RV TRAVEL
Grafton , on New South Wales ’ north coast , is known for the yearly Bridge to Bridge ski race and the Jacaranda festival . But just west of Grafton is the start of a road where many a fortunes were lost and found . It ’ s known to some as The Old Glenn Innes Road . The road is not a hard drive by any standard , and it ’ s great in a soft-roader or all-wheel-drive .
As you head west out of Grafton , along the Gwydir Highway , turn left towards Buccarumbi . This road follows the route of the old Cobb & Co coach that trundled between the tablelands and Grafton , and it wasn ’ t until 1967 when the new highway was built over the Gibraltar Range .
It ’ s a pleasant 10-minute drive on the bitumen until you hit the dirt , and soon you ' ll cross the lowlying Buccarumbi Bridge . We always stop here and stretch the legs and you can see remnants of massive steel and concrete bridge supports that have been washed away by floods .
Preserved buildings such as this can be seen along the road .
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