Round trip from Sydney visiting Blue Mountains and Wollongong
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RouteXpert René Plücken (MRA Master)
Last edit: 05-07-2021
Route Summary
Een mix van snelwegen en landelijke wegen, een bezoek aan twee nationale parken, een overnachting in Wollongong en een terugkeer naar Sydney langs de kustweg.
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Duration
7h 34m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
439.11 km
Countries
Sydney
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In 1988 I was a guest in Sydney with the squadron of the Dutch Navy for the Australian Bicentenary (Bicentennial). The Australian Bicentenary was the marking that 200 years ago the first fleet of British ships arrived in Sydney. This was a big party and there were squadrons from all NATO countries.
We rented motorbikes with a number of comrades and drove through the Blue Mountains to Wollongong, the birthplace of Wayne Gardner, a former Australian motorcycle and racing driver who won the world class up to 500 cc. Our idol at the time.
Although I did not track the route at the time (we used to navigate with maps and by asking for directions), this route will be broadly in line with the route we used to ride.
We leave from Sydney harbor and drive out of the city via the Harbor Bridge. We take the highway to save time. After about 70 kilometers we reach the village of Kurrajong, from now on it becomes interesting and the road turns into a beautiful winding 2-lane road through the fantastic nature of The Blue Mountains National Park.
At RP7 we turn left to view the Victoria Waterfalls (RP8), I can still remember that this road was unpaved and we had to sweat quite well to drive the bikes. So if you don't feel like it, continue the route straight ahead.
We continue the drive to Katoomba (RP10), this is a good time to stop for lunch. There are several restaurants to choose from in this town.
From Katoomba the road continues on the four-lane highway, the Grant Western Highway. We drive further to Regentville, where we happily leave the highway to head in the direction of Wollongong.
This is also a wonderful road through the New South Wales countryside, you pass some small pretty towns and villages.
After about 120 km enjoying the beautiful roads we arrive at RP20 the Australian Motor life Museum (did not exist in 1988 yet), where motorbikes and other things from Wayne Gardner are displayed.
After our visit to the museum we continue to Wollongong (RP24), a town with beautiful beaches, many hotels, bars and restaurants, so perfect to spend the night and to enjoy the day.
The next day we drive back to Sydney, mostly along the beautiful coast, but also through the beautiful Royal National Park, at RP35 you can stop to enjoy the beautiful surroundings at Kangaroo Creek. We then continue our way back to Sydney to return the rental engines.
This route was really enjoyable and gets me 4 stars because of the beautiful roads and nature.
And pay attention when you are driving on the highway, the Road Trains (trucks with several trailers) crash downhill at great speed. The quality of the roads is reasonable to good, sometimes unpaved.
Bells Line Road in Blue Mountains
Wollongong beach
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