Cairns to Darwin

In July 2016 I started my tour by flying north to Cairns.  This trip saw me riding west across the Savannah Way.  There were plenty of dirt roads, billabongs, water crossings and great people along the way.

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The route I ended up taking

Cairns to Darwin Journal >

• Day 1-3     : Cairns to Innot Hot Springs
• Day 4-6     : Innot Hot Springs To Georgetown
• Day 7-9     : Georgetown to Croydon
• Day 10-12 : Croydon to Bushcamp 88km after Normanton
• Day 13-15 : Bushcamp to Running Creek
• Day 16-18 : Running Creek to Lawn Hill
• Day 19-21 : Lawn Hill to Hell’s Gate
• Day 22-24 : Hell’s Gate to Borroloola
• Day 25-27 : Borroloola to the Southern Lost City
• Day 28-30 : Southern Lost City to Tomato Island
• Day 31-33 : Tomato Island to Bitter Springs
• Day 34-36 : Bitter Springs to Nitmiluk National Park
• Day 37-39 : Edith Falls to Burrell Creek
• Day 40-42 : Burrell Creek to Darwin​

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Useful resources

• The Savannah Way
• ​Lawn Hill Gorge