Malones Gap

Malones 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 Malones 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 Malones Gap — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -17.11667, 145.01667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Malones Gap

• Hann Tableland National Park · sanctuary · Mareeba Shire · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hou Wang Temple · museum · Tablelands Regional · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hasties Swamp National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tinaroo Falls · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~71 km · Must-see
• Herberton Range Conservation Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~71 km · Must-see
• Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park · cave · Mareeba Shire · ~73 km · Must-see
• Arringunna Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~13 km
• Eight Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~21 km
• Bulls Pinnacles · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~29 km
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~30 km
• Fomer Brickworks · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~34 km
• "Arthur Berlin" ore bins · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~34 km
• Eureka Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~36 km
• Black Bridge railway crossing · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~39 km
• Former narrow gauge railway crossing · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~45 km
• Dinosaur Foot Print · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~45 km
• Billing Knob · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~47 km
• Ngarrabullgan · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Malones Gap

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Malones Gap

• Mount Quincan · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount Carbine Tableland · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~98 km · Must-see
• Walshs Pyramid · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~104 km · Must-see
• Devils Thumb / Manjal Jimalji · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mount Bartle Frere (South Peak) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~113 km · Must-see
• Centre Peak (Bellenden Ker Range) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mount Alexandra · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~134 km · Must-see
• Thornton Peak · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~141 km · Must-see
• Arringunna Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~13 km
• Eight Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~21 km

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