Best roads in Australia?

[trickysimon]

Clyde Mountain definitely has to get a mention!

[gtimk5]

Thanks heaps Mikinoz, much appreciated and nice to know someone thinks that way mate!
Tassie roads are great but police presence is pretty high these days and many of the targa road stages are targets. Cool weather in the winter means stacks more power too but ice and moss half way through corners can catch out the unwary! And does!!
I found a great road last year in northern NSW whilst returning from visiting the late and great Davemack. It ran from Ballina across to Tenterfield, a real blast with some pretty tight stuff closer to Tenterfield. Long single lane bridges and very quiet meant time to stretch the legs of my GTI. Very enjoyable.
But yes, Tassie must rate as having some of the best driving roads in the country!
Cheers, Andrew

[Corey_R]

I found a great road last year in northern NSW whilst returning from visiting the late and great Davemack. It ran from Ballina across to Tenterfield, a real blast with some pretty tight stuff closer to Tenterfield. Long single lane bridges and very quiet meant time to stretch the legs of my GTI. Very enjoyable.

I was forced to drive that way home to Sydney on day after being in Brisbane. The Pacific Highway was closed due to an accident and so had to do a de tour! I drove along there, and then down the New England Highway home. It was a nice drive!

Plus, once you get to the other side of Armidale and Uralla, you can then do Thunderbolts Way and The Bucketts Way that has also been mentioned here! You could then even tie that along with the Pacific Highway back to Sydney....

But word of warning, it's AT LEAST two days of driving!

[tessie]

....in Australia......Tassy for sure! There must be someone out there who agrees with me.

[cameronp]

I note that nobody has mentioned Western Australia as having great driving roads

I'm sure there must be some, though I can't think of many off the top of my head. The bendy roads that I can think of in the hills around here tend to have low speed limits, plenty of other traffic and semi-regular police presence - making hooning a pretty bad idea.

[gtimk5]

....in Australia......Tassy for sure! There must be someone out there who agrees with me.

I know a lot of people on here have already mentioned the Tassie roads!!!

[jettapilot]

Coffs Harbour to Armidale via Bellingen. Waterfall Way isn't it?

Then do Buckett's Way to Walcha and Oxley to Tamworth. Or to Port Mac.

[ron]

try parramatta road between Lidcombe and parramatta .....both directions

[diop]

Love a good drive up the Freeway, past Mount Lofty and back down Greenhill Road, then up Norton Summit Road, through Basket Range, Lenswood etc. and on to Lobethal, which makes a nice stop for Lunch. Back to Adelaide (Athelstone) via Birdwood, Gumeracha, Chain of Ponds and Cudlee Creek through the rollercoaster-like Gorge Road!

[jimbomort]

Northern NSW

Grafton to Armidale via Ebor is a nice drive, particularly as you wind up a long ridge towards Ebor. Of course there more open sweepers, so needs bit of pace in that section you really enjoy it, but there are other parts that are good windy roads.

[Blitzen]

Old Pacific Hwy to Cessnock, then out to Singleton, take the Putty Road to Windsor, then the Bells Line Of Road to Lithgow, then back to Sydney over the Great Western Highway...

If you are in North Qld, you HAVE to do the Gillies Highway between Cairns and Atherton...

[type 17]

Any where in the South West, Caves Rd, Brockman Hwy, Sues Rd etc