Blue Mountain Jenolan Caves Touge By V35

[will's35]

Hi guys,

I've just back from the blue mountains. Visiting three sisters mountains and the Jenolan Caves.

Very nice view up there. And a surprise of my trip is that on my way to the Jenolan Caves,

there is a very enjoyable mountain road.

It is smooth and easy at the start, then turns sharper and narrower when u approach the Caves.

The legal speed limit is 100km/h then 40km/h. Such agreat road to drive with a GT.

The fuel consumption is good. I fill in 37 liters of V power i the morning, then the whole trip is around390 kms

So here is a short video and some photos to share with you.=)

[scathing]

The run down to Jenolan Caves via Edith Rd is too tight for cars our size. Coming up the other side is a great run, if you can avoid the falling rocks and oncoming traffic.

[Touge Kyousou]

Agree, way too tight and dangerous. Almost every turn is a blind corner with hardly enough space for 2 cars driving sticking to the edge of their side of the road..

[will's35]

hay guys are there any safety or safer road to cruise on near sydney?

please suggest some examples =)

I love to drive on this kind of road.

and will there be anyone interested in playing go cart in eastern creek together?

seems a cheaper and fun way to have a meet for photos and racing.

at least we dont need to spend $$$ on tyres and brakes and track preparation =)

[will's35]

Agree, way too tight and dangerous. Almost every turn is a blind corner with hardly enough space for 2 cars driving sticking to the edge of their side of the road..

yea, so that the road will be closed downhill from 11:45am to 1:15pm to let people uphill have a safe trip=)

[Touge Kyousou]

They must've done that recently ? I remember driving and being passenger going up/down that road with two way traffic haha.

Try going through royal national park south of sydney..i just came back from there haha. Some very nice twisty roads in there. There are some sections where the V will be edge of road to lane marker though (read:tight).

I've heard macquarie pass is good too.

Otherwise try your usual cruising routes, such as drive to wisemans ferry, putty road, bells line of road etc

[will's35]

They must've done that recently ? I remember driving and being passenger going up/down that road with two way traffic haha.

Try going through royal national park south of sydney..i just came back from there haha. Some very nice twisty roads in there. There are some sections where the V will be edge of road to lane marker though (read:tight).

I've heard macquarie pass is good too.

Otherwise try your usual cruising routes, such as drive to wisemans ferry, putty road, bells line of road etc

sounds great! thanks for the suggestion, let me try some weekend ^^

[CARSICK]

hay guys are there any safety or safer road to cruise on near sydney?

please suggest some examples =)

I love to drive on this kind of road.

Macquarie Pass

Illawarra Hwy from Albion Pk > Robertson

Thrill 9/10

Safety 7/10 ( when its a dry surface - no ice or autumn leaves)

Description = Undulations, hairpins, sweepers, dropoffs with soft shoulders here and there, hillclimb

Putty Rd

Putty Rd from Wilberforce > Singleton

Thrill 8/10

Safety 8/10

Description = High speed runs with rapid decelerations into sharp bends/twisties

Mitchell's Pass

Mitchell's Pass Rd from Blaxland > Emu Heights

Thrill 6/10

Safety 7/10 (even though it's one way on the second half - closed due to rockfall atm)

Description = Short downhill run between armco and cliff-face

Hawkesbury Heights

Springwood Rd from Yarramundi > Hawkesbury Heights

Thrill 7/10

Safety 8/10

Description = Hairpins and blind corners, hillclimb

Cambewarra Mountain

Nowra Rd from Bombaderry > Kangaroo Valley

Thrill 9/10

Safety 7/10 (due to traffic unless night or early 6am drive)

Description = Long flat run to start, hillclimb up sharp bends, hairpins, narrow in parts

Old Pacific Hwy

Old Pacific Hwy from Berowra > West Gosford (& stop for a meal at the Trackside Restaurant Cnr Manns Rd & Central Coast Hwy Grp A NISSAN DECOR)

Thrill 8/10

Safety 8/10

Description = Condensed run of sharp bends and short straight runs

Jamberoo Pass

Jamberoo Mountain Rd from Albion Pk or Kiama > Jamberoo > Robertson

Thrill 9/10

Safety 6/10 (due to single lane sections and drop-offs)

Description = Hillclimb with lots of sharp bends, very narrow one-lane bits, hairpins + long straight stretch at the top

Kangaroo Valley Rd

Kangaroo Valley Road from Berry > Kangaroo Valley

Thrill 9/10

Safety 6/10

Description = Hillclimb with lots of sharp bends, short stretches of straight road, crumbly tarmac, dropoffs, sharp descent

Royal National Park

Lawrence Hargeave Drive from Waterfall or Sutherland > Coalcliff

Thrill 7/10

Safety 8/10 (despite ripples and rough patches)

Description = Ripply curved sections at the end of many straights, sweepers, sharper bends on the descent, undulations at the bottom

Bells Line Of Road

Bells Line Of Road from North Richmond > Lithgow or Mt Victoria

Thrill 7/10

Safety 8/10

Description = Sweepers with occasional sharp bends, lots of hills on the incline to the top + Police in bushes

my 2c

other lesser well known drives are fair/good/not as good too eg Megalong Valley Rd, Appin Rd, Heathcote Rd, Oaks Rd, Nowra-Braidwood Rd when it's finished, Clyde Mountain/Kings Hwy near Bateman's Bay etc

Give us your rating after you've done them. Be careful about Police Patrols and even more about how to take corners/speed.

Edited February 21, 2010 by CARSICK

[Touge Kyousou]

+1 on watching out for police. Saw one driving past us (opp. direction) in the natio last night.

[Yi-Town]

i just visited the caves last saturday

and it was mega mega tight and we were in an astra as well.

and it was very deadly in the amount of rain that poured last week too.

but yes it was very fun.