Snowy Mountains Run . Day 1

Mt Colah
Mt Colah Hornsby ulysses start here for all rides. McDonalds carpark is on the cnr of Lady St and Pacific Hwy. Mt Colah. Caltex are about 1 km north on the highway and stock Vortex Premium (98 Ron) if you need to top up

Asquith

Hookhams corner

Hornsby
Heavy shopping centre traffic

Waitara
Follow Route 83 signs to Parramatta

Pearces Corner
Wahroonga. Move on to Pennant Hills road ( Route 7) also known as the Cumberland Hwy

Thornleigh
Red light camera mainly for traffic heading north.

Pennant Hills
A fair bit of incoming traffic from Boundary Rd slows progress through here. Keep to middle lane.

West Pennant Hills
We will opt to travel along the 60 kpm route, and not take the M2/M7. Changes to 60 kpm now. Others who want to do the M2/M7 can meet us at Uncle Leos truck stop on Campbelltown road which can be accessed by taking the Camden Valley way exit off the M7. Tag only on the M7

Carlingford
WATCH FOR THE SPEED CAMERA. 60 KPM.

Nth Parramatta.
Big intersection. Turning right here onto James Ruse Dr. Still marked 7.

Northmead
Get over to the left lane early

Wentworthville
Lots of merging and intersecting, turning traffic coming up here . Be wary of this. Grt Western Hwy and M4 intersections

Smithfield

Canley Hts
Trucks. Industrial area

Liverpool
Traffic lights. Turn right in either of the marked rt turn lanes

Sth/West Motorway intersection
Carry on south along the Hume Hwy.

Campbelltown Road
This road veers left through traffic lights. May be a sign pointing the way to Route 56. Follow this.

Uncle Leos BP
Stop here to regroup before leaving Sydney.
Cafe/Breakfast/toilets/lots of parking.
All the trucks stop here going out of Sydney. We can meet others, who did the M2/M7, at this stop.

110kpm limit

Brooks Road intersection
Carry along M5

St Andrews Rd intersection
Carry on along M5

Raby Road intersection

Narellan road intersection

Douglas Park

Picton Rd Off ramp
Take the off ramp to Picton. This is Route 88 and we will go over the scenic Prince St bridge just for the experience ,then roll down the old Hume Hwy to mittagong

On Picton Road
Route 88 heads into Picton. Open country road varying between 80 and 100kpm

Approaching Route 56 intersection
Passing Menangle Road on your right.

Prince Street Picton
A narrow but beautiful old trestle bridge goes over a deep narrow valley here.

Picton
WE will by pass the main town

Picton outskirts
60 kpm

Picton
60 kpm here

Tahmoor
60 kpm

Bargo

Yanderra
80 kpm. Sweeping left /right turns over the railway line.

This sweeper goes up and over the railway

Yerrinbool

a deceptive left and right goes under a brick railway bridge. Watch you speed here as the road tightens up.

Alpine
We take the old south road to by pass Mittagong. Narrow. Bumpy.

Bowral
Turn left onto Kangaloon road

Old South Road intersection
This intersection comes up fast is quite tucked out of sight. It is easy to miss. It is sign posted, but you cant read the steet sign until you are just about on top of it. We turn left into this street.

Old south road is very pretty but quite narrow. Suggest 60 kpm. Locals use it a lot.

Range Road intersection
This is now a major roundabout. We may opt to turn left here which takes us down to Kangaloon Rd to head east. We can bypass East Bowral by taking Range Road. Extremely narrow in places.

East Bowral
Turn left onto Kangaloon Road

Continue east on Kangaloon Road

Glenquarry

Veer left onto Kangaloon Road and you will be seeing some of Wingecarribee Dam

Kangaloon
Picturesque country side. Narrow road

Robertson
If we go east a short distance we find the Robertson Pie shop . We will be heading back west after we stop for a break here.

