The Bucketts Way
Articles to do with stuff in, around or related to the region surrounding the 100 mile road that is steeped in history. Journeying through four council areas, there’s a lot to see and learn about the area, but you must know where to look!
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The Bucketts Way is a country road linking Gloucester to Taree and Raymond Terrace, in New South Wales, Australia. It was named after the Bucketts, a prominent hillock near Gloucester. At the length of about 160 kilometres, it was the former alignment of the Pacific Highway between Raymond Terrace and Taree from 1928 until 1952.
On the south, the Bucketts Way branches off the Pacific Highway a few kilometres south of Karuah. It then roughly follows the course of Wards River northwards until Gloucester. The North Coast Railway line runs parallel with it from Stroud to Gloucester. At Gloucester, taking Thunderbolts Way leads to the Northern Tablelands and various other national parks and riverside camping reserves along the way. The Bucketts Way continues to eastwards to Krambach and then to Taree where it rejoins the Pacific Highway.
It provides access to the Barrington Tops National Park, and is used by tourists as a very scenic alternative to the Pacific Highway. The Bucketts Way travels through four council areas: Port Stephens, Great Lakes, Gloucester and Greater Taree.