Batemans Bay to Canberra
Submitted: Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 15:27
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hamishNav
I have not been on that road (Batemans to
Canberra) since about 1998.
I recall it was very steep.
Wife and I plan to do a trip south next month and were thinking of visiting
Canberra on our way back up north from the (gt Ocean) coast rd, Vic.
Can anyone advise whether or not the road has improved.
I am towing a 19ft dual axle (2,280kg ATM) with a new 4WD Navara STR 2.5 CR.
Alternative is to go from
Merimbula to
Canberra via
Bega and
Cooma.
Comments please ?????
Hamish
Reply By: Notso - Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 15:38
Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 15:38
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.
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Reply By: Member - Heather G (NSW) - Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 17:10
Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 17:10
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
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Reply By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 19:02
Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 19:02
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
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Reply By: hamishNav - Sunday, Aug 08, 2010 at 15:48
Sunday, Aug 08, 2010 at 15:48
Thanks for your replies, they are very much appreciated. I'll post a note when we get to
Canberra.
Safe traveling all :-)
Hamish & Leonie
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Reply By: Member - Des - Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010 at 14:23
Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010 at 14:23
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.
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Reply By: hamishNav - Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 at 14:37
Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 at 14:37
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
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