From Rathdowney to the Summerland way runs the Mt Lindsey h-way which I have already posted and is a great ride. If you were not going on to Uki from Kyogle then you could allways ride back over this route, the Lions Rd. Or you might aproach this from the Gold Coast side having gone down to Kyogle via any of the numerous good rides on that side of the ranges.
Like most rides I post this isnt a billard table road and it does get a bit bumpy in places and also narrow in parts but so few cars allow you to choose a smoother line at times and not worry about the narrow parts.
If the road seems to turn a bit unpredictable in some bends then you'd be correct. This reflects its origins when it was unsealed and zig zagged across the creek numerous times with no bridges. Now there is a mix of some modern surveying and some old parts that have simply been sealed. Not a road you can travel too fast on near the border crossing anyway but the mix of survey style needs alot of caution in parts.
Perhaps best to ride it from south to north for the best run. Superb scenery in either direction. No fuel or shops, nice park on QLD side popular for picnics or bbq etc, lookout on NSW side.
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Hi all,i travel from Rosewood to Kyogle via the Lions road and through to Stoney Chute where the parents live,this has to be my favourite roads.
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WAY too rough for any real quick stuff
ReplyDeleteIt is bumpy near the border and rather unpredictable, a legacy presumably of the simple surveying, being constructed by the Lions and not Main Roads department. Reminds me of the roads around Snowy Mtns hydro scheme.
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