Region:

Cairns Hinterland 

Length:

180km 

Duration:

3 hours 

Submitted By:

MC Rider 

Ride Description

A great excuse to get on your bike on the weekend and get out of town.

The ride begins in Cairns, heads south down the Bruce Highway towards Gordonvale and then off the main road heading up towards Atherton, Mareeba, Kuranda, Smithfield and looping back to Cairns.

Directions

This is a great ride along so popular and not so popular roads. Ride heads out of Cairns, south down the Bruce Highway before turning right at Gordonvale heading towards Atherton. From Atherton, the ride loops back north heading towards Mareeba and via Kuranda before arriving back in Cairns.


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Best Thing About This Ride

Beautiful scenery and roads as soon as you leave the main highway. The run up over the Lamb Range towards Atherton is awesome.

What Else to Look Out For

This is a popular tourist route as well as motorcyclists. Take it easy over long weekends in particular.