Alpine Way

Kevin

Road is bitumen but there are some serious gradients. As long as the donk does not overheat you should be able to crawl your way up or down in first gear. Your 2.2 diesel would be very underpowered.




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Kevin

How do you intend going from Tumut to Canberra? The fastest way is to Gundagai, Yass then on to Canberra. The scenic way is via the Snowy Mountains Hwy through Talbingo, Adaminaby, Cooma then Canberra. There is nothing much to see between Adaminaby and Cooma so an alternative way is to take the turn off to the left a few ks past Adaminaby and go through the bush and mountains via Shannons Flat to Canberra. This road is partially unsealed but is a good 2wd road with some very nice scenery on it.

If you go via the SMH, you will follow the shore line of the Blowering Dam for miles then climb up through the snow area to Kiandra. You could still see some snow there at that time of the year. It is worth taking the turn of to the right at Kiandra to the very picturesque Three Mile Dam which is, as the name implies, only three miles up the road. It is an excellent spot to stop for a short break.

You also pass Lake Eucumbene on that road but you won't see it unless you turn right one kilometre before Adaminaby and drive out to Old Adaminaby. It only takes a few minutes and enables you to see the largest area of the lake.

Be very careful of ice on the road anywhere in or near the mountains and that includes the road up to Tumbarumba and on to Tumut. Any cuttings or small sheltered valleys with no sun on the road could have black ice up until about lunch time particularly where you can see water seeping out of cuttings and running across the road. I have lived at Tumbarumba and I can assure you September is not too late in the year to find it.

Brian