The Illawarra Hwy
Also posted as Route 48

Illawarra Hwy
Heading west for the Hume highway to then continue south

Calwalla
Sheepwash Road. We can divert left here to stop at the Fitzroy Falls. Well set up for tourists

Fitzroy Falls
We can take in this landmark for a coffee break

Illawarra Hwy
Resume our course for the Hume Hwy

Moss Vale

Sutton Forest

Join the Hume Hwy

Marulan

Goulburn
Get ready to take the Goulburn turn off here. This is the southern off ramp into Goulburn.

Goulburn Bakery/Fuel
Lunch break.
Goulburn Bakery
1 Sowerby St
Goulburn NSW 2580
Petrol station across the road/ Mobil. Fuel up here.

Mundy Street
Turning rt here will get us onto the Braidwood road for our next leg

Tirranaville

Bungendore road

Tarago

Tarago Road

Bungendore
Route 52 starts for us. Road becomes Kings Way

Burbong

Queanbeyan East

Queanbeyan

Lanyon Drive Letchworth
We get off route 52 here

Route 23
THasrwa Road

Hume

Route 23 . Monaro Hwy
Lanyon Dr becomes Route 23. the pathway to Cooma. Follow Cooma signs now.

Theodore
We're on the sothern outskirts of Canberra but we have effectively avoided that den.

There are lots of kangaroos and wallabys who have come in close the Canberra due to the drought as at April 2009 . Look out for them.

Royalla

Williamsdale

Route 23 Monaro Hwy
Heavily patrolled by police radar

Michelago

Bredbo

Chakola

Bunyan

Cooma
Stop at Caltex on left coming into town to fuel up.

Snowy Mnts Hwy
Heading for Adaminaby. Thgere is a sign pointing right to ADAMINABY.

Route 18

Wambrook
Good 100kpm road. Rolling country side.

Route v18

Adaminiby
Snowgoose Hotel
Cnr Baker & Denison Street Adaminaby
Stay here overnight. Take your bikes behind the pub to park them.

Actual pub site
Drive onto Baker street to get into the rear parking area where 2 sheds oare being held for our bikes.

