Gillies Highway Gillies Range Road | |
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| Gillies Range Road (black and green) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 52 |
| Major junctions | |
| NE end |  Bruce Highway, (State Route A1), Gordonvale, Queensland |
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| SW end |  Kennedy Highway, (National Route 1), Atherton, Queensland |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Yungaburra |
| Highway system | |
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The Gillies Highway is a road that runs from Gordonvale in the Cairns Region through the Gillies Range (part of the Great Dividing Range) to Atherton in the Tablelands Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[1] Its official name is Gillies Range Road, and it was originally known as the Cairns Range Road.
It is a state-controlled regional road (number 642).[2][3]
The highway is known for its 263 corners, and 800 m elevation change in only 19 km of road.[1] It is a popular tourist drive and has a number of lookouts.[4]
- ^ a b "Atherton Tableland". cairns.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "North Queensland Region map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Far North District map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Atherton Tablelands: From Cairns". Tropical Tablelands Tourism. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.