Best route Tamworth to Macksville
Submitted: Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 16:28
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didiaust
Looking for advice as wanting to tow van from
Tamworth to
Macksville.
Wondering which to take either via Walca or via Armidale/
Bellingen
Road conditions & advice will be appreciated.
As a female I am bit nervous on narrow sloping roads
This is a great site - I hope I can contribute too
Reply By: Member - Allen M (NSW) - Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 16:49
Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 16:49
From memory, the Armidale/
Bellingen route is very steep comming down from
Dorrigo, although it's been some time since I last travelled that way.
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Reply By: Dave(NSW) - Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 17:14
Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 17:14
didiaust
The easiest & quickest is Walca to Port Macquarie then straight up the Hwy through Kempsey to
Macksville
Cheers Dave...
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Follow Up By: didiaust - Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 19:04
Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 19:04
Thanks
How steep and narrow the road- not the most confident tower.
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Follow Up By: Dave(NSW) - Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 19:37
Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 19:37
The road is a bit windy but reasonably wide,just take your time & drive to the conditions.
Cheers Dave...
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Follow Up By: John E - Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 21:33
Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 21:33
I regularly travel
Tamworth to the coast via
Bellingen towing 2.5 ton van. No problem with road.
John
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Follow Up By: didiaust - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:10
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:10
Thanks John
your truck & van a lot bigger than
mine
I have a Mazda table top & 16' pop top but worried about the slopes with no rails - looking down just daunts me
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Reply By: furph - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 08:17
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 08:17
We live a little further north than you, have frequently been down (and up) both ways towing the van.
The Walcha/Wauhope way is slower but a wider road. The Dorrigo/
Bellingen section has 12km. of steep narrow road with plenty of heavy vehicles to contend with.
My recommend would be through
Walcha, plus a shorter distance for you.
Watch for the speed cameras on the Pacific highway.
furph
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Follow Up By: didiaust - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 11:49
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 11:49
Thanks
Perhaps the safest for me is the
Walcha road
Actually live in Lake Macquarie area but will be in
Tamworth and need to go across to
Macksville
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Reply By: cackles - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 22:17
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 22:17
we went through armidale to
nymboida through the same country last year, it was a bit nerve racking as a passenger who hates ranges but it was ok.
I have family in the area so have been through often, the trick with the loggers is to politely call them up on the radio to find out if they're in the area and to make them aware you are too.
Be careful of them as they rally drive those roads and there are plenty of blind corners.
cackles
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