Goulburn-Oberon Road Query

Hi Terry,

Havent been that way for a couple of years but seem to recall that the road around the Abercrombie River is pretty steep and marked not suitable for caravans.

Val.

According to this it's now completely sealed;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn-Oberon_Road

Regarding the Abercrombie River NP and camping grounds. The Sink is accessible by standard car and trailers although there is limited space to set up C/Ts and Caravans.The Beach and Silient Creek are more suited to car & trailer/caravan based camping.The Beach being the pick of the 2 locations. Access to both these areas is more suited to a 4WD as there are some steeper sections. Access around the southern part of the park is also more suited to 4WDs than softies and 2WD.

Terry,
I can confirm that the road is sealed all the way from Taralga to Oberon.go that way regularly.

what are you towing with as the climb going north up out of abercrombie river has some very tight corners but main problem is it is a very steep pull of a couple of km.

I can get the cruiser hot if I overdo it with the camper trailer on the back.
While the road is not recommended for caravans we have taken 4 decker semi trailer stock floats thru that road when it was still dirt.
not easy but possible.
cheers
Howard

If I was towing a 20ft van with a manual vehicle, then I would be wary of ever stopping on some of the steep sections, but apart from that, this road is fairly easy.....pick a gear and stick to it and you will have no probs..

The road is sealed all the way you intend to travel . Just exercise caution and take your time on the descent and climb at the Abercrombie River , steep and some sharp bends with reasonable turning area. I tow with a L/C 100 and 18' tandem van through this area. Also watch out for the skippies and wombats around night time, we have pranged two Ambulances at Oberon in recent weeks , there seems to be more around this year.

Another route which is by fat the shortest(260ks Bx to Canberra) is through gunning, Crookwell, Tuena. The road is now sealed all the way to Crookwell and only about 12ks of well maintained dirt left between Crookwell and Bathurst.Some steep sections but nothering like the oberon road, bit windy but interesting scenery and villages.
Cheers Pete

Thanks all. This is a great forum when you can get such good advice from so many!

Cheers,

Terry