Monday, Jan 09, 2017 at 17:48
Hi Des & Lynley,
I live approximately 1 hour 45 min SW of
Tumbarumba & use that road 5-6 times a year on return trips to Lake Eucumbene towing a boat 1.3 Tonne boat / trailer combo.
Erads reply describes that section very
well. As splits says, there are no signs stating not suitable for caravans.
You don’t say whether you wish to go to
Tumbarumba, or are you using that section of road as a via point to access some place further west e.g. Hume H/way, Wagga, Albury?
Now for my two bobs worth. Yes you can take a large van down through that road although I consider that section of road is not really suitable for the “Faint hearted” or “inexperienced” whilst towing a large van. From the
Cabramurra fork in the road the decent is approx 6 Kms long. Don’t be fooled by the gradient at the beginning as it gets steeper further down. The road surface is good, just very narrow & very steep with many blind corners & very few
places that you can pull off the road if needed. Would I tow my van (2300Kg)
home from
Kiandra that way? No. If I wished to stop over at
Tumbarumba, yes I would go that way.
The trip through there is very interesting with some
great camp sites. Generally speaking there is not a lot of traffic on that road apart from holiday & long weekends. It’s very rare to see a truck in there apart from a road maintenance or Snowy Hydro vehicle. I have never seen a coach in there. The biggest danger I find is some yuppie in a very shiny SUV travelling at speed, they seem to be afraid of falling over the edge & stick to the centre of the road too much.
Should you wish to stop over anywhere in the Kosciuszko Nat park should purchase a pass. It may be too late for online but you should be able to purchase one in
Cooma or Tumut pending where you are coming from.
Tumbarumba is very RV friendly with free camps at Paddys River, Henry Angel Track Head & Lake Manus although not a lot of shade at Manus Lake.
Good luck & enjoy your trip/stay whichever way you go.
Cheers.
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Follow Up By: Des and Lynley - Monday, Jan 09, 2017 at 18:37
Monday, Jan 09, 2017 at 18:37
Thanks for you great info. A friend was concerned if his Isuzu will cope. Thanks again all
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