Spicers Gap Road Conservation Park is a part of the Main Range National Park in Australia. Spicers Gap Road is the original route between the Darling Downs and Brisbane. It was used by Cobb and Co Coaches and was later replaced by the Cunninghams Gap Road named after explorer Allan Cunningham who established the route. The road was constructed by convicts during the 19th century.
Until the late 1990s, Spicers Gap Road was a popular diversion from the Cunningham Highway for adventurous off-roaders. It was at times a challenging and rough route, usable only by 4WDs and made more difficult by the muddy clay soil that is common to the region. As a result of this increasing popularity, and the carelessness of some users, 1.6 kilometers of the road was closed to vehicles by Queensland National Parks and gazetted as a Conservation Park. This is the section at the crest of the gap and was done in order to preserve some of the road's unique 19th century engineering features.
Coordinates: 28°04′35″S 152°23′26″E / 28.07639°S 152.39056°E / -28.07639; 152.39056
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