Favourite road?

[Rob]

Now, I'm not sure if this is a breach of the TOC here, but, I feel like going for a blat up a nice road - within the legal limits of course - but I'd like somewhere new to go. Anyone got any favourite strip of road good for a nice drive?

[Whitey-AMG]

Originally Posted by BLC

Now, I'm not sure if this is a breach of the TOC here, but, I feel like going for a blat up a nice road - within the legal limits of course - but I'd like somewhere new to go. Anyone got any favourite strip of road good for a nice drive?

Try Mt Dandenong Rd up through Olinda or up through Belgrave.......Beautiful scenery and nice and twisty.

OR

Wellington Rd up through to Cardinia Reservoir....... _2:

OR

The drive up to the BLACK SPUR , Marysville( Whitehorse Rd ).........The BEST

[LTDHO]

Originally Posted by ESP

Try Mt Dandenong Rd up through Olinda or up through Belgrave.......Beautiful scenery and nice and twisty.

OR

Wellington Rd up through to Cardinia Reservoir....... _2:

OR

The drive up to the BLACK SPUR , Marysville( Whitehorse Rd ).........The BEST

I like these also.
Sometime cruise to Portsea.

[Tote]

One for NSW, Woodstock to Wyangla Dam
Regards,
Tote

[MITCHAY]

The Kings Highway going down Clyde Mountain on the way to the coast. Most hate it, but I love it.

[GT 8888]

Few years ago I drove from Bairnsdale to Mt Hotham....one of the best pieces of road I have been on. Mind you that was in summer, would be a bit harder now.

[Walkinshaw]

Chain of Ponds
Greenhill Road
Old Norton Summet Road
and
Gorge Road

Absolute pearlers

[ebxr8240]

Bathurst... There's a hill there I find great to drive around...

[Quicklier]

You could always use the test track that MOTOR mag use.
Head out the Calder Fwy, until you hit Macedon.
Head up through Macedon, then up the big long hill towards the township of Mt.Macedon. Grab a meal at the Mt Pub (they still serve lambs brains) then head up to the Memorial Cross for some very spectacular views.

Once you've had enough fresh air, point the car at Woodend (turn left at the T from the cross) and enjoy some hard corners and short straights.

Be wary of the leaves in the dark corners, they get a little slippery.

The road isn't designed for high speed, so enjoy the 2nd and 3rd gears through the corners, then just lean on the right pedal whilst not going over the 100km limit.

Then you can reach Woodend, top up with BP Ultimate and grab an award winning Vanilla Slice at Bourkies bakery over the road from the BP. They are certainly something! Bourkies currently make 750 snot blocks a day, and they all get sold.

Once you're finished, you can either go back over the mount, or just tootle down the Calder and back to Melbourne. Personally, I'd go back over the mountain, the tight corners are much more fun going up hill!

Remeber to have a rest at Mt.Macedon before you start the descent. It's a long straight drop with a sharp right at the end, if your brakes are tired after the sprint, you could risk doing some nasty damage to your ride. Let them cool whilst you're enjoying a cool lemonade at the mt.pub.

Oh, make sure you keep the speed down through the towns, they're small townships and the last thing you want to do is get the locals warning the police of your presence.

[GT 8888]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

Chain of Ponds
Greenhill Road
Old Norton Summet Road
and
Gorge Road

Absolute pearlers

couldn't agree more dan !

[Polyal]

There are lots around. One of my favourites is in Tassie of all places.

You follow the main hwy from Devonport all the way to the richmond turnoff, I think the stretch is called the B276. Absolutely awesome, twists along mountain faces and goes through some nice country towns.

[ClassicAU]

how has the Great Ocean Road not got even a mention? or has that just been done to death. i must admit, i have not been down there in at least a year, so i am probably missing something.

[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by Quicklier

Once you've had enough fresh air, point the car at Woodend (turn left at the T from the cross) and enjoy some hard corners and short straights.

Is this where the fabled hill is where your car rolls UP the hill??

