Atherton Tablelands loop from Cairns with a caravan or motorhome
Atherton Tablelands loop from Cairns runs 205 km from Cairns to Innisfail. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 3 h 50 min behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a car and caravan and for a motorhome, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Cairns · Kuranda · Mareeba · Atherton · Malanda · Millaa Millaa · Innisfail
Is Atherton Tablelands loop from Cairns OK for a car and caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a car and caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 2 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 8% uphill on Kennedy Highway, at km 19.
- Road reports change daily out here. Motocamp checks Queensland Transport and Main Roads for the day you travel.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 205 km | 205 km |
| Driving time | 3 h 50 min | 3 h 35 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 2 km | 2 km |
| Total climb | 2,069 m | 2,069 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 57 km | 57 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 0 | 0 |
| Planned at | 3.1 m high, 14.3 m long and 6.8 t | 3.7 m high, 10 m long and 8.7 t |
Towns on the way
- Cairns · km 0
- Kuranda · km 29
- Mareeba · km 67
- Walkamin · km 84
- Atherton · km 102
- Yungaburra · km 113
- Malanda · km 122
- Millaa Millaa · km 145
- Innisfail · km 205
Caravan parks on the way
- Mindarra Holiday Village · km 0
- Cairns Sunland Leisure Park · km 2
- Cool Waters Holiday Park · km 5
- Kuranda Rainforest Accommodation Park · km 27
- Riverside Caravan Park · km 66
- Walkamin Central Van Park · km 84
- Tolga Caravan Park · km 97
- Atherton Hallorans Leisure Park · km 103
- Malanda Falls Caravan Park · km 121
- River Drive Caravan Park · km 205
- BIG4 Innisfail · km 205
- BIG 4 Innisfail Mango Tree Tourist Park · km 205
- and 8 more in the app
National park and other campgrounds
- The Billabong Kuranda · km 33
- Speewah Camping Area · km 36
- Etteleah park camping (reservation needed) · km 36
- Mareeba Lions Park · km 63
- Mareeba Rodeo Grounds · km 67
- Rocky Creek War Memorial Park · km 91
- Gallo Park · km 106
- Under The Bridge · km 158
- Henrietta Creek Camping Area · km 168
- Fred Drew Rest Area · km 200
- and 2 more in the app
Rest areas
- Cairns Esplanade · km 1 · toilets · water
- Motorist and Heavy Vehicle Rest Area (shared) with facilities · km 5 · toilets · water
- Motorist Rest Area with facilities · km 66
- Ralph Leinster park · km 67 · water
- Platypus Park · km 102 · toilets
- Rotaract Park · km 103 · toilets · water
- Malanda Falls · km 120 · toilets · water
- Milla Milla Loins Park · km 145 · toilets · water
- Henrietta creek camping ground · km 168 · toilets · water
- Anzac Memorial Park · km 205 · toilets · water
- and 8 more in the app
Dump points
- at Trinity Plains Caravan Park · km 62
- at BIG 4 NRMA Atherton Tablelands Holiday Park · km 102
Fuel stops
- Caltex · km 0
- Coles Express Shell · km 0
- Ampol · km 1
- Coles Express · km 2
- Mobil · km 2
- Edge Hill Service Station · km 4
- Puma · km 59
- Walkamin General Store · km 84
- Woolworths Petrol · km 101
- Metro Petroleum · km 204
- and 7 more in the app
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 25-foot off-road caravan or a 10-metre motorhome, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
Plan this trip for your own rig Already have Motocamp AUS? Open it hereCamps, fuel and road limits come from OpenStreetMap and state agencies, and some can be missing or out of date. Distances are along our plan. Always go by the signs on the road.