In the east, the road begins at an unnamed junction on the southern edge of Forty Mile Scrub National Park,  south-west of Cairns. The Gulf Developmental Road runs west before terminating at its junction with the Burke Developmental Road  south of Normanton, a total distance of . Towns along the route include Mount Surprise, Georgetown and Croydon.
The road begins at an unnamed junction on the southern edge of Forty Mile Scrub National Park, southwest of Cairns. The Gulf Developmental Road runs west before terminating at its junction with the Burke Developmental Road south of Normanton, a total distance of . Towns along the route include Mount Surprise, Georgetown and Croydon.