Batemans Bay to Canberra

Not much, an occasional bit of better road but all the worst spots are the same.

I towed up there with a slightly lighter van a year or so back. It's OK as long as you take it easy, I suggest doing it when there is no weekend or school holiday ACT traffic, bunch of looneys on the road then.

Hi Hamish,

We have towed our 18ft van (weight 2.5 tonne) up the Clyde Mountain a number of times without any problems. We have a Navara D40 ATD.
There are a number of places with overtaking lanes for faster vehicles to get past. Yes it is pretty steep in places and you wont be able to do it in a hurry.

We live on the South Coast (NSW) and prefer to travel on this road instead of taking the road up Brown Mountain from just north of Bega up to Cooma.

Cheers Heather

The Clyde Mtn is a bit steeper, but not as long as the brown, and has more overtaking opportunitys.
If you are going from Merimbula to Canberra The Brown Mountain (Via Cooma would be a lot shorter and quicker than coming up to Batemans bay and then across

Shane

Thanks for your replies, they are very much appreciated. I'll post a note when we get to Canberra.
Safe traveling all :-)

Hamish & Leonie

Sorry this might be a bit late ...

If coming from the Great Ocean Rd, going around to Merimbula/Bega then up the Brown Mtn Rd to Bombala would be quite a detour (albeit very scenic). So would going on to Batemans Bay and up the Kings Hwy to Canberra. The more direct route to Canberra is to turn off the Princes Hwy at Cann River, up the Cann Valley Hwy/Monaro Hwy. It is not only more direct but involves a more gradual climb to the Monaro. You can check out the Beehive falls on WB Line Tk or take a short side trip to Rockton Falls. Don't miss the excellent bakery at Nimmitabel (views of Snowy Mtns from there too).

We have just come back to Vic from NSW Sth Coast. We came back along the Nowra-Braidwood Rd. Last time we went that way it was pretty slow but an $80m upgrade is almost complete. It is now sealed almost all the way (the last few kms will be finished soon) and would be a quicker run from Canberra than the Kings Hwy (Canberra to Batemans Bay)/Princes Hwy. A lovely trip too.

Thanks a lot for your reply.
We want to, in particular, visit Merimbula on our way back north which is why we are over that far east.

You sound like you are having some good time too. :-)

Cheers