Gunnedah to Newcastle road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops

Gunnedah to Newcastle road trip: Scone to Singleton

After Scone, the first town is Aberdeen, where you can hang out by the Hunter River in Jefferson Park. Otherwise, underwhelming Muswellbrook is next up.

Once you’ve taken your cheesy tourist photo of the Blue Heeler Dog Statue in Muswellbrook, it’s time to head south-east along the New England Highway.

Gunnedah to Newcastle drive: Lake Liddell and Singleton

Ordinarily, the first potential road trip stop on the Muswellbrook to Newcastle section of the drive would be Lake Liddell. Alas, at the time of writing it is closed for recreational use due to the presence of an amoeba that can cause rare but fatal brain infections.

Best, in that case, to keep going towards Singleton, where you can admire the Singleton Sundial and get a local history fix at the Singleton Historical Society and Museum.

Click through to the next section: The edge of the Hunter Valley.