[XRchic]

Yep, Dan got it right for SA - Gorge Rd would be the pick there... yet to take Eamon up there too! My Dad used to take his old Prefect up there with his mates, at night and drive it with no lights. Reportedly got the Prefect on two wheels around that very sharp bend at the bottom.. until his mate in the backseat shifted his butt over and the car came back down...

In Vic, Great Ocean Road is awesome, if you can do it without getting held up by tourist grandpas.

Best road I have ever been on is the road up to the top of the volcano on the island of Maui in Hawaii!!!

[Auslandau]

Great Ocean road should be renamed 'Bouke St'. Only good for the scenery at 40-60KM in the 100 zone.

Yarra Glen to Yea. Plent of places to pass, very windy in spots that open out to good straight runs. Easy to keep to the speed limits too. Just do the drive BEFORE the wineries!



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[Nappa]

up around belgrave and emerald there are some ripper roads, heaps of great sweeping corners and fantastic scenery, one of my favourites is the ridge road that runs from emerald out to Pakenham-Gembrook rd.

[mUTHA]

well if ya in the country in wa i mgot a great stretch for bout 200ks i luv it esp wen its bout 9pm no cars other than me

get nice tite corners in teh hills and long sweepers on the flat with straights that go for an ave of 10-15 kms

no speeding but

[Fairlane]

Lakes Way- South of Forster
Old Pacific Highway- Berowra to Somersby
Mapleton Rd? - Nambour to Maleny via Mapleton
Mt Glorious Rd?- Somerset Dam to Samford Valley
Willow Creek Rd- Hunter Valley

[Hardtopxb]

Bell Of Line Road @ 3AM...

[mcflux]

Mirboo North Road - Like the GOR but minus the traffic & sea. 14kms of hairpins and hills!

Thorpdale-Trafalgar Road - Mirboo North Road's big brother, plus with better scenery!

[GTWHOA]

If your in Newcastle driving to the top of mount Sugarloaf is good fun sitting in 2nd or 3rd. Great veiw of Newi up the top.

[EBII Fairmont]

When you pass lakes entrance and orbost going towards NSW, it's is nice windy roads through a forest. I'm pretty sure it is still the princess highway there. Correct me if I am wrong. Very nice area, but just gotta be careful for the trucks.

Twice I have been through there drving. The second time went a hell of a lot quicker than 110km to get away from a semi. It just came behind me so quickly I thought I was finished.

Only annoying thing is there isn't much room to stop on the side of the road, to let the semi pass. But I think they have started changing that part of the princes.

[Scott]

ACT - Any road from the coast back home, especially Maquarie Pass & Brown Mountain.

[tick5.0]

Another vote for Dan's SA list.

A nice route i've found recently for the southerners is heading out of McLaren Vale on the Kangarilla road, then on to Clarendon road and then Main road to Blackwood.

A lot more fun than heading home via the Expressway.

[AU-Hog]

Originally Posted by auslandau

Yarra Glen to Yea. Plent of places to pass, very windy in spots that open out to good straight runs. Easy to keep to the speed limits too. Just do the drive BEFORE the wineries!

Agree with this one if you include Yea to Seymour as well.

[Matty4]

Try the Reefton Rd. from Warburton to Marysville and then back home via the Black Spur. Interesting days drive. Done the Yarra Glen - Yea road too many times towing my boat to find it fun anymore........hehe

[chief]

The comanarra parkway, mccars creek road, old pacific highway. Fun when you are doing it in a wagon.

[BENT_8]

I'll add the round trip from Adelaide through to Cape Jervois and then on too Victor for mid arvy lunch and a look around before heading back through to the city via the victor drag strip as we call it.
Heaps of sweeping bends and windy stuff with short sprints and open streatches keeps passengers on the edge of their seats :

[Van D]

Good thing about living in Lilydale is the roads close by.. I love the black spur etc.

I also have fun going up mt donna buang? I think. It's the one out Launching place etc way. Plenty of turns and 100k speed limit up and down (scary stuff at times though).

[Van D]

PS. Driving through the mountains to Noojee tomorow, and back sunday in the Van. Seems to be a good handler so far, should be good to push it a bit.