The Gillies Highway is a road that runs from Gordonvale in the Cairns Region through the Gillies Range (part of the Great Dividing Range) to Atherton in the Tablelands Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[1] Its official name is Gillies Range Road, and it was originally known as the Cairns Range Road.
View from Heales Lookout at 2,000 feet (610 m) on the Gillies Highway, circa 1935
It is a state-controlled regional road (number 642).[2][3]
The highway is known for its 263 corners, and 800 m elevation change in only 19 km of road.[1] It is a popular tourist drive and has a number of lookouts.[4]
Gillies Highway, 2009
^ ab"Atherton Tableland". cairns.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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State Route 52
Bruce Highway, (State Route A1), Gordonvale, Queensland
Kennedy Highway, (National Route 1), Atherton, Queensland
