Yass to Tumut via Mt Narrangullen???

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:51 pm

has anyone ridden Yass to Tumut via Mt Narrangullen and wee Jasper?

what is the road quality like?
what kind of distance is it?
is it interesting or just as boring as the freeway?

just looking at map thinking of different ways to get around the place...

thanks for the help.

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:03 pm

I posted about doing that road last year, and the Canberans suggested the dirt is a bit rough and a bit far. Maybe if your on your GS1200 sure, but on one of the big K's sportier mounts it may not be worthwhile!

swabio-ACT · Post by **swabio-ACT** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:05 pm

Strika wrote:I posted about doing that road last year, and the Canberans suggested the dirt is a bit rough and a bit far. Maybe if your on your GS1200 sure, but on one of the big K's sportier mounts it may not be worthwhile!

Yup! The road is shit! Well it is a heap of dirt, narrow, corrugated, twisty as hell... livestock all over it.... I took the adventra that way when we first got it.....however we went down to gundagai and then back along the freeway, which ended up being heaps quicker, even though it was much longer distance!

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:39 pm

Yep I was there a couple of weeks ago, I friends with the owner of a property out there, it'd be good if it wasn't for the road being so narrow in most places and the 15 to 20 kms of corigated dirt, and the fact that the tourist in cars/4 x 4's tend to use the whole road mainly as its so narrow. But other than that its not too bad, lots of sweeping corners and a few hairpins thrown in for good measure just before you get in the township of Wee Jasper

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:29 pm

thanks for the response.

i didnt realise there was dirt sections.
the map i was looking at wasnt obvious that it was dirt.

I dont care about a little bit of dirt if its taking me to some good roads but it sounds like this road is not worth it just yet.

On the PI ride we will be doing some dirt sections but they apparantly take us somewhere good. I was hoping to find a more interesting way into the snowies than the Hume. sounds like alpine way will be closed through thredbo so figured i would stay on the freeway and head to tumut.

Post by **robracer** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:41 pm

Hi dude last time I was at Wee Jasper was bout 15 years ago for a wima rally the road was shit.............. no idea how it is now but

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:42 pm

Not sure where your departing from although the sig says Sydney thereabouts. But you sound like your looking for some nicer plodless roads to traverse. here's some suggestions!

If you come out the hume, from Goulburn duck around through Crookwell, and make your way to Booroowa, then harden, then Jugiong. Harden to jugiong is a pearler. Fwy to Gundagai-not far- then Tumut-Wondalga (then the back road which loops around toLaurel Hill) Tumbarumba, Tooma, Tintaldra. From tintaldra you have a choice to go two ways, or if your really keen and have the time make a loop of it.

1- Walwa to the Granya pass, tallangatta.

2-Toowong, Corryong, Tallangatta.

From Tallangatta go Tallangatta East up to nearly Tallandoon, and then head back down to Tangambalanga (yep I shit you not!

)

Let me know if you want more!

BladeBoy · Post by **BladeBoy** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:41 am

robracer wrote:Hi dude last time I was at Wee Jasper was bout 15 years ago for a wima rally the road was shit.............. no idea how it is now but

Ditto

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:50 am

swabio-ACT wrote:[

Yup! The road is shit! Well it is a heap of dirt, narrow, corrugated, twisty as hell... livestock all over it.... I took the adventra that way when we first got it.....however we went down to gundagai and then back along the freeway, which ended up being heaps quicker, even though it was much longer distance!

Robracer said.......
Hi dude last time I was at Wee Jasper was bout 15 years ago for a wima rally the road was shit.............. no idea how it is now but

Bladeboy said......
Ditto

Swabio does

swabio-ACT · Post by **swabio-ACT** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:51 am

MrStompy wrote:thanks for the response.

i didnt realise there was dirt sections.
the map i was looking at wasnt obvious that it was dirt.

I dont care about a little bit of dirt if its taking me to some good roads but it sounds like this road is not worth it just yet.

On the PI ride we will be doing some dirt sections but they apparantly take us somewhere good. I was hoping to find a more interesting way into the snowies than the Hume. sounds like alpine way will be closed through thredbo so figured i would stay on the freeway and head to tumut.

It is a shit tin of crap dirt!

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:54 am

Strika wrote:Not sure where your departing from although the sig says Sydney thereabouts. But you sound like your looking for some nicer plodless roads to traverse. here's some suggestions!

If you come out the hume, from Goulburn duck around through Crookwell, and make your way to Booroowa, then harden, then Jugiong. Harden to jugiong is a pearler. Fwy to Gundagai-not far- then Tumut-Wondalga (then the back road which loops around toLaurel Hill) Tumbarumba, Tooma, Tintaldra. From tintaldra you have a choice to go two ways, or if your really keen and have the time make a loop of it.

1- Walwa to the Granya pass, tallangatta.

2-Toowong, Corryong, Tallangatta.

From Tallangatta go Tallangatta East up to nearly Tallandoon, and then head back down to Tangambalanga (yep I shit you not! )

Let me know if you want more!

yeap leaving from sydney.

Thanks for this info. im back to the maps tonight

the less freeway i see the better.

balanse · Post by **balanse** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:59 am

Strika

1- Walwa to the Granya pass, tallangatta.

Stompy if you've got the time do this it's a beaut.

Going pretty much the way that Strika has outlined vis Tumut etc myself.

Might see you along the way.

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:05 am

balanse wrote:Strika
1- Walwa to the Granya pass, tallangatta.
Stompy if you've got the time do this it's a beaut.

Going pretty much the way that Strika has outlined vis Tumut etc myself.

Might see you along the way.

What day are you going?

were off early on thursday morning.
def doing the walwa to granya.

A lot of these roads i havent done before so i am taking advice/opinions from people who know and adding it all together to create the super journey

its all about getting there for me.

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:15 am

MrStompy wrote:
balanse wrote:Strika
1- Walwa to the Granya pass, tallangatta.
Stompy if you've got the time do this it's a beaut.

Going pretty much the way that Strika has outlined vis Tumut etc myself.

Might see you along the way.
What day are you going?

were off early on thursday morning.
def doing the walwa to granya.

A lot of these roads i havent done before so i am taking advice/opinions from people who know and adding it all together to create the super journey

its all about getting there for me.

You may not want to get there once you get on some of these roads!

Just watch out for the local plod around tallangatta. He's a really nice bloke, but he is crafty!!! I passed him one day while he was booking another car. I was doing 110 when I saw him, and he was standing next to the car he was booking, so no radar device in action, so I maintained the same throttle setting so it didn't look like I was adjusting speed. He stopped to have a chat with me later in town getting fuel. Tried very craftily to get me to admit I was speeding. You know, " I ride too.....Roads are great hey!........Some of those 120 kph sweepers are tops hey!!!" I just said.. wouldn't know, never been faster than 100kph around here mate....scares me too much

Just don't speed much on the straights. They find it almost impossible to get a lock on you in a turn, and it's not an accurate measurement anyhoo so they tend to hang on the straight bits as a result.

Don't ride early or late around those areas either. 1. Bug feckin city!!!! It takes around 15 minutes to completely cover your visor with little tiny black bugs along the Walwa road anytime in the late of day (mr. Sheen and a couple of chux in the bum bag works a treat). So get through earlier rather than later. 2. Roos and Wombats!

balanse · Post by **balanse** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:27 am

Unfortunately leaving the day before you but here's my plan for your viewing interest....

Leaving Sydney (Oyster Bay) Wednesday morning and staying somewhere like Tintaldra o'night.

Taking the Mittagong Road via Wollongong, Macquarie Pass, Mittagong, Goulbourn, roundtrip via Harden Jugiong to Gundagai. Then Tumut down towards Tintaldra (as Strika has already described).

Thursday Morning it'll be Granya, Tallangata, Kiewa, Dederang, Tawonga Gap, Bright (might bypass this and head straight to Myrtleford if time is getting away) Myrtleford to Dandongadale (via Lake Bufallo), 32k of dirt road to Chestnut, Whitfield, Mansfield. Mansfield to Alexandra then Healesville (via Black Spur, but might go Reefton via Marysville if time) and onto Warburton.

Really depends on time from here as to whether we finish off with Powelltown and Neerim or straight to Packenham and KooWeeRup.

Thats us...two old farts one on a ZRX1200R (red one) and one on a GSX1400. If I dont see you on the highway then it'll be the track, or in the Trackside campground.