Best driving road in australia

[Djlmcmillan]

G'day was watching top gear last night and it got me thinking what is the best driving road in Australia I personally like the pacific highway between Sydney and Newcastle particularly between Cowan and Brooklyn dose anyone else have a favourite road.

[TVR-190]

i havent done many but ive always liked Lawrence Hargrave Drive

[Djlmcmillan]

i havent done many but ive always liked Lawrence Hargrave Drive

i can see why that is just before wollongong right?

[stocky]

I'd say we have a few good ones in vic, but I've never driven outside of the state so I cant comment really.

- Great Ocean Rd
- Black Spur
- Arthurs seat (Short but fun)
- Great Alpine Rd (Never done myself, but heard good things)

[TVR-190]

yeah around there.

[crew chief]

Cairns to Pt Douglas is the sh#t

[BowTie]

The Alpine Way.
Thredbo to Khancoban and on to Cabramurra return is amazing.
Sponars to Guthega and Perisher to Charlottes Pass deserve a mention too.

[SHANBANGER]

I'd say we have a few good ones in vic, but I've never driven outside of the state so I cant comment really.

- Great Ocean Rd
- Black Spur
- Arthurs seat (Short but fun)
- Great Alpine Rd (Never done myself, but heard good things)

Ive driven the whole Great Albine Rd/Drv and its a really great drive, beautiful scenery and windy roads all the way including going over the top of mt buller i think it was. definately recommended

[Ozzie]

I recon id have to vote for ballarat road deer park melbourne.

No other road lets you go from 60 to 80 to 60 to 70 to 80 to 50 so funlike

you can also get a cool bonus photo of ur car if ya stuff it up

[sik_dose]

i havent done many but ive always liked Lawrence Hargrave Drive

thats is a really nice road to drive, i live about 5 min drive from there. Holden filmed part of the VE wagon commercial on that road. It heads up the escarpment to a look out called bald hill then into the national park.

[PRAVX II S]

Down the south coast the best drive in NSW.
(SEA CLIIFF BRIDGE)

[DanVN]

I recon id have to vote for ballarat road deer park melbourne.

No other road lets you go from 60 to 80 to 60 to 70 to 80 to 50 so funlike

you can also get a cool bonus photo of ur car if ya stuff it up

Theres also a 40 in there if you do it during school zones

[greenfoam]

The entire east coast mountain range is full of good roads but the Ocean road is probably the best, it's the most famous at least so that must say something. I doubt there's any other that twisty for that length of time

[kane88]

The best road to drive is the one leading out of QLD...
However I will vouch for ther Atherton tablelands, that's a nice cruise.

[minux]

There is a 20km road outside of Lavers Hill in Vic, that is just awesome. I found it by accident. Speed limit is 80 and it is almost on impossible to gover that speed.

[Grennan]

I LOVED the Pacific Hwy when I drove to Newcastle a few years ago. Just comming out of I think Hornsby it turns into a real nice windy forest run.

[MasterOfReality]

Pretty much the Royal National Park, starting at Bald Hill.

Great Western Highway out past Lithgow.

Great Northern Highway, Newman to Port Hedland.

Harry Graham Drive (between Mt Kembla and Mt Keira).

Cunningham/New England Highway, between Ipswich and Stanthorpe.

[Calaber]

I LOVED the Pacific Hwy when I drove to Newcastle a few years ago. Just comming out of I think Hornsby it turns into a real nice windy forest run.

Yep that'same piece of road as the OP mentions. It's an incredible drive heading south, with sweeping bends and excellent surface. Unreal drive in a responsive and good handling manual car, but watch out for the bikers who also know about it and really honk through there.

[creesy]

Love the great ocean road minus the dicksheads that take every corner on the opposite side of the road

[Fonzie]

I haven't had many good driving roads unfortunately... Warragul-Korumburra Road, Despite the terrible quality, has some nice turns if you know them. Same with Korumburra-Wonthaggi.

FYI, HERE's a link fo that Lawrence Hargrave Drive... That road looks amazing.

[Fonzie]

Wait, scratch that, I did find a pretty awesome road a few months back... On Phillip island, in the Summerlands. The location is nuts, On the cliffs directly over the southern ocean. But the driving is sh'ouse - It's gravel.

Google Maps Link.

The following pictures were taken on that road... Not as in 100m off the road, As in i was standing in the middle of the road to take the pics.


Wishing I had a DSLR and a decent lightning storm over the ocean when I was there.

[Rolla_Rolla']

Birdsville track

Dirt road 500 + Kms, Dusty, long, boring, barren, dry, pot holes what more can you ask for

[benno9911]

well i crossed the nullarbor (in a vy calais) and that is the best road ever once you hit the the 90 Mile Straight you can just open it up

[vxcustom]

Any road in Tassie would just about answer your question though four that really spring to mind are the cethana targa state, the drive from scottsdale down to bicheno, north motton to gunns plains then through to penguin and hellyer gorge on the way to strahan ( I grew up in tassie where the grass is cheap the cops are reasonable and the beer is real). There are some great roads allover victoria including the drive through the grampians (small hint start at dunkeld and go up I found it way more fun than coming the other way)

[CANYONERO]

I think we have a road in SA somewhere that dosent have road works and a 40k limit...... when i find that road its going to be a great drive.