Outback Road Trips • Cue WA

Travelling in
the Outback

Red roads, vast skies and landscapes that seem to stretch forever. Cue is made for people who believe the journey should be every bit as memorable as the destination.

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Take the long way

The journey is part of the experience

Travelling through Cue is about far more than getting from one place to another. The road takes you through extraordinary Murchison country where red earth, salt lakes, wildlife, mining history and huge skies become part of the trip.

Cue is a natural stopping point on a much bigger outback adventure and an ideal base for exploring the wider Gascoyne Murchison.

A different kind of outback

Colour written across the landscape

Aerial view of a salt lake landscape in the Cue region

From above, the Murchison reveals another personality: sweeping bands of red, pink, white and blue across an ancient landscape shaped by water, salt and time.

Go further

Gascoyne Murchison Outback Pathways

Three self-drive routes connect the communities and stories of the Gascoyne Murchison. Each offers a different perspective on the landscape, history and people of inland Western Australia.

Cue is on the route

Miners
Pathway

Follow the story of the Murchison goldfields.

Historic mining towns, old workings, pastoral country and gold rush stories make this the pathway most closely connected with Cue.

Cue is a natural place to stop, refuel and stay a while before continuing further through the region.

Explore the Miners Pathway  →
Lizard in the red Murchison landscape near Cue
Look a little closer

Life in the
red dirt

The big landscapes get your attention first. Then you start noticing everything living within them.

Native wildlife, changing vegetation and wildflowers after good seasons are all part of exploring the Murchison.

Station country

Wool Wagon
Pathway

Follow the stories of pastoral Western Australia.

The Wool Wagon Pathway travels through station country shaped by generations of pastoral life, transport, wool production and remote communities.

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Historic inland route

Kingsford Smith
Mail Run

Follow a route shaped by early communication and travel.

The Kingsford Smith Mail Run crosses remote Gascoyne Murchison country and follows the stories of early transport, mail services and the people who connected isolated communities.

Follow the Mail Run  →
Red outback landscape in the Cue region
The Murchison

Space to
breathe

Sometimes there doesn't need to be anything there.

Red earth, blue sky, old timber and an enormous horizon are enough. Part of travelling through Cue is simply having the space and time to experience the country around you.

Before heading out

Travel
prepared

Distances are long and conditions can change quickly in remote country.

Check road conditions

Check current road information before departing, particularly after rainfall or when using unsealed roads.

Know your fuel range

Plan fuel stops and distances carefully. Services can be a considerable distance apart.

Carry water and supplies

Carry adequate drinking water, food, medication and basic emergency supplies.

Drive to the conditions

Watch for wildlife, livestock, road trains, washouts and changing road surfaces.

Tell someone your plans

For remote trips, let someone know where you're travelling and when you expect to return.

Before heading out
Check the Shire of Cue Road Report
Check current conditions for roads within the Shire of Cue before starting your journey.
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Plan the bigger adventure

Gascoyne Murchison Outback Pathways

Explore detailed self-drive routes, itineraries and travel information covering the wider Gascoyne Murchison region.

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