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Melbourne to Sydney

Day 7: Khancoban to Thredbo
Distance travelled 76 km (47 miles) - Total so far: 643 km (400 miles)

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Snowy Mountains

Last night's dinner was pretty good for $10 at the local pub. This morning I was up and ready to go at 7am. Weather again is just perfect. As I knew I had a lot of climbing ahead, I stocked up on sweets to help me over them hills. I also made sure I had plenty of water.

After about an hour on the road, I stopped at the lookout to the Murray 1 Power Station. This was constructed as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme in the 1960's. There was some information on the work that was involved. It is a great engineering achievement. You can even go down to the visit centre, but it didn't open till 9am (it was only 8am).
Murray 1 Power Station

Afterwards I continued riding upwards to my first lookout, Scammells Ridge Lookout. Gave me a really good view of the Snowy Mountains. It also gave me an idea as to the size of the climbs I've still to conquer.

Those mountains are getting bigger

Over the next couple of hours I continued to go up and down hills. The scenery along the way was just breathtaking. For the lunchtime break I stopped at Tom Groggins area. Again it was a great spot to stop at. Also it was my final major stop before I started my last 15km climb up to Dead Horse Gap.
One of the many rivers I crossed today

Well the next 15kms of climbing started to hurt. I think I was in my granny gear for 95% of it. I took a couple of additional breaks along the way to give my little legs a break. Then I saw the sign for Dead Horse Gap. I was so buzzing, my little legs seemed to find a bit more energy to power me there. Dead Horse Gap is one of the highest sealed roads in mainland Australia.
My view during the climb up

At the top of the mountain !!

After I took my pictures I rode down to Thredbo. Those last 5kms were all downhill and I followed this cascade. All you could hear was the water roaring down it.

I am staying at the Yha in Thredbo. It is a very relaxed and friendly place. Went to the shop to get a little food, the town is so quiet at the moment. Thredbo is busy in the winter time, as it is one of the major gateways to the NSW ski-fields. Now it is spring the ski-fields are closed and so are most of the shops!

Was planning to stay a couple of nights here, but they've predicted rain from tomorrow afternoon for the next couple of days. So instead will leave tomorrow morning and spend a couple of nights in Cooma.
Tonight I am going to the local bistro for dinner. Too tired to cook!
< Day 6: Jingelic to Khancoban
Day 8 and 9: 2 days relaxing in Thredbo >
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  • Home
  • Tours around Oz
    • Adelaide to Melbourne
    • Back to Lithgow
    • Bairnsdale to Canberra
    • Cairns to Darwin
    • Melbourne to Sydney
    • Mittagong to Dungog
    • Mount Victoria and around to Sydney
    • Perth to Adelaide
    • Port Augusta to Uluru
    • Tasmania
  • Rides around Sydney
    • Akuna Bay, West Head & Manly
    • A ride through Royal National Park
    • Southern Highlands to Kiama
  • Japan 2017
  • The equipment
    • The bikes
    • The luggage
    • The kitchen
    • The tent & sleeping bits
    • Location shots
  • Resources & Contact