Updated: 29/12/24 to include TS and GS ride options

6/2/25 to amend TS D1 route (delete Corryong & insert Walwa/Jingellic)

7/2/25 to amend GS D1 route (as Wymah Ferry is out-of-service)

Interested in riding through the Snowy Mountains and Valleys, along the Murray River, to then get high in the Victorian Alps? Then why not join the Club for a weekend of sealed road (TS) or gravel/dirt road (GS) rides, taking in stunning lookouts and scenery, as well as twisty, steep climbs and descents?

Outbound Saturday (TS &GS overnighting in Tallangatta), riding Sunday (TS overnighting in Omeo/GS overnighting at Wilson’s Hut, Bendoc) and returning home on Monday. Short on time? Then join the first leg to Adaminaby for coffee or come along for one night – your choice!

TS Route (TS3):

Day 1 (15/2) Outbound: Ex. Ampol EG Hume (94 Sheppard St)- Cooma-Adaminaby (coffee/refuel)-Kiandra-Elliott Way-Tooma-Tintaldra-Murray River Rd-Walwa/Jingellic (lunch/refuel)-Granya-Granya Gap-Tallangatta (408 km): Google Maps

Day 2 (16/2):  Ex. Tallangatta-Mitta Mitta-Falls Creek-Mt. Beauty-Tawonga Gap-Harrietville-Mt. Hotham-Dinner Plain-Omeo (321 km):  Google Maps

Day 3 (17/2) Return:

• Option 1: Ex. Omeo-Bruthen-Orbost-Bonang Hwy-Delegate-Bombala-Nimmitabel-Cooma- Ampol EG Hume (511 km):  Google Maps
• Option 2: Ex. Omeo-Bruthen-Orbost-Cann River- Bombala-Nimmitabel-Cooma- Ampol EG Hume (512 km): Google Maps

Approximately 321-512 km per day on a mix of sealed main, secondary, minor and alpine roads. 

GS Route (GS3):

Day 1 (15/2) Outbound: Ex. Ampol EG Hume (94 Sheppard St)-Adaminaby (coffee/refuel)-Kiandra-Elliott Way-Tooma-Welaregang-Jingellic-Granya-Bethanga-Old Tallangatta-Tallangatta (378 km): Google Maps

Note:

• The Jingellic to Tallangatta leg’s changed as the Wymah Ferry is out-of-service.
• GS and TS routes are similar except for GS sectors via Adaminaby, riding north of the Murray River from Tooma to Jingellic, and from Granya to Tallangatta (via Bethanga and Old Tallangatta).
• If time's short, then an option is to head over Granya Gap directly to Tallangatta (346 km - to decide on day): Google Maps

Day 2 (16/2):  Ex. Tallangatta-east along Murray Valley Hwy-onto Benambra to Corryong Road heading south to Benambra-then heading east through Native Dog Flat Campground, Mckillops Bridge and Bonang-camping overnight at Wilson's Hut, Marriot Track, Bendoc (394 km): Google Maps

Day 3 (17/2) Return: Group navigates back to Canberra via Bombala, Cooma and back through Namadgi NP or Monaro Hwy (approx.300 km).

Approximately 300-395 km per day on a mix of sealed main, sealed and unsealed secondary, minor and alpine roads. 

Ride Rankings: TS3/GS3 due to the technical nature of some roads and likely variable road conditions/surfaces ( https://www.bmwmccact.org.au/page-1419638 -  see link to Ride Ranking Scale bottom right of page).

Accommodation – book your own accommodation directly, depending on your preference for 1 or 2 nights, camping, pub or motel. Accommodation is limited in Tallangatta, Omeo and surrounds, so consider booking early if you prefer an upgrade from a tent! Options include:

Tallangatta (GS & TS):

Omeo (TS):

Outside of Omeo (TS):

Rest, lunch and refuel stops: Day 2 and 3 - TBC closer to the time.

Meeting Point: Meet fuelled and ready to go at the Ampol EG, 94 Sheppard St, Hume, for a prompt 08:15 departure.

Register if you're interested in joining the rides. Email rides@bmwmcc.au if you plan to meet the group on the way, or at Tallangatta, so we don’t wait for you unnecessarily. 

For those joining the TS ride along the way, or making their own way to Tallangatta, proposed meeting points at this stage (with best guess times) are:

• Ampol EG Hume (94 Sheppard St) - leaving 08:15
• Adaminaby - coffee/refuel stop (Big Trout) - arriving 10:00, leaving by 10:45
• Walwa/Jingellic – lunch/refuel stop - arriving 13:45, leaving by 15:00
• Granya - quick pitstop - arriving 15:45, leaving by 15:50
• Tallangatta – arriving 16:20 (ish).

Cheers

Karen