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New England High Country, home of amazing road trips

1 . Thunderbolts Way: Walcha to Inverell, 160 km

road trip along Thunderbolts Way is the ultimate great escape. Named after bushranger Captain Thunderbolt, the drive starts in the foothills of the BARRINGTON TOPS at GLOUCESTER then winds along the Great Dividing Range between WALCHA and INVERELL. There are superb views at every turn, but it’s the village stops along the way – like Walcha, with cafes full of motorbike memorabilia, the distillery

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