Has anyone travelled this route lately? I'm looking to travel this route early May pulling a 17.5ft poptop and was wondering what this road was like? Any camping spots on route or how have you found the National Parks?
Regards
Michael
the rocket said
09:55 AM Apr 15, 2018
we did a day drive from bellingen to dorrigo But did not take caravan To c what the road was like. Decided to return to the coast. Personally, would not drive to armidale from coast with a caravan.
Micka said
06:16 AM Apr 16, 2018
Thanks for info, Rocket.
the rocket said
05:34 PM Apr 16, 2018
No worries. Glad to help.
Moorey said
02:46 PM Apr 30, 2018
Went via Waterfall Way in January with DMax pulling a Jayco 18ft Starcraft and found if you drive to conditions it is a nice drive.
Moorey
PeterD said
11:54 PM Apr 30, 2018
Driving that country is a matter of confidence and experience. I took a club group up that road. Many were apprehensive about making the trip, however they thought that if some of us were keen to go that way then it must be OK. When we collected at happy hour that night the previously nervous ones turned around and asked why they had heard some people tell them not to travel those roads.
The road through there has a few steep pinches but there is nothing that a legally loaded rig can not handle. Use your gear box control to keep your engine revs up around 3,000 rpm or higher to give your motor an easy time on the uphill grades. Just because you will be climbing hills slowly in low gear does not mean the rig is struggling, it just means you are asking it to do a bit of hard work and just remember that you will not damage the rig in any way. On the steeper downhill runs slow down and pull your gearbox into low gear to assist your brakes. Many of the bends (and there are plenty) have speed advisory signs on the approach, use those speeds and you will be OK. Take things a bit slower than normal and you will be able to relax. Learn to drive those hills and you will become a far better driver than those nervous Nellies that stay clear of those hills.
Has anyone travelled this route lately? I'm looking to travel this route early May pulling a 17.5ft poptop and was wondering what this road was like? Any camping spots on route or how have you found the National Parks?
Regards
Michael
we did a day drive from bellingen to dorrigo But did not take caravan To c what the road was like. Decided to return to the coast. Personally, would not drive to armidale from coast with a caravan.
Thanks for info, Rocket.
No worries. Glad to help.
Went via Waterfall Way in January with DMax pulling a Jayco 18ft Starcraft and found if you drive to conditions it is a nice drive.
Moorey
Driving that country is a matter of confidence and experience. I took a club group up that road. Many were apprehensive about making the trip, however they thought that if some of us were keen to go that way then it must be OK. When we collected at happy hour that night the previously nervous ones turned around and asked why they had heard some people tell them not to travel those roads.
The road through there has a few steep pinches but there is nothing that a legally loaded rig can not handle. Use your gear box control to keep your engine revs up around 3,000 rpm or higher to give your motor an easy time on the uphill grades. Just because you will be climbing hills slowly in low gear does not mean the rig is struggling, it just means you are asking it to do a bit of hard work and just remember that you will not damage the rig in any way. On the steeper downhill runs slow down and pull your gearbox into low gear to assist your brakes. Many of the bends (and there are plenty) have speed advisory signs on the approach, use those speeds and you will be OK. Take things a bit slower than normal and you will be able to relax. Learn to drive those hills and you will become a far better driver than those nervous Nellies that stay clear of those hills.