Road to Tidbinbilla
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Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby jennyhunter » Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:27 pm
Would like ride be suitable for a novice ?
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Robdog » Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:33 pm
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Ross » Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:43 pm
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby jennyhunter » Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:24 pm
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Zac150 » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:25 am
Did you give Tidbinbilla ride a go?
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby jennyhunter » Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:09 pm
It was scary how little care the drivers showed, only one single car bothered to even slow down and the rest zoomed past dangerously overtaking on sharp corners.
We got up to the sign to turn into corin forest and turned around from there, my fitness isn't so great at the moment I am afraid.
Next time I am planning to go early morning to miss some of the traffic.
Other than that it was a great ( hilly!) ride.
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby twizzle » Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:36 pm
Turn left at the Corin sign next time.jennyhunter wrote:Other than that it was a great ( hilly!) ride.
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Zac150 » Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:23 pm
One of the big downsides of the road to Tidbinbilla (Cotter loop) is the traffic, people just seem to drive like maniacs. I find the motor bikes the worst out there. Try the ride out past Tharwa toward Namadgi, it's a nice 60km ride from Lanyon and not as busy.It was scary how little care the drivers showed, only one single car bothered to even slow down and the rest zoomed past dangerously overtaking on sharp corners.
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby jennyhunter » Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:15 am
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Zac150 » Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:31 pm
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby twizzle » Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:34 pm
Might not be as busy, but they be 'country folk' in 4WDs and Utes and the windy section over Mt Tennant can be quite scary as they will do the speed limit over blind crests and corners. IMHO, Tidbinbilla Rd is safer as the visibility is actually better.Zac150 wrote:One of the big downsides of the road to Tidbinbilla (Cotter loop) is the traffic, people just seem to drive like maniacs. I find the motor bikes the worst out there. Try the ride out past Tharwa toward Namadgi, it's a nice 60km ride from Lanyon and not as busy.It was scary how little care the drivers showed, only one single car bothered to even slow down and the rest zoomed past dangerously overtaking on sharp corners.
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Zac150 » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:10 pm
Add the trucks along Cotter at the moment with the work on the dam and the cotter loop is pretty hectic.
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Zac150 » Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:47 am
I don't think their is a right or wrong answer to this, it all boils down to individuals and where they feel more comfortable.
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Ross » Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:07 am
You get a lot of tourists too going out to Tidbinbilla to the nature reserve or tracking station or just generally going for a drive in the 'country'. You also get a few tourist types heading out to Corin Forrest/Dam. You also seem to get a lot of motorcyclists that like to ride at high speed out there.
Out past Tharwa you have a few people going to Honeysuckle Creek and a few people heading out to Adaminaby but generally not as much traffic in my experience.
Is Uriarra Crossing still open with all this rain we've been having? I heard Cotter Bridge was closed - it might be quieter at the moment to ride around there? Too wet for me at the moment to be out on the bike.
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby HAKS » Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:13 am
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Re: Road to Tidbinbilla
Postby Zac150 » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:04 pm
And Life JacketWith the amount of water going over Cotter Dam at the moment I wouldn't be going anywhere near Uriarra crossing without my swimmers
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