Took the Mt Lindesay Highway/Road from Brisbane to Tenterfield yesterday. The Pug 406 handled it very well - especially the windy bits! Got caught behind slower vehicles a couple of times, but they all turned off or pulled over after a while.
I was surprised how little of the Mt Lindesay Road is still gravel - only a section between Legume and Liston, plus a couple of sections between Wilson's Downfall and Boonoo Boonoo is unsealed. Much of the gravel is clearly being prepared for sealing in the near future.
However much of the bitumen between Woodenbong and Legume was museum quality - the only place it should still be found is in a museum of ancient road surfaces! In fact I suspect that it was the result of spraying tar over the existing road surface at the close of the bullock dray era, and then patching as required.
I caught a Landcruiser 200 series (presumably V8 diesel) just out of Woodenbong, but didn't try to pass, as the road was fairly narrow, and the V8 diesel obviously had immense torque from the way he pulled away in the straights. Eventually after a particularly rough section he pulled over - either to let his passenger be sick, or to let his shock absorbers cool down!!!
Overall an interesting drive - keen to hear others opinions and alternative routes .
Cheers
Alec
I was surprised how little of the Mt Lindesay Road is still gravel - only a section between Legume and Liston, plus a couple of sections between Wilson's Downfall and Boonoo Boonoo is unsealed. Much of the gravel is clearly being prepared for sealing in the near future.
However much of the bitumen between Woodenbong and Legume was museum quality - the only place it should still be found is in a museum of ancient road surfaces! In fact I suspect that it was the result of spraying tar over the existing road surface at the close of the bullock dray era, and then patching as required.
I caught a Landcruiser 200 series (presumably V8 diesel) just out of Woodenbong, but didn't try to pass, as the road was fairly narrow, and the V8 diesel obviously had immense torque from the way he pulled away in the straights. Eventually after a particularly rough section he pulled over - either to let his passenger be sick, or to let his shock absorbers cool down!!!
Overall an interesting drive - keen to hear others opinions and alternative routes .
Cheers
Alec