Townsend Gap

Townsend Gap: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Townsend Gap

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Townsend Gap — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -17.01667, 145.56667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Townsend Gap

• Davies Creek Falls · waterfall · Mareeba Shire · ~2 km · Must-see
• Danbulla National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tinaroo Falls · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~21 km · Must-see
• Euramoo Crater · lake · Tablelands Regional · ~21 km · Must-see
• Barron Gorge National Park · sanctuary · Mareeba Shire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Barron Falls · waterfall · Mareeba Shire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kuranda Koala Gardens · sanctuary · Mareeba Shire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rainforestation Nature Park · sanctuary · Mareeba Shire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cairns Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cairns Mosque · dargah · Cairns Regional · ~30 km · Must-see
• Walshs Pyramid · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• Yungaburra Memorial Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wooroonooran National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Tablelands Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• St Mark's Anglican Church · church · Tablelands Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• Crater Lakes National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grey Peaks National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~37 km · Must-see
• Curtain Fig National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Townsend Gap

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Townsend Gap

• Walshs Pyramid · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Quincan · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~39 km · Must-see
• Centre Peak (Bellenden Ker Range) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Bartle Frere (South Peak) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Carbine Tableland · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~91 km · Must-see
• Devils Thumb / Manjal Jimalji · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mount Alexandra · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~107 km · Must-see
• Thornton Peak · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~121 km · Must-see
• Mount Pieter Botte · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~133 km · Must-see
• Mount Tyson · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~134 km · Must-see

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