Looking to get away from the city and suburbs for a while? Fancy a beautiful, scenic mountain drive? Want to breathe in the fresh, crisp mountain air on one of the best mountain drives in Australia? Well you’re in luck, in this article we’re going to show you our top 5 picks for ‘must do’ mountain drives in throughout Australia.
Alpine Way Drive, NSW
The Alpine Way is a 121-kilometre (75 mi) rural road located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales. The road links Jindabyne in the east to the NSW/Vic border in the west, crossing the Murray River.
A drive or motorbike ride along Alpine Way scenic drive is a terrific way to discover the magnificent mountain sights, tranquil campgrounds, stunning walks, and heritage of southern Kosciuszko National Park.
For more info, visit the National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW
Great Alpine Road, Victoria
The Great Alpine Road is a country tourist road in Victoria, Australia, running from Wangaratta in the north to Bairnsdale in the east, and passing through the Victorian Alps.
This 339-kilometre journey along Australia’s highest year-round accessible sealed road takes you right up close to Victoria’s breathtaking landscapes. Travel through majestic mountain ranges, down plummeting valleys, into leafy forests, and past magnificent vineyards along the way to the dazzling waterways on Gippsland’s coast.
For more info, visit the Visit Victoria website
Mount Wellington, Tasmania
Mt Wellington (officially Kunanyi) is a stunning wilderness experience located just 20 minutes south-west from the Tasmanian capital, Hobart.
The 21-km drive to the summit passes through pleasant rainforest to mountainous flora and glacial rock formations, ending in panoramic scenes of Hobart, Bruny Island, South Arm, and the Tasman Peninsula.
For more information, visit the Wellington Park website
Lake Mountain, Victoria
Lake Mountain is a 1,433 metre-high mountain peak on a plateau located in Victoria, Australia, approximately 120 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
Lake Mountain is the most popular ski resort in Australia in terms of total visitor numbers, including sightseers, due to its proximity to Melbourne. The Lake Mountain Alpine Resort is situated in a saddle between Lake Mountain and Echo Flat and provides access to a 37 kilometres ski trail network through the surrounding Yarra Ranges National Park.
For more information, visit the Victoria’s High Country website.
Corryong to Cooma, Vic/NSW
These days driving from Melbourne to Sydney takes less than 10 hours, but it’s all freeway and very tedious. For those with some time, relief can be found by heading from picturesque Corryong and along the hills of the Alpine Way Drive. Then divert north to Cabramurra, which, at 1488 metres, is Australia’s highest township.
As the road twists across Alpine meadows, your next destination should be Mount Selwyn, with its curious other-worldly landscape. Then you’re off to Adaminaby, Cooma and the nation’s capital Canberra.
For more information, visit the Travel Victoria website.
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