Adelaide to Melbourne
Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 at 15:43
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lindon
Hi there.
We will be embarking on our next trip from
Perth to
Melbourne later this year and are in the planning stage right now and trying to work out some sort of route and itinerary for the
Adelaide to
Melbourne leg of the trip.
Time is of no importance and the only restriction for us is:- the route must be on bitumen only as we don't have a 4wd.
As we have never been to this part of the country before, any suggestions would be appreciated.
Also - any thoughts on
Wudinna as against
Kimba, while crossing the Eyre Peninsula.
Many Thanks.
Lin and Don
Reply By: Andrew & Jen - Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 at 19:00
Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 at 19:00
Hullo Lin and Don
Lots of good suggestions above.
I presume you are returning to
Perth afterwards. In which case you may want, for example, to return along the Great Ocean Road as many would argue that the E->W trip has better
views and is easier to pull off at the
lookout bays along the way.
The Dukes / Western Hwys are busy roads with a lot of truck traffic. May be take one of the routes to the north, eg Pt
Augusta, across to and along the Murray, down through
Bendigo and into
Melbourne. The return along the GOR, and the SA SE coast.
I would like to comment on your statement "the route must be on bitumen only as we don't have a 4wd." There are tens of thousands of open surface roads in Australia that are quite suitable for 2WD vehicles and over which 10s of millions of kms of travel are made each year without incident. If your could see your way to at least deviate off the main route from time to time, you could include many gems that would reward the extra bit of travel. For example, west of
Apollo Bay on the GOR, there is a road that leads to
Cape Otway Lighthouse. And at Lavers
Hill, just travelling 10kms and back along the Chapple
Hill Road would reward you with experiencing a section of beautiful rain forest.
Cheers
Andrew
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Reply By: Les - PK Ranger - Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 at 19:24
Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 at 19:24
Recommend hugging the coast all the way . . .
Ceduna,
Smoky Bay, Streaky, Venus (gem this one), Pt Lincoln.
All the above is nice to take your time.
From there you can get a bit of a drive up and get into
Adelaide as quick as you want.
Maybe a day to explore the Barossa or the
Fleurieu Peninsula, do you want to see Kangaroo Is ? . . . 2 - 3 days if so min.
Then freeway to
Tailem Bend, go the Princes Hwy through to
Kingston SE.
Then take your time again . . .
Southern Ports Hwy to
Robe,
Beachport, (be sure to
check out the coast through here, visit headlands), Millicent, Mt Gambier . . .
Detour down to
Nelson,
check out
Glenelg River area, into
Portland and around for the Great Ocean Road.
What a road trip.
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Follow Up By: Member - John D, Wandong (Vic) - Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 at 13:09
Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 at 13:09
Whilst in
Portland, head west out of town to Cape
Bridgewater and
check out
the blowholes and the petrified forest.
On the way to Warrambool, stop off at
Port Fairy for a great feed of seafood!
Cheers,
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Reply By: Inland Sailor - Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 at 09:24
Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 at 09:24
Try the secondary Hwys from S. A. to see the Western part of Vic, Lie the
Glenelg Hwy or the Wimmera/Pyrennes Hwys.
You'll have far less traffic and pass through the old gold era small towns and rural regional centres that make up the real Victoria. Great stuff and plenty of
places to stay and poke around for a while before facing the urban chaos that's
Melbourne!
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Follow Up By: jothefw - Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:18
Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:18
+ 1 I agree totally. Especially if you're keen to see the sights and just plod along, no need to have a B-double on your tail all the time!
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