Fairview Wrotham Road
Fairview
Wrotham Road is in southern central Cape York.
It's a shortcut from PDR to BDR,
... with Fairview Station in the northern,
... and Wrotham Station in the southern end.
After leaving Fairview on the PDR,
... the road goes past Koolburra Station,
... and continues,
... good and straight,
... to the Kimba turnoff.
After that, a gew grids,
... gates ...
... and dustholes,
... it comes to the Fairlight Station.
Fairlight Station
It goes past the homestead, 
... then there are gates,
... gates and more gates,
... whether open or closed you have to leave them they way you found them.
There are a few hills,
... and then you cross the Palmer River,
... which is dry late in the dry season.
Palmerville Station
You are now on Palmerville Station, 
... and there is the turnoff to Maytown,
... on Palmer River Goldfields,
... and the Whites Creek Road.
There are more gates,
... some cattle,
... and even some very nice telegraph line poles,
... as the road continues south ...
... a little hilly at times,
... with some beautiful soil colours,
... signs,
... and many more gates,
... beautiful stringybark trees,
... more signs,
... and at times you can see ...
... some beautiful washouts,
... and rock formations similar to Mt Mulligan.
Mt Mulgrave
Soon you have left the Palmerville land, 
... and are coming to Mount Mulgrave.
This is the last leg of this road,
... and you first have the crossing of Mitchell River,
... which should be dry late in the dry season.
The road then continues ...
... across some grids ...
... and through some gates ...
... and paddocks,
... and flocks of brolgas flying past,
... and soon you are ...
... in the end of it on the Burke Developmental Road.
Full information about this road and others is in the Destination Guide.
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