Must do Bonang again now it’s fully sealed! Thanks for sharing guys, your encyclopaedic knowledge of riding roads is incredible and I can’t wait to ride with you again!
The legendary Bonang Road from Orbost to Delegate River on the NSW border in either direction is the most challenging of all these roads, though thankfully it is no longer a logging road. It’s fully sealed now (though they’re just doing the second sheeting on the final 10kms between Goongerah and Bonang which has a lot of loose gravel presently), but it’s a bit rough south of Goongerah to Sardine Creek which is earmarked for repair once the second sheet is completed on the new section. The Mitta Mitta pub or the Anglers Rest pub on the Mitta Mitta run are good lunch options. It’s worth taking a run up to Mount Buffalo for the historic Chalet and spectacular views, though it’s a slow, tight climb. A good list you’ve complied overall … 🎉
You've got it pretty right. I wouldn't argue with any of that. If you're looking for more, it'll be minor back roads. Let's see... in the Strathbogies, there's Highlands Road between Seymour and Caveat. Polly McQuinn Road. Harry's Creek Road (bit cut up these days). Ruffy - Longwood East Road. Euroa-Mansfield Road. In the Yarra Valley, there' Buttermans Track, Kinglake-Glenburn Road, the run up Donna Buang from Warburton. Further north, there' Myrtleford-Stanley Road and bits of Buckland Gap. Mount Buffalo Road is a ripper. Lockhart's Gap. Up near the Murray, George's Creek Road, Talgarno Gap and most of Murray River Road. In the east, Buchan-Orbost Road through Bete Bolong when it's clean. Cassilis Road is a good alternative to the Great Alpine. That's keep you busy for a while.
Thanks for this - very much appreciated. A few there I definitely don't recognise so we'll make the effort to check them out. 👍 (I gave Highlands Rd a big wrap in one of our videos, do like Butterman's Track, Donna Buang is OK when not too busy, see the potential in Mount Buffalo Rd if we rode it not in January [so much traffic], was disappointed in Georges Creek Rd [was expecting more], Lockharts Gap always too busy, still that's the route we take, Murray River Rd is always nice!)
Just rode the Buchan-Orbost Road on Tuesday. Never again. Very slow run and sketchy surface at times. Also did the Cassilis earlier that day from Omeo. The road surface is just too bumpy, and I’ve got new Ohlins. Would rather faster, open sweepers personally. Agree on the Murray River road from Walwa to the Granya Pass, which is a good run …
This video is definitely in the save folder. It seems Vic and Tassie are the places to ride with so many roads close together that are reasonably able to be accessed, You and Toni certainly have experienced many great roads. Thanks for all the good tips.
G'day, I'm originally form Victora but have been living in WA for 29 years, I'm heading over to Vic to ride the high country with a couple of mates soon and found your Video very interesting, I have been to many of the roads in your top 30 but many that I have not so thanks for the info. Cheers.
Did Vic High Country 2019 and covered 4 of the top 5 plus a few of the others. Your list is now forming the basis of our Vic 2024 “soft” trip with plenty of brewery stops 😂 and we have planned to do your entire list all on this run. Will take 3 days to get from Perth to Horsham and kick off at the Grampians and into Otways. Thanks for your vids 👍🏼
Great line up and totally agree with your number 1. I also agree that when “they” drop the speed limits down, it actually becomes more dangerous because time that should be spent looking at the road, is spent looking at the speedo. I remember a few years back riding in VIC with my wife on the back and getting an earful because I kept looking at my GPS - I wasn’t looking at the GPS I was looking at the speedo. And she was absolutely correct, I was looking at it WAY more than could be considered safe but then VIC has stupidly tight tolerances on their cameras and radars…..
Just back from 5 days of riding many of the roads you mentioned. I certainly agree with your top 2. One other contender would be the road up Mount Buffalo (near Bright). Traffic can be a problem in busy times. 😊
Yes - Mount Buffalo Rd. I thought about that and know it can be a lot better than when we've ridden it - usually in January (or December). The traffic is terrible then, but still rode up to the Horn Lookout. That said, I think you're right - it's got distance and surface quality too.
Great reviews, I am in south eastern Melbourne and will have to do Skyline again as last time I did it there was still gravel sections. I did Licola road as a first longer outing on my FJR1300 a couple of weeks back as part of a nearly 600km day and it was fantastic.
Thanks. Licola is better known by Victorians (one tipped us) so I don’t hear too many people riding it. Such a fabulous ride! We topped it off by doing it from Jamieson which was spectacular over the mountains.
Hi mate ,well covered have done most of theses roads wouldn’t ride the Reefton spur on weekends to many people cutting corners Reefton pub great place to stop for the night cheers
Excellent video! Look forward to a similar video for NSW. Would love to spend 5-7 days in NSW and explore the best (sealed) roads over there later this year.
Thanks. I think NSW has a lot more riding between great roads as it's a much bigger state with plenty of great gravel roads. You can certainly do a big chunk of NSW best in 7 days though.
