Starting in Mackay, your platypus seeking adventure starts by travelling 60 kilometres west on the Mackay-Eungella Road, weaving through paddocks of Pioneer Valley sugar cane farms. Country towns full of charm such as Gargett, Pleystowe, Marian and Mirani are worth exploration on your way through. Feeling peckish? Stop at the famous Pinnacle Pub for one of its delicious pies.