Route
While all fifteen Southern Cross Rallies followed a four day format, there was a considerable variation in the nature of the route. All but 1969 started in Sydney, but only the first three headed south into Victoria. The last eleven were all essentially based around Port Macquarie. Over the years the event also moved to a fully special stage format, but long competitive stages were a feature of the event throughout its history.
| Year | Outline | Distance | Competitive | Percentage | Competitive Stages |
Longest Stage |
| 1966 | Sydney-Wagga-Melbourne- Canberra-Sydney |
3475 km | 2863 km | 82.4% | 45 | 164 km |
| 1967 | Sydney-Canberra-Bairnsdale- Canberra-Sydney |
km | km | km | ||
| 1968 | Sydney-Canberra-Melbourne- Albury-Sydney |
km | km | km | ||
| 1969 | Surfers Paradise-Lismore- Toowoomba-Surfers Paradise |
km | km | km | ||
| 1970 | Sydney-Port Macquarie-Sydney | km | km | km | ||
| 1971 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 2743 km | 1282 km | 46.7% | 38 | 125 km |
| 1972 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 3207 km | 1858 km | 58.0% | 34 | 235 km |
| 1973 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 3246 km | 1823 km | 56.2% | 40 | 141 km |
| 1974 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 3506 km | 1920 km | 54.7% | 48 | 145 km |
| 1975 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 3368 km | 2020 km | 60.0% | 48 | 179 km |
| 1976 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 3334 km | 2132 km | 64.0% | 48 | 215 km |
| 1977 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 2684 km | 1495 km | 55.7% | 35 | 236 km |
| 1978 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 2728 km | 1506 km | 55.2% | 34 | 205 km |
| 1979 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 2734 km | 1564 km | 57.2% | 38 | 215 km |
| 1980 | Sydney-Port Macquarie | 2616 km | 1098 km | 42.0% | 35 | 139 km |
Competitors
| Year | Starters | Finishers |
| 1966 | ||
| 1967 | 84 | 27 |
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| 1974 | 63 | 7 |
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