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Region:

Yarra Ranges 

Length:

25 kms 

Duration:

20 mins 

Submitted By:

Motorcycle Rides 

Ride Summary

The ride is 25 kilometers long over a surface with good bitumen grip, even during rain, and a smooth road surface with a few occasional bumps. There is a 70% corner ratio, with corner speeds ranging from slow to medium through very fast. Cars are infrequent – around one every 10 minutes.

Ride Description

The first 10 kilometers of this ride climb through rainforest, with a tunnel-like feeling due to the narrowness of the road. The road loops back and forth in medium-tight curves in this area, with occasional tighter corners, and some gravel problems on left-turning curves where vehicles have cut onto the shoulder while making the turn.

The last 15 kilometers are much wider and more open, although the road is still flanked by rainforest. The curves are wide and sweeping, allowing you to make pleasant, fast turns around them. The surface is especially excellent in this section of the road, which, combined with the spacious roadway, encourages some playful maneuvering. The Powelltown to Noojee road is an excellent, enjoyable ride, and also furnishes a springboard for more riding in the West Gippsland region.

As an alternative to going to Noojee, you can turn off 4 kilometers before the T-junction (21 kilometers into the ride) at the right turn at White’s Corner. This is a road with a good surface and scanty traffic, and it emerges at Neerim on the road to Warragul.

Directions

Another Warburton Highway ride – see the Reefton Spur description for details on how to reach this highway, then make a right turn at Yarra Junction rather than going on to Warburton. Proceed to Powelltown, then take the road to Noojee.


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Best Thing About This Ride

The spacious section of roadway with its fast, sweeping curves is especially enjoyable and is a place where you can try some fancy maneuvers safely thanks to the superb road surface.

What Else To Look Out For

The whole road is subject to dampness, and during the winter, you may encounter fog and misty rain along this road, adding to the wetness and limiting visibility. The first ten kilometers, being narrow and very twisty, often see bark on the road from the surrounding trees, as well as gravel on the corners due to vehicles cutting the corners – especially those that turn left.