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When heading north from Tenterfield, NSW, towards Queensland, the Mount Lindsay Highway offers a scenic alternative to the main road. There are some quirky stops en route, a giant pebble and a fabulous swimming hole.

There must be simpler ways to avoid the crowds but this is a pretty effective one: the Cooloola Great Walk in Queensland is an energetic 5 day, 88 km walk through the changing landscapes of some of Australia’s largest sand dunes. Isolation guaranteed!

The mythical Carreterra Austral stretches 1,240 km through Patagonian Chile, from Puerto Montt to Villa O’ Higgins. Today, it is one of the world’s iconic road trips.