The Opal Route
The Pub Route
Distance
180km
Puns Stops
4
Duration
1-3 days
Time
3hrs
The Opal Route could take a few hours, or a lifetime, depending on your frame of mind. There are certainly many long-term residents in the opal fields that ‘only came for a look’ – be careful!
The route departs Walgett for Lightning Ridge, a well travelled, sealed road that crosses the Namoi and Barwon Rivers before making a bee-line North towards the famous opal town.
