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Biking perimeter of Australia (Update)
This is a continuation to my previous thread on biking the perimeter
of Australia: http://groups.google.com/group/aus.b...ac3fbeb2c366e6 As mentioned, I was usure about what route to pick and I am thankful for your suggestions. What do you think of this route, which I picked out using my map: Brisbane Brisbane Forest Park Dundas Somerset Dam Kilcoy (- D'Aguilar HWY) Moore Nanango (- Burnett HWY) Goomeri Gayndah Eidsvold Monto Biloela (- Dawson HWY) Banana Springsure (- Gregory HWY) Emerald Clermont Belyando Crossing Charters Towers .... then going west towards Katherine From Melbourne and going north to Brisbane Sorrento Korumburra (- Gippsland HWY) Yarram Giffard Sale Bengworden Bairnsdale Bruthen Nowa Nowa (- Princess HWY) Cann River (- Monaro HWY) Rockton Cooma Queanbeyan Tarago Goulburn (there will be a small strech of gravel here going north to Taralga) Taralga Oberon Lithgow Kurrajong Colo Heights Howes Valley Singleton Gresford Dungog Stroud Road Gloucester (- Thunderbolts Way) Walcha Uralla Armidale Ebor Clouds Creek Grafton (- Summerland Way) Casino Woodenbong (Lindsay HWY) Rathdowney Brisbane Any comments and suggestions for alternatives are highly appreciated :-) As a side note: I have absolutely no clue how it looks down under in terms of roads, steepness of the roads etc. PS: We all now that the Pacific highway is very populated in terms of traffic. But when I look at Australia I see that people must chose the Hume HWY if they want to go from Melborune to Sydney og vice versa (at least if they want to go fast). Does that mean that the pacific route between Melbourne and Sydney is less populated than the part north of Sydney ... or is it crammed with RV's? Is the Pacific route only horror on weekends and holidays? Can somebody tell me when are the Holidays in Victoria, NSW and Quensland in July, August and September? Thank you in advance, Lucas Jensen |
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Biking perimeter of Australia (Update)
BikeManiac said:
Can somebody tell me when are the Holidays in Victoria, NSW and Quensland in July, August and September? This might help: http://www.oztourism.com.au/ozhols.htm Steve = : ^ ) |
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Biking perimeter of Australia (Update)
Hi Lucas
I recommend you have a look at http://www.ozbybike.com. Anthony has been riding around Australia for a bit more than a year now. Travelled from the extreme south to the extreme east, north and west and is now heading for the centre it seems. His diary might inspire you. If not, his photos definitely will. If you happen to make it to Mackay, drop in and see us, we are on the Warm Showers email list http://www.warmshowers.org Peter BikeManiac wrote: This is a continuation to my previous thread on biking the perimeter of Australia: http://groups.google.com/group/aus.b...ead/cc00ca6122 5eb069/29ac3fbeb2c366e6#29ac3fbeb2c366e6 As mentioned, I was usure about what route to pick and I am thankful for your suggestions. What do you think of this route, which I picked out using my map: Brisbane Brisbane Forest Park Dundas Somerset Dam Kilcoy (- D'Aguilar HWY) Moore Nanango (- Burnett HWY) Goomeri Gayndah Eidsvold Monto Biloela (- Dawson HWY) Banana Springsure (- Gregory HWY) Emerald Clermont Belyando Crossing Charters Towers ... then going west towards Katherine From Melbourne and going north to Brisbane Sorrento Korumburra (- Gippsland HWY) Yarram Giffard Sale Bengworden Bairnsdale Bruthen Nowa Nowa (- Princess HWY) Cann River (- Monaro HWY) Rockton Cooma Queanbeyan Tarago Goulburn (there will be a small strech of gravel here going north to Taralga) Taralga Oberon Lithgow Kurrajong Colo Heights Howes Valley Singleton Gresford Dungog Stroud Road Gloucester (- Thunderbolts Way) Walcha Uralla Armidale Ebor Clouds Creek Grafton (- Summerland Way) Casino Woodenbong (Lindsay HWY) Rathdowney Brisbane Any comments and suggestions for alternatives are highly appreciated :-) As a side note: I have absolutely no clue how it looks down under in terms of roads, steepness of the roads etc. PS: We all now that the Pacific highway is very populated in terms of traffic. But when I look at Australia I see that people must chose the Hume HWY if they want to go from Melborune to Sydney og vice versa (at least if they want to go fast). Does that mean that the pacific route between Melbourne and Sydney is less populated than the part north of Sydney ... or is it crammed with RV's? Is the Pacific route only horror on weekends and holidays? Can somebody tell me when are the Holidays in Victoria, NSW and Quensland in July, August and September? Thank you in advance, Lucas Jensen |
