Quilpie to Eromanga to Quilpie (Return via Kyabra Road)
Points Of Interest:
- Photo opportunity at the Grey Range
- See the results of the 1937 grasshopper plague
- Oil donkey and the Inland Oil Refinery
- Australia’s Largest Dinosaur at the Natural History Museum
- Historical Walk of Eromanga
- Living History Centre in Eromanga
- Kyabra Waterhole
- Thylungra Waterhole (once the home to the Durack family of “Kings In Grass Castles” fame
- Red Sand Hills
- Baldy Top Lookout
Things to know before you go:
- Fuel is available at Eromanga via 24-hour card machine only.
- The Eromanga Living History Centre conducts guided tours. Please check times and prices prior to leaving Quilpie.
- Food & refreshments are available at the Royal Hotel or Eromanga Café.
Quilpie to Duck Creek & Sheep Station Creek to Toompine to Quilpie
Points Of Interest:
- Get a taste for fossicking at the council run fossicking area before you leave Quilpie.
- Fossick for opal at the Duck Creek & Sheep Station Creek fossicking areas (permit required)
- Visit the iconic “Pub With No Town” at Toompine and learn about this once bustling opal town.
- Keep an eye out for the things that make this quirky pub such a tourist attraction, such as the blue tractor and the “Cemery”.
- St. Finbarr’s Opal Altar, Font & Lectern
Things to know before you go:
- This trail has approx. 115km of unsealed roads.
- No mobile reception at fossicking areas.
- Fuel is not available at Toompine so be sure to fill up before you go.
- Food and refreshments are available at the Toompine Hotel.
- A fossicking permit is required for Duck Creek & Sheep Station Creek
Quilpie to Adavale to Hell Hole Gorge to Quilpie
Points Of Interest:
- Stunning scenery of the Australian Outback
- Blackwater Creek floodway memorial site
- Public phone box on stilts
- Outdoor mini museum which was once the meat house of one of the original Hotels
- Adavale historical town walk
- Historical graves at the Cemetery
- Police Hut Museum in the original Jail Cell
- Visit the Historic Adavale Pub, voted Best Bush Pub in 2012
- See the Dingo Barrier Fence
- Hell Hole Gorge National Park
- Hike and Bush walk along the stunning Gorge
- Swim in the beautiful water holes
- Birdwatch and take some amazing photos
- Picnic lunch along the Gorge
Things to know before you go:
- This trail has approx. 325km of unsealed roads
- Fuel is not available in Adavale so you will need to carry enough fuel to get to and from the National Park and back to Quilpie
- There is no mobile reception at Hell Hole Gorge National Park so it is essential to let someone know of your travel plans
- Food and refreshments are available at the Adavale Pub & General Store
Quilpie to Eromanga to Thargomindah to Cunnamula to Charleville to Quilpie
Points Of Interest:
- Baldy Top and Table Top Lookout near Quilpie
- Opal fossicking area near Quilpie
- Opal Altar at St Finbarr’s Catholic Church in Quilpie
- Eromanga Living History Centre in Eromanga
- Natural Living Museum in Eromanga
- Lake Bindegolly National Park
- Pelican Point on the Bulloo River near Thargomindah
- The Burke and Wills Dig Tree on Coopers Creek
- The Artesian Time Tunnel
- Cunnamulla Bushlands
- Artesian Mud Baths
- The Living Opal Gallery of Yowah
- Bilbies
- Cosmos Centre and Observatory
- Native Timber Walk
Things to know before you go:
- A round trip of the Natural Science’s Loop is approximately 995kms
- Suggested overnight stay destinations – Quilpie, Thargomindah, Cunnamulla, Charleville