Incase you're interested, we posted a NSW list a few years back. I’d make a few changes now, but there wouldn’t be very many (to NSW which has 3-pages). The VIC page is way out of date. facebook.com/share/zHczPXBT64i6cri4/?mibextid=WC7FNe
Thanks again. Swampy Plains Creek Rd up to Cabramurra etc is NSW isn’t it. Fantastic ride! 👍 Victoria has enough great roads without stealing that one from NSW. 😀
Great video, the only problem I see is it's like telling everyone your favourite fishing spot. I live in the Yarra Valley and know a lot of these roads. Now we are going to get a lot more weekend warriors from the Burbs who think they are Moto GP riders. A lot of them only know how to ride suburban streets.😢
Thanks. I hope that's not the case. Another way of looking at it is, those that travel to the Vic roads, might spread-out to different roads instead of just doing the same ones all the time. You're 'lucky' to live in such a wonderful area.
There was one or two I'm not sure if I've ridden on your list but would agree with them all. Order is a subjective thing, although I do agree with what I've known as the Mitta Mitta Rd being no.1. Have a look at roads around Pyalong NW of Broadford as there are some beauties there (I now live in Bendigo). I'm not sure if it should be no.31 but the Walhalla rd is also a good one, although leaf litter and tourist traffic particularly on weekends can be a downer. There are also a couple of other roads around the Grampians that are worth a good explore as well, and as I write, the road to and from Wilsons Prom can be a lot of fun. Thanks for your list.
Thanks for your comment and I'm also agreeing with everything you said. 30 seconds into the video I also list a bunch of roads that won't be mentioned and they included Wilsons Prom, Highlands Rd (near Pyalong), Tyers Rd (Walhalla), though I didn't mention Walhalla Rd nor Thomson Dam Access Rd also near Walhalla which is also great. 👍 Damn Victoria, there's just too many great roads. 😀😀
Thanks. I actually list that road at the beginning of the video. Sort of added that list because I forgot a few roads which I had no footage on or just wasn’t sure. It’d be better than a few - should have done a top 40. 😀 👍
I have ridden most of the roads that you have mentioned in your video. Other than the ones in the Gippsland region. But roads I think your missing and I think I know the reasons they are missing. 1. Mt Buller Rd. (Speed limit ) 2. Mt Buffalo Rd. (Speed limit) 3. Whanregarwhen Rd near Alexandra 4. Yarck Rd. 5. Harry's creek Rd. 6. Euroa- Merton Rd 7. Acheron way Just to name a few but love the video.
Thanks - great comment. 😀 Hindsight tells me I should have mentioned Mt Buffalo (great rd without the peak season traffic, or very hot temperatures literally melting the bitumen on corners) and Euro-Merton Rd (great 100km/h rd, surface and twisties). There'd be heaps more to mention, some we've ridden and lots we haven't. We are always looking for new roads and now-days, gravel too, whilst a lot of people tend to do the same roads over and again. Mt Buller - long straights to get to a nice climb as an out-and-back. Haven't done Whanregarwhen or Yarck and couldn't find Harry's Creek to know if we've done it. Archeron Way (in the middle of the gold mine of roads) isn't sealed (unless that's happened recently). Interestingly, I didn't mention Baw Baw either, but that's because we didn't get inspired by it. Thanks again for the tips.
Reefton Spur is f@#$ked at the moment which is a real shame. There are some great roads in there and some awesome dirt tracks which run off those roads too!
@@CRFLAus Just the rain and storms have left it with some pretty bad potholes and rough sections. It's similar to how Gembrook-Launching Place Road is. Thankfully, that is being repaired slowly.
That's a real shame. Some friends rode it a couple of weeks ago and didn't mention that. The dirt roads off these great roads is now something we are very interested in and find a lot of it harder to research. We've done a bit, but always looking...
80 kmh more dangerous than 100kmh. 100%. Need to be looking where you are going, not the speedo. Also overtaking you are on the wrong side so much longer.
I've done maybe 80% of these roads, l like your list.....But, you rank some roads because they can have traffic on them, mmm, ok. You think it is safer to do 100, instead of 80 in the twisties, surely 150km would be safer. You say some roads have debris on them after bad weather, I'll make sure l don't ride those roads. Lastly, maybe it's just the camera, but you seem to be very close to the rider in front coming into corners. Just my point of view.
To clarify, I believe some roads can be safer with a higher speed limit so a rider can concentrate on the road rather than regularly checking their speedo, making sure they’re not going 85 in an 80 for example. The Omeo Hwy is a fine example of this - just because it’s a 100 limit, doesn’t mean you’ll go that fast, you can’t in most places. I’m not fussed on busy roads so traffic is a major consideration. I’ve ridden Reefton Spur & Eildon-Jamieson with so much debris on them, you couldn’t see any bitumen - this matters to me and I definitely would not ride them again in those conditions. Otherwise, they’re great roads. I know I’m too close to my wife when I am videoing her - I do need to fix this, thanks.
You're a nonger chilly2711...you don't sound like a rider who knows much about riding to be frank...if you were, you wouldn't say such things because you would know. Do some real riding