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:32:23 -0700, BikeManiac wrote:
Goulburn (there will be a small strech of gravel here going north to Taralga) There's no gravel between Goulburn and Taralga on the standard road, unless there's a short section of roadworks. Although it'd add a day or two, Wombeyan Caves is fairly close and has some nice pretty things to look at. It's about 25km from Taralga IIRC, so a day trip by bike. Taralga Oberon In this section I'm fairly sure there is still quite a bit of dirt/gravel, though it's been a few years since I last drove it. There are definitely some largish and nasty hills. Lithgow Kurrajong Colo Heights Although it's a bit more suburban, I'd suggest going through Katoomba. There are back roads beside the highway on that path, and the main road isn't too bad for bikes for much of its length. Bells Line of Rd (Lithgow-Kurrajong direct) is narrow and high speed, without much room to get out of the way of loony drivers. That said I've never actually ridden it, but have driven it sufficient times that I don't think I'd like to. The 3 sisters at Katoomba is also a standard touristy thing to take photos of. -- Dave Hughes | Random miscellany, as opposed to that other kind of miscellany - Patrick Shaughnessy |
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Goulburn through Taralga to Oberon has some sections of unsealed road and
some pretty steep hills. From Oberon I would not go to Lithgow and then the way you propose, which has narrow roads and lots of traffic. I would go to Bathurst and then up through Sofala, Ilford, Rhylstone, Mudgee, Gulgong etc which is much quieter. "BikeManiac" wrote in message ups.com... This is a continuation to my previous thread on biking the perimeter of Australia: http://groups.google.com/group/aus.b...ac3fbeb2c366e6 As mentioned, I was usure about what route to pick and I am thankful for your suggestions. What do you think of this route, which I picked out using my map: From Melbourne and going north to Brisbane Sorrento Korumburra (- Gippsland HWY) Yarram Giffard Sale Bengworden Bairnsdale Bruthen Nowa Nowa (- Princess HWY) Cann River (- Monaro HWY) Rockton Cooma Queanbeyan Tarago Goulburn (there will be a small strech of gravel here going north to Taralga) Taralga Oberon Lithgow Kurrajong Colo Heights Howes Valley Singleton Gresford Dungog Stroud Road Gloucester (- Thunderbolts Way) Walcha Uralla Armidale Ebor Clouds Creek Grafton (- Summerland Way) Casino Woodenbong (Lindsay HWY) Rathdowney Brisbane Any comments and suggestions for alternatives are highly appreciated :-) As a side note: I have absolutely no clue how it looks down under in terms of roads, steepness of the roads etc. PS: We all now that the Pacific highway is very populated in terms of traffic. But when I look at Australia I see that people must chose the Hume HWY if they want to go from Melborune to Sydney og vice versa (at least if they want to go fast). Does that mean that the pacific route between Melbourne and Sydney is less populated than the part north of Sydney ... or is it crammed with RV's? Is the Pacific route only horror on weekends and holidays? Can somebody tell me when are the Holidays in Victoria, NSW and Quensland in July, August and September? Thank you in advance, Lucas Jensen |
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Biking perimeter of Australia (Update)
BikeManiac Wrote: This is a continuation to my previous thread on biking the perimeter of Australia: http://tinyurl.com/2846kg As mentioned, I was usure about what route to pick and I am thankful for your suggestions. What do you think of this route, which I picked out using my map: From Melbourne and going north to Brisbane Sorrento Korumburra (- Gippsland HWY) Yarram Giffard Sale Bengworden Bairnsdale Bruthen Nowa Nowa (- Princess HWY) Cann River (- Monaro HWY) Rockton Cooma Queanbeyan We would call an RV a motor home. More common in Australia are the caravan (towed behind a car), campervan (a more compact unit that has some canvas bits that pop out when you open it up), or the humble tent. Regarding the Victorian route, the South Gippsland Highway is pretty busy on weekends between between Melbourne and just beyond Lang Lang, where the Bass Highway splits off (by going straight ahead). The bit through Korumburra is hilly, passing through the southern end of the Strzelecki ranges (pronounced Strezlecki). A detour along the Grand Ridge Rd (mostly gravel) will take you past the Tarra Valley and Bulga national parks. Sale to Bengworden is the back route between Sale and the lake side recreational/retirement town of Paynesville. It is quieter than the Princes Highway, but doesn't have a shoulder (from memory). It is more pretty than the highway, taking you past Perry Bridge and through mostly dairy farmland. That bit is flat in comparison with the Strzelecki's! The route you describe from Sale to Queanbeyan is the quickest car route, which I did in reverse 8 days ago. It is all sealed road. I've never noticed Rockton - I'd put Bombala as the intermediate point on that route. Even though it will have more traffic, I'd prefer this route over the quieter Bonang highway which has logging trucks and gravel road. If you really want a scenic route, and don't mind gravel roads, do the route from Buchan to Jindabyne. Good camping spots include McKillops Bridge (side detour) or Willis (beside the road). Note that I've never ridden any of these routes - I've only driven them in the car so I wasn't observing with an eye to cycling details. -- ghostgum |
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Biking perimeter of Australia (Update)
On Mar 19, 4:32 am, "BikeManiac" wrote:
This is a continuation to my previous thread on biking the perimeter of Australia: http://groups.google.com/group/aus.b...d/thread/cc00c... As mentioned, I was usure about what route to pick and I am thankful for your suggestions. What do you think of this route, which I picked out using my map: Brisbane Brisbane Forest Park Dundas Somerset Dam Kilcoy (- D'Aguilar HWY) Moore Nanango (- Burnett HWY) Goomeri Gayndah Eidsvold Monto Biloela (- Dawson HWY) Banana Springsure (- Gregory HWY) Emerald Clermont Belyando Crossing Charters Towers ... then going west towards Katherine From Melbourne and going north to Brisbane Sorrento Korumburra (- Gippsland HWY) Yarram Giffard Sale Bengworden Bairnsdale Bruthen Nowa Nowa (- Princess HWY) Cann River (- Monaro HWY) Rockton Cooma Queanbeyan Tarago Goulburn (there will be a small strech of gravel here going north to Taralga) Taralga Oberon Lithgow Kurrajong Colo Heights Howes Valley Singleton Gresford Dungog Stroud Road Gloucester (- Thunderbolts Way) Walcha Uralla Armidale Ebor Clouds Creek Grafton (- Summerland Way) Casino Woodenbong (Lindsay HWY) Rathdowney Brisbane Any comments and suggestions for alternatives are highly appreciated :-) As a side note: I have absolutely no clue how it looks down under in terms of roads, steepness of the roads etc. PS: We all now that the Pacific highway is very populated in terms of traffic. But when I look at Australia I see that people must chose the Hume HWY if they want to go from Melborune to Sydney og vice versa (at least if they want to go fast). Does that mean that the pacific route between Melbourne and Sydney is less populated than the part north of Sydney ... or is it crammed with RV's? Is the Pacific route only horror on weekends and holidays? Can somebody tell me when are the Holidays in Victoria, NSW and Quensland in July, August and September? Thank you in advance, Lucas Jensen Here are some links for cycle touring in Queensland: http://petergo.customer.netspace.net.au/ (has an inland route from Brisbane to Mackay) http://www.bbta.org/ http://www.bq.org.au/ http://www.scbtc.org.au/ |
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BikeManiac Wrote: From Melbourne and going north to Brisbane [/color] Sounds familar, read he http://cheshire.iinet.net.au/simon/ And also: http://www.bikeaccess.net/ http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/ -- cfsmtb |
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On Mar 19, 4:32 am, "BikeManiac" wrote:
This is a continuation to my previous thread on biking the perimeter of Australia: ...... Holidays in Victoria, NSW and Quensland in July, August and September? Thank you in advance, Lucas Jensen If you want to avoid the traffic in Brisbane you can catch a train at the airport to Keperra station (you may need to change trains at Central) then it is a short hop to Brisbane Forest Park and you are on your way. Alternatively you could catch a train to Caboolture station then you are at the start of the D'Agular hwy and off to Kilcoy. You'll be able to take your trike on the train outside of peak hour. More details at http://citytrain.com.au/plan_your_tr...able_fares.asp On the return to Brisbane ride from Beaudesert to Beenleigh and catch the train from there to the airport to avoid the city traffic. Peter Damm |
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BikeManiac wrote:
Cooma Queanbeyan Tarago Goulburn (there will be a small strech of gravel here going north to Taralga) Taralga You might think about Cooma, Canberra, Collector, Goulburn. There is lots of scenic stuff to see and do in Canberra, and it is very cycle friendly. The Federal highway from Canberra north is divided road and there is plenty of room to ride on the edge for 99% of it. We Canberra cyclists frequently ride out along the highway and it is quite safe. |
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