Best roads in Australia?

[Jdude]

Hey guys,

I'll be getting my R this coming friday hopefully and looking forward to some nice long drives when i can, especially during the "wear in" stage of the car.
Anyone know of any good/fun drives outside of Sydney that would be worth looking at?

One i've heard of is the Windsor to Cessnock drive, which goes through the Yengo national park.
Google maps link here: Windsor NSW to Cessnock NSW - Google Maps

Any others you know of?

[Pana]

so which is it...... best roads in Australia or just best roads in Sydney?

[hooba]

Have a look at WhiteJame's post in this thread.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f112/tips-breaking-brand-new-engine-42450-8.html

In between Royal National Park and the run up to Bowral, a quick squirt up to Mt Keira would be recommended.

[MarkG]

great ocean road lol

[Tux]

The Oxley Highway, west from Wauchope, NSW is one of the very best roads you'll ever ride a motorbike on...might be too many bends for a car though.

[GolfAtom]

Many moons ago, the Putty Road to Newcastle/ Hunter Valley use to be a pleasant drive..don't know about now though!?

[Karlosovic]

so which is it...... best roads in Australia or just best roads in Sydney?

Well obviously it's a given that anything worthwhile in Australia is going to be as close as possible to Sydney - why would it want to be anywhere else ?

Just my 2c, but Cessnock roads are notoriously pot-holed

[Corey_R]

so which is it...... best roads in Australia or just best roads in Sydney?

Either way... this has absolutely NOTHING to do with the MK6 Golf... so moved

[noone]

I must say that I did enjoy the drive from Turramurra to Wisemans Ferry, then winding back to the F3.

Depends what you are after, the Royal National Park drive down to Woolongong can be great, but you have to pick the day, otherwise you'll just end up in a que on the way down...

[Lorenz]

Adelaide Hills, home to the Classic Adelaide and some of the best roads in Australia

[pologti18t]

Word of warning.... the RNP road has had a severe lowering of the speed limit (alot is now 60km/h) and introduction of double white lines. The police are actively targeting the road as well. Its not that much fun anymore.

1. A real good run in drive (if you can spare an entire day) is up Raymond Terrace, over to GLoucester via Bucketts way, up to Walcha on Thunderbolts, down to Wauchope on the Oxley and back down to Sydney on the Pacific Hwy. I ran my Polo GTi on that route and it revs cleanly and uses little to no oil between services.

2. Macquarie Pass is always a good one ona week day (less traffic). Travel down there via the OLD Princess Highway. Back on the freeway then take Mt Kiera turnoff and wind your way back down towards the coast. Take the Albion Park turnoff then up to Macquarie Pass. You can come back via Kangaroo Valley if you like.

3. What I consider one of the best drives around requires a weekend trip (from Sydney) during summer.
- Do the Macquarie Pass drive. Cut across to the Hume Highway (there are several scenic back ways) at Marulan.
- Head to Goulburn (there is a nice back road near Marulan), then cut across to Queanbean on the back road (that passes Wakefield Park). Take the Monaro the Berridale.
- Take the road on the right to Adaminaby. The the Snowy Mtns Highway to the Kiandra turnoff. From there you drive until Cabramurra where you can take in the views. The you take the road down the mountain to Khancoban.
- From there you take the Alpine way to Thredbo and Jindabyne then you take the back road to Dalgety and Cooma.
- Easy drive back to Sydney after that.
Sydney NSW, Australia to Sydney NSW, Australia - Google Maps

[Beaker]

I'd agree 3 is about as good a drive as you are going to get in NSW (you could chuck a right in Cooma and head back via Bega and the coast as well), but damn thats a fair bit to cover in a day! Even without my added bit that have to be what? 1200km (and we aren't talking about mind numbing highway here, these are genuine drivers roads)?


Edit - just re-read the bit about requiring a weekend

[Water Boy]

One word: Tasmania

[Jarred]

there are a few nice roads in Vic too. going up the reefton spur is a real treat, and a nice big loop will only take a couple hours (complete round trip), which is good in my books!

Keen to do some discovering up around threadbo though!

[Rocket36]

Great Ocean Road - a great drive spoilt by a million tossers who have no idea what a friggin SLOW VEHICLE TURN OUT POINT is. 40km/h is SLOW! Let the people who want to drive go past ffs!!!

Black Spur - qould be better if it was longer.

Kiowa Valley.

Kangaroo Valley - the whole drive from Exeter to Nowra.

Snowy Mountains Highway - Tumut to Cooma.

Alpine Way - Thredbo to Khancoban.

Great Alpine Road - Harrietville to Mt Hotham.

Great Alpine Road - Omeo to Bruthen.

Cotter Road/Brindibella Road.

Monaro Highway - Cooma to Cann River.


Just to mention some that I have driven/riden and LOVE!