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Title: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: broncos11 on April 28, 2015, 12:06:16 PM: Guys

Have to go to Tamworth tomorrow for sons rep footy. What's the best route from Kingscliff? Pacific or New England highway. Similar time and km's????

Dave
Title: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: scarpsD40 on April 28, 2015, 12:22:15 PM: From my repping days, i would go Tenterfield, Glen Innes, Armidale, Tamworth
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: Steffo1 on April 28, 2015, 12:41:43 PM: Suggested return route would be......Tamworth-Armidale-Wollomombi-West Kunderang (2 days min)-Grafton-Kingscliff.
Just my thoughts ;D
Steve

p.s. I wouldn't be taking the new vehicle to West!
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: noel_w on April 28, 2015, 02:22:28 PM: Personally I would go to Grafton then Glen Armidale Tamworth. The road from Casino to Tenterfield was a dogs breakfast last time I drove it.
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: edz on April 28, 2015, 02:39:35 PM: If you dont mind a bit of twisty hilly stuff, usualy little traffic, the way we go down to family at Armidale is : Exit 3.30am Tweed > Grafton [ aprox 2 hrs ] fuel / brekky . Grafton > nymboider > ebor > Woollo > Armidale [ aprox 2.5 hrs ] then onto Tamworth [ from memory another 2+hrs ] roughly 410 klm to Armidale ..on map if you go straight from Tweed to Grafton > Armidale
http://www.distancesfrom.com/au/map-from-Tweed-Heads-to-Armidale-via-Kyogle-Casino-Grafton-Nymboida-Ebor/MapHistory/5303558.aspx?IsHistory=1&GMapHistoryID=5303558 (http://www.distancesfrom.com/au/map-from-Tweed-Heads-to-Armidale-via-Kyogle-Casino-Grafton-Nymboida-Ebor/MapHistory/5303558.aspx?IsHistory=1&GMapHistoryID=5303558)
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: dazzler on April 28, 2015, 03:06:06 PM: Quote from: Steffo1 on April 28, 2015, 12:41:43 PM
Suggested return route would be......Tamworth-Armidale-Wollomombi-West Kunderang (2 days min)-Grafton-Kingscliff.
Just my thoughts ;D
Steve

p.s. I wouldn't be taking the new vehicle to West!

And tow the expanda so I can do it next month. Or not. Depending on the outcome!
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: jmorgan1981 on April 28, 2015, 03:38:20 PM: We lived in Tamworth and when we would head back to our folks place in Casino and Evans Head.
We tried all possible routes.

Tamworth, Armidale, Ebor, Grafton was the quickest and the road isn't to bad.

As for Grafton north I'm not 100%.

I would probably head Casino, Lismore, Ballina. Just so I don't have to drive the Grafton to Ballina part of the Pacific Hwy.
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: Hairs on April 28, 2015, 06:43:19 PM: G'day Dave,
I'd go down the Pacific Hwy to Grafton, then from Grafton take the Armidale rd to Armidale then Tamworth,
Google Maps (https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Tamworth,+New+South+Wales/Kingscliff+NSW/@-29.3534415,151.1396167,7z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b0a98b63842d61f:0x50609b490442970!2m2!1d150.9303741!2d-31.091085!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b90ff53eb345dcb:0x50609b490442ff0!2m2!1d153.5757252!2d-28.2558572)
Last time I traveled the Armidale Rd it was good, not as wide as the main H/ways tho, but still a good drive.
Hope this helps.
:cheers:
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: baldheadedgit on April 28, 2015, 08:20:37 PM: If you go thru Tenterfield, give me a wave.....staying in the "Henry parks" motel, working at the defence force base in Jennings...

BHG
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: broncos11 on April 28, 2015, 09:16:20 PM: Thanks guys.
Down to Grafton and across it is.
Will have Clocked a few K's this last week in the new little Kia Cerato. Sydney and back and now Tamworth and back. Wife's angry I've stolen her car!!

Dave
Title: Re: Kingscliff to Tamworth
Post by: Team Evil on April 28, 2015, 09:42:04 PM: Casino to Grafton is a great road, no traffic ..