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Emma in Hobart@SeaFury That's just sensible. I wouldn't want to try it either. It's already slightly scary meeting big trucks in a small car, never mind a scooter.
@kodiacbear I might go if I map a back road route (east coast maybe) but that might double the kms!!!
chestasYou could go over the mountains. Go up to Great Lake and then down to the Derwent Valley
@chestas Is that road all paved? I went that way a decade ago and there was 30km of gravel 🤣@kodiacbear
ibk@SeaFury @chestas @kodiacbear sealed the whole way.
It is definitely the best way to travel between the north and south.
It is definitely the best way to travel between the north and south.
Yes, paved. Go Longford, Cressy, Great Lake, Bothwell and then down to Derwent Valley
They aren't too bad in my small car, but a bike is different so I won't try to advise. One thing is that the road is very quiet
You can head to Westbury and then straight up. There's still a few bends, but no hairpins that I remember
Yes, paved. The road to Bothwell is paved, whereas the road south west towards Bronte Park isn't paved.
Gary Houston@SeaFury @chestas @ibk @kodiacbear there's also the road to Scottsdale if you are looking for winding and possibly scary and dangerous but at least paved roads.
@ghouston That road has a stretch on it that has winds and constant up hill, I once went down to 30 kph on that stretch because 125cc, but it can be done, just slower!!! @chestas @ibk @kodiacbear
@SeaFury @chestas @ibk @kodiacbear yeah, I once rented a car and drove from Burnie to Bicheno via Scottsdale, and it took a lot longer than I expected. The road down the east coast had some fun spots too.
@ghouston @SeaFury @chestas @kodiacbear When I have visitors from interstate, it doesn't matter how many times I tell them "your Tassie road trip will take longer than you think" they still end up saying "that road trip took longer than we thought".
I like the sections of road that start with a "Winding Road for next X km" but the individual bends don't have any advisory speeds posted until you get a "25 km/h" one and you think "this must be **serious**".
I like the sections of road that start with a "Winding Road for next X km" but the individual bends don't have any advisory speeds posted until you get a "25 km/h" one and you think "this must be **serious**".
@ibk @SeaFury @chestas @kodiacbear it seems that the shortest route between Arthur River and Strathgordon is something like 9.5 hours. I suppose that's about as bad as it gets.
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