Snowy Mountains Run . Day 1
MotoWhere Route
Motorcycling
Mt Colah
Mt Colah Hornsby ulysses start here for all rides. McDonalds carpark is on the cnr of Lady St and Pacific Hwy. Mt Colah. Caltex are about 1 km north on the highway and stock Vortex Premium (98 Ron) if you need to top up
Asquith
Hookhams corner
Hornsby
Heavy shopping centre traffic
Waitara
Follow Route 83 signs to Parramatta
Pearces Corner
Wahroonga. Move on to Pennant Hills road ( Route 7) also known as the Cumberland Hwy
Thornleigh
Red light camera mainly for traffic heading north.
Pennant Hills
A fair bit of incoming traffic from Boundary Rd slows progress through here. Keep to middle lane.
West Pennant Hills
We will opt to travel along the 60 kpm route, and not take the M2/M7. Changes to 60 kpm now. Others who want to do the M2/M7 can meet us at Uncle Leos truck stop on Campbelltown road which can be accessed by taking the Camden Valley way exit off the M7. Tag only on the M7
Carlingford
WATCH FOR THE SPEED CAMERA. 60 KPM.
Nth Parramatta.
Big intersection. Turning right here onto James Ruse Dr. Still marked 7.
Northmead
Get over to the left lane early
Wentworthville
Lots of merging and intersecting, turning traffic coming up here . Be wary of this. Grt Western Hwy and M4 intersections
Smithfield
Canley Hts
Trucks. Industrial area
Liverpool
Traffic lights. Turn right in either of the marked rt turn lanes
Sth/West Motorway intersection
Carry on south along the Hume Hwy.
Campbelltown Road
This road veers left through traffic lights. May be a sign pointing the way to Route 56. Follow this.
Uncle Leos BP
Stop here to regroup before leaving Sydney.
Cafe/Breakfast/toilets/lots of parking.
All the trucks stop here going out of Sydney. We can meet others, who did the M2/M7, at this stop.
110kpm limit
Brooks Road intersection
Carry along M5
St Andrews Rd intersection
Carry on along M5
Raby Road intersection
Narellan road intersection
Douglas Park
Picton Rd Off ramp
Take the off ramp to Picton. This is Route 88 and we will go over the scenic Prince St bridge just for the experience ,then roll down the old Hume Hwy to mittagong
On Picton Road
Route 88 heads into Picton. Open country road varying between 80 and 100kpm
Approaching Route 56 intersection
Passing Menangle Road on your right.
Prince Street Picton
A narrow but beautiful old trestle bridge goes over a deep narrow valley here.
Picton
WE will by pass the main town
Picton outskirts
60 kpm
60 kpm here
Tahmoor
Bargo
Yanderra
80 kpm. Sweeping left /right turns over the railway line.
This sweeper goes up and over the railway
Yerrinbool
a deceptive left and right goes under a brick railway bridge. Watch you speed here as the road tightens up.
Alpine
We take the old south road to by pass Mittagong. Narrow. Bumpy.
Bowral
Turn left onto Kangaloon road
Old South Road intersection
This intersection comes up fast is quite tucked out of sight. It is easy to miss. It is sign posted, but you cant read the steet sign until you are just about on top of it. We turn left into this street.
Old south road is very pretty but quite narrow. Suggest 60 kpm. Locals use it a lot.
Range Road intersection
This is now a major roundabout. We may opt to turn left here which takes us down to Kangaloon Rd to head east. We can bypass East Bowral by taking Range Road. Extremely narrow in places.
East Bowral
Turn left onto Kangaloon Road
Continue east on Kangaloon Road
Glenquarry
Veer left onto Kangaloon Road and you will be seeing some of Wingecarribee Dam
Kangaloon
Picturesque country side. Narrow road
Robertson
If we go east a short distance we find the Robertson Pie shop . We will be heading back west after we stop for a break here.
The Illawarra Hwy
Also posted as Route 48
Illawarra Hwy
Heading west for the Hume highway to then continue south
Calwalla
Sheepwash Road. We can divert left here to stop at the Fitzroy Falls. Well set up for tourists
Fitzroy Falls
We can take in this landmark for a coffee break
Resume our course for the Hume Hwy
Moss Vale
Sutton Forest
Join the Hume Hwy
Marulan
Goulburn
Get ready to take the Goulburn turn off here. This is the southern off ramp into Goulburn.
Goulburn Bakery/Fuel
Lunch break.
Goulburn Bakery
1 Sowerby St
Goulburn NSW 2580
Petrol station across the road/ Mobil. Fuel up here.
Mundy Street
Turning rt here will get us onto the Braidwood road for our next leg
Tirranaville
Bungendore road
Tarago
Tarago Road
Bungendore
Route 52 starts for us. Road becomes Kings Way
Burbong
Queanbeyan East
Queanbeyan
Lanyon Drive Letchworth
We get off route 52 here
Route 23
THasrwa Road
Hume
Route 23 . Monaro Hwy
Lanyon Dr becomes Route 23. the pathway to Cooma. Follow Cooma signs now.
Theodore
We're on the sothern outskirts of Canberra but we have effectively avoided that den.
There are lots of kangaroos and wallabys who have come in close the Canberra due to the drought as at April 2009 . Look out for them.
Royalla
Williamsdale
Route 23 Monaro Hwy
Heavily patrolled by police radar
Michelago
Bredbo
Chakola
Bunyan
Cooma
Stop at Caltex on left coming into town to fuel up.
Snowy Mnts Hwy
Heading for Adaminaby. Thgere is a sign pointing right to ADAMINABY.
Wambrook
Good 100kpm road. Rolling country side.
Route v18
Adaminiby
Snowgoose Hotel
Cnr Baker & Denison Street Adaminaby
Stay here overnight. Take your bikes behind the pub to park them.
Actual pub site
Drive onto Baker street to get into the rear parking area where 2 sheds oare being held for our bikes.