Brown Mountain & the Snowy Mountains Highway — Bega toCooma.
Distance
120 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,200 m
Brown Mountain & the Snowy Mountains Highway — Bega to Cooma.
A short, sharp escarpment classic on the Snowy Mountains Highway. The Brown Mountain climb hauls up the Great Dividing Range from the dairy country around Bega to the high, frosty Monaro tableland, packing a superb set of switchbacks into a few kilometres. A favourite day blast for south-coast and Canberra riders.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance120 km
Days1
Total climb1,200 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
BegaStart · Start in Bega, cheese country of the Sapphire Coast. Head west on the Snowy Mountains Highway toward the escarpment.
Fred Piper Memorial LookoutScenic Point · The Brown Mountain climb — a tight set of switchbacks up the Great Dividing Range escarpment. The lookout opens a huge view back over the Bega Valley.
NimmitabelRestaurant · Roll onto the Monaro tableland at Nimmitabel (1,075m). Stop at the landmark bakery with its concrete elephant. Frosts and even summer snow flurries occur up here.
CoomaEnd · End in Cooma, gateway to the Snowy Mountains — fuel, food and the start of the alpine roads to the north.
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