Highway 1 (Australia)
Photo: Evad37 Original author of GIS data: © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2013., CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Highway 1 of Australia is with a length of 14,500 km (9,000 mi), the longest national highway in the world. It can be considered a giant "ring road" as it, except for a few shortcuts, follows the entire coastline of mainland Australia. Part of the road also traverses Tasmania.
UnderstandCircumnavigating mainland Australia, this road goes through all states and their capitals and through or near most major attractions in Australia (two major omissions being Canberra and Uluru).
PrepareRead up on driving in Australia before going on a trip like this.
Get inIf you come from abroad you will probably arrive by plane to one of the state capitals and buy or rent the vehicle that you will make the trip with.
GoAs this is a circular itinerary, you can complete it by starting at any point and travel either clockwise or anticlockwise until you're back where you started.
Stay safeSafety advice given in the Driving in Australia article also applies to this itinerary.
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- Photo: Evad37 Original author of GIS data: © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2013., CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons