Drives and Rides
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Drives and Rides
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Snowy Mountains Highway - Cooma to Adaminaby to Tumut - 190km one way Voted 1 of the 4 Australian Best Drives (Weekend Australian Magazine February 2007) - the Snowy Mountains Highway runs through Kosciuszko National Park, which always offers something interesting - be it wildlife, local history or snow covered gums. Nearby Kiandra was once a thriving gold town; today it's rich in pioneering history. Cabramurra, just a short drive off the highway, is Australia's highest town, with some of Australia's best alpine views. The Grand Snowy Mountains Tour - 315km loop This tour circles the Snowy Mountains and is the drive the locals do when they have family or friends visiting. From Adaminaby drive to Kiandra (40km), turning off to Cabramurra (20km), then Khancoban (60km), Thredbo (75km), Jindabyne (40km), Berridale (30km) and then back to Adaminaby (50km). Along the way there are views and points of interest that are the essence of the Snowy Mountains. Bobeyan Road - Adaminaby to Tharwa - 80km (35km of gravel) one way Locally known as the "back road" to Canberra. This picturesque road passes the Adaminaby Racecourse prior to running through farmland. It then climbs into Namadgi National Park before descending into the valleys near Tharwa. The views are stunning. Yaouk Valley Drive - Adaminaby, Yaouk Valley and Shannons Flat - 70km loop The loop starts and finishes in Adaminaby and provides a great opportunity to see the spectacular upper Murrumbidgee River country, the Yaouk Bill Ranges and Shannons Flat . And before you go ask a local how to pronounce "Yaouk" - because it's nothing like it reads! The Ravine Drive - 15km one way to Lobs Hole The drive starts on the Elliot Way between Kiandra and Cabramurra. The gravel road is best suited to 4wd vehicles and is not for the faint hearted as it follows the ridgeline and then dramatically descends 800 metres. At the bottom at "Lobs Hole" you will find the remnants of an old copper mine and hotel. If the Yarrangobilly River is low you can continue for a further 15km and climb the other side of the valley, to arrive at the Snowy Mountains Highway near Yarrangobilly Village. Canberra to Melbourne via Adaminaby Tharwa (southern ACT) to Adaminaby along the Bobeyan Road, then via the Snowy Mountains Highway to the Cabramurra/Selwyn turnoff, turn left and drive nearly to Cabramurra, then take either the Elliot Way (via Tumbarumba) all year round or the road past Khancoban in the warmer months. Once you get to Corryong on the Murray Valley Highway it's straightforward from there. |
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