Sydney-Melbourne 2 Safe routes

Somewhat aghast that charity riders and others are still using the dangerous Princess highway to Melb Please consider the following two routes on generally quite back roads. Some days there was virtually no traffic. The first route covers the 1993 Bicycle Victoria ride, a camping trip, and the second route comes from Terry Threlfall’s, (Terrys Cycling adventures), accommodated trip of 2003. Miss your trips and fruit cake Terry. A line per day is shown with some intermediate points and the daily mileage. The Victorian section could now be changed to accommodate various rail trails, so please respond with your new routings. My preference is for Terrys route but it’s the High one with max elevation of 1,550metres and some dirt roads, especially notable into Cooma. and the Hartley start has obvious drawbacks getting there.

Bicycle Victoria “The Great Bike Ride.” 1993 Start Hartley

 1 Hartley ,Lowthef,Hampton,Duckmaloi, Oberon 52KM

2 Oberon,Oconnell,Perthville,Wimbledon,Newbridge,Athol,Blayney 93KM

3 Blayney,Lake Rowlands,Mandurama,Walli,Cowra 92KM

4  REST DAY

5 Cowra,Geegullalong,Cullumgillk,Boorowa 77KM

6 Boorowa,Harden,Vallendbeen,Cullunga,Cootamundra 83KM

7 Cootamundra,nr hardy folly lake,nr Sugar loaf hills,junee reefs ,Old Junee,Junee 75KM

8 Junee,Nr lake Albert,Mangoplah,Cookardinia,Holbrook 129KM

9 Holbrook,Chinamans Gap,Jingellic,Walwa 61KM

10 Walwa,Mount Alfred,Murray Valley Hwy,Talgarno 76KM

11 Talgarno,Ellbridge,Bandiana,Yackan--,Mudgeegong,Myrtleford 94KM

12 Rest Day

13 Myrtleford,Markwood,Glen Rowan,Benalla 83KM

14 Benalla,Violet Town,Nr Riggs Creek,Pranup,Longwood 88KM

15 Longwood,Mangalore,Nr Sugarloaf creek,Broadford,Kilmore 87KM

16 Kilmore,Woodstock,Epping,Craigeburn,Hume hwy,Melb 60KM Total 1154KM

Terrys Cycling Adventures  November 2003

1 Campbelltown-Bargo 50KM

2 Bargo-Marulan 93KM

3 Marulan-Braidwood 100KM

4 Braidwood,Pikes saddle,Numeralla,-Cooma 140KM

5 Rest day

6 Cooma-Adaminaby 51KM

7 Adaminaby,Sawyers Hill,Kiandra-Mcpherson’s Plains 88KM

8 Mcpherson’s Plains Tooma, –Cudgewa 78KM

9 Cudgewa-Walwa,Granya,Tallangatta 73KM

10 Tallangatta-Mytleford 76KM

11 Rest Day

12 Mytleford-Lake Buffalo-cross dam wall,Whitfield 72KM

13 Whitfield-Tolmie,Maindample 85KM

14 Maindample-Yea 74KM

15 Yea-Coburg 91KM

16 Coburg-Melbourne 25KM Total 1096 KM

Alternative routes

1 Cooma-Adaminaby-challenging 58km and 89KM gravel road following Murrumbidgee river

2 Cudgewa- Tallangatta A long (131KM) but very scenic ride via Walwa and Granya Gap