Victor Harbour to Nurioopta

Google Maps gives this route as the shortest route. It also gives Stephen's route as an alternate that is 4 km longer but takes the same time (running solo that is.)

Hi Peter

The reason why I selected this route for Jill is after leaving the hills outside of Victor, it is basically a downhill run all the way to Adelaide and then flat sailing from the Northern Expressway.

For not towing vehicles, there are a number of good routes, but these can be quite hilly.


Cheers


Stephen

Peter, I clicked on both, and they are the same route - same as Stephen and I suggested. Maybe Google changes the suggested route at different times of the day?

I don't know what Google is up to. I made a couple of attempts to link the correct route and each time it came up with the route through Adelaide. This time I inserted a waypoint on the route.

Shortest route

It worked OK this time in the preview.

Got it now Peter.
Through Meadows, Hahndorf, Birdwood and Angaston.
Its not where I'd tow a big caravan which was the point in the original question. Too hilly, windy and single lane.
Very scenic though, and takes in the beautiful Adelaide Hills and the best sav blanc wineries in the country.

As a frequent visitor to Adelaide (used to live there) and in particular Aldinga and Para Hills I'd say "Avoid Main South Rd from Darlington to Grand Junction Rd like the plague until they have finished it all". There's Portrush Rd to the East and Tapleys Hill Rd to the West. Main South Rd may be the most direct route but I wouldn't say it's the best/fastest compared to the 2 alternatives. In fact I'd say that it's probably the best route for testing driverless cars as if they can't handle that one unattended then they have no place on public roads. The frequent changes to speed zones, lane alterations and detours do not make for a relaxing drive. The debacle that is Main South Rd goes right back to 1968 and the MATS Plan. On the Southern end you had the mess that was the one way Southern Expressway that even had GPS units directing people on to it when it was actually going the wrong way.

We don't see you over at earth anymore, something happen ?

Just having a break mate.
Too much time there and doign a bathroom reno past weeks and another 2 weeks still to go.
Might try and make Vic meet in Nov.

Hi Allan

Or do what us local South Aussies call it.....Nuri.......lol


Cheers from a cool South Australia. ( only 13 at 2pm )




Stephen

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Yes Stephen, you are 'Cool'. LOL

23 degrees here. Bright and sunny. Hahaha.

Cheers
Allan

p.s. Doing the Hay River Track end of August....... Wanna come?

Hi Allan

Thanks for that great offer, but unfortunately we will be elsewhere in the bush at that time.

The Hay River is a fantastic drive and one that we will do again one day, seeing it is 12 years since we first did it.

Have a great drive and it will be interesting to hear what it is like there now seeing Lindsay is no longer with us.


Cheers


Stephen

you took the best way by far ..... 90 % of victor Harbor people would have done the same .... local knowledge !!
There many alternatives " fine tuning " but missing the suburbs is the way to go .
note : 99.9 % of dash navigators would have taken you via suburbs long & boring way ....
If i was towing i would take 2.13 route

victor nurioopta

Absolutely Nick it is a nice traffic free way to go, but more hills of course . . . the original request was for least hills, hence peoples suggestions . . .

Great Jill, that route would have been reasonable and the Jeep diesel would not have any issues with that, but obviously suggestions given are tailored to peoples primary requests.

Hope the break (if that's what you're up to) goes nicely.

Cheers Les .... relatively flat either way unlike the Simpson ha , i see you had a good trip away .
our trip on the french was great a week after yours , plenty travelers after the finke race.....

Ah yes, we had a brilliant couple of weeks away.

Good you got your French Line crossing done without issues, but always good crowds travelling across to and from the Finke weekend, so to Birdsville Races and Big Red Bash etc.

We did a fairly reasonable section of it from a bit east of Erabena to Poeppel.

Can honestly say it's the last time I'll drive it if at all possible, the condition seems to be the worst ever than previous times in the past few years we've done this.
I'd rather do remote NT (or WAA if necessary to cross in SA) than go on that rollercoaster again . . . QAA is always fun though.