Ultimate Backroads + Detours

Ultimate Backroads & Detours: Australia is the latest guide from Lee Atkinson, exploring 35 of the best backroad trips and detours the country has to offer.

The perfect companion to Ultimate Road Trips: Australia and Ultimate Coastal Road Trips: Australia, Ultimate Backroads & Detours: Australia provides useful tips and descriptions for all drivers – from solo travellers to family adventurers. A hand-picked selection from each state highlights wildlife, scrumptious local eats, beautiful geographical sites and town treasures, making this the perfect guide for anyone looking to embark on an epic Australian road trip. Those looking for a longer trip can tackle one of three interstate itineraries.

For each journey there are drive difficulty ratings, a snapshot of the highlights each trip has to offer and practical information, such as drive times and weather conditions, providing you with all the information you need to discover Australia on four wheels.

Featuring notable and lesser-known roads such as Flinders Ranges, Bucketts Way, Pioneer Valley, Kimberley Coast and the Road to Nowhere, this book is the ultimate car passenger.