Cobb and Co Way

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You’re invited to relive the history of an Australian icon, with a journey along the Cobb & Co Way. This 76 kilometres journey provides a wonderful insight into the lifestyle of early settlers and the journey of passengers using the coach service. The last Cobb & Co mail service in Australia travelled from Surat to Yuleba on 14 August 1924.

Known as Tourist Drive Number Seven, please check in with the friendly Visitor Information Centre staff for updated road conditions.

For an insight into the history of the Cobb & Co Coach Service and its association with Surat, be sure to stop in at Surat’s Cobb & Co Changing Station on the corner of Burrowes and Cordelia Street.

Travel north along the Carnarvon Highway toward Roma. In 2.2 kilometre, turn right onto Frogmoor Road. In 2.6 kilometres stop in to see the Corduroys on the left. Continue on the Yuleba - Surat road stopping at all the sites along the way.

This drive includes both sealed and unsealed sections of the road. Sections of this road may not be suitable for caravans.

Journey Details

76 KM Total
2 Hours Total

Full Itinerary

Cobb and Co Way

Mode of Travel:

4x4, Car

You’re invited to relive the history of an Australian icon, with a journey along the Cobb & Co Way. This 76 kilometres journey provides a wonderful insight into the lifestyle of early settlers and the journey of passengers using the coach service. The last Cobb & Co mail service in Australia travelled from Surat to Yuleba on 14 August 1924.

Known as Tourist Drive Number Seven, please check in with the friendly Visitor Information Centre staff for updated road conditions.

For an insight into the history of the Cobb & Co Coach Service and its association with Surat, be sure to stop in at Surat’s Cobb & Co Changing Station Museum on the corner of Burrowes and Cordelia Street.

Travel north along the Carnarvon Highway toward Roma. In 2.2 kilometre, turn right onto Frogmoor Road. In 2.6 kilometres stop in to see the Corduroys on the left. Continue on the Yuleba - Surat road stopping at all the sites along the way.

This drive includes both sealed and unsealed sections of the road. Sections of this road may not be suitable for caravans.

Cobb and Co Way

Surat, Maranoa Area
Queensland 4417

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Content Provided By Maranoa Regional Council (Maranoa Tourism)

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