overlanders Way Explained

The Overlanders Way is an Australian road route from Townsville in Queensland to Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. It has been designated by the Queensland Government as a State Strategic Touring Route.^[1]

The route

The route is via the Flinders Highway to Cloncurry, and then the Barkly Highway to Tennant Creek.

Outback Queensland website

The tourism organisation "Outback Queensland" has established a website titled "Overlanders Way" that provides some information about each of the following segments:^[2]

• Townsville to Charters Towers (intersection with Gregory Highway (Great Inland Way))
• Charters Towers to Hughenden
• Hughenden to Richmond
• Richmond to Julia Creek
• Julia Creek to Cloncurry (intersections with Landsborough Highway and Burke Developmental Road (Matilda Way))
• Cloncurry to Mount Isa
• Mount Isa to Camooweal

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. 17 July 2017. Licensed CC BY 3.0 AU.
2. Web site: Overlanders Way. Outback Queensland. 19 July 2017.