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Canberra to Bungendore Oallen Ford Road ends at a T-intersection with Nerriga Road, turn left towards Nerriga. Nerriga is a small village on the edge From Canberra, take the Kings Highway/National Route 52 of Morton National Park. The iconic Nerriga Hotel is a great to Bungendore. Stop here for a coffee and stroll through the spot for lunch or refreshements, with live music on the last Wood Works Gallery or continue on towards Goulburn and Sunday of each month. Tarago. Nerriga to Nowra Bungendore to Tarago Continue along Nerriga Road following the signs to Nowra. At Take Tarago Road out of Bungendore, and continue on, the Endrick River crossing the road becomes Braidwood Road crossing the railway near the Tarago village centre. A popular and winds its way past beautiful sandstone cliffs at Bulee Gap. stopping point is Tarago’s Loaded Dog Hotel, named after It is still possible in places to view the original road built by the humerous short story by Australian writer Henry Lawson convicts in 1841. Further along at Sassafrass, chestnuts may be and famous as a ‘safe house’ for bushrangers such as Frank for picking and sale in season around March/April. Gardiner and Ben Hall in the 1860s. For a spectacular view, turn-off to Tianjara Falls lookout. Tarago to Nerriga As you approach the Defence base, HMAS Albatross, turn left The road out of Tarago (Lumley Rd) crosses the Braidwood– onto Albatross Road, then along Kinghorne Street to arrive in Goulburn Road and continues on through a line of pines along Nowra township. Cullulla Road. Turn left at the T-intersection onto Sandy Point Road and then, after a few kilometres, right onto Oallen Ford Nerriga to Jervis Bay Road, near Windellama. The road crosses the Shoalhaven To travel to Jervis Bay or Ulladulla, turn right from Braidwood River at the new Oallen Ford bridge, and there’s a rest stop on Rd at Turpentine Road toward Tomerong. Sealing of this road the opposite side of the river. You can see remnants of the old is complete. At the Princes Hwy, turn left and look for for the bridge and ford where pioneer bullock drays crossed, and take Jervis Bay turnoff for Jervis Bay, or turn right to continue along a paddle in the river. the highway to Mollymook and Ulladulla. MAIN ROAD CANBERRA TO SHOALHAVEN MANY EXPERIENCES – ONE DESTINATION left to right: road trip to the coast, Nerriga Hotel, Sassafras Nut Farm, Tianjara Falls, Jervis Bay 02 4421 0778 Front cover: MR92, Jervis Bay [email protected] @visitshoalhaven SHOALHAVEN.COM #unspoilt Recently upgraded & fully sealed, take the road less travelled from Canberra to the coast Main Road 92 is the shortest route to the white sand FROM CANBERRA TO SHOALHAVEN beaches of Jervis Bay as well as Canberra’s closest surf breaks. Enjoy the 2.5 hour drive through quaint country 1 Take Kings Hwy to Bungendore Goulburn Kangaroo towns, Morton National Park’s breathtaking sandstone Valley 2 Take Tarago Rd to Tarago escarpments and convict history to arrive at the unspoilt ay Nowra w h coast. ig Shoalhaven 3 Take Lumley Rd which continues on to Cullulla Rd H l a r e oad 92 Jervis d R 4 Turn left into Sandy Point Rd e in Bay F a M 5 Turn right into Oallen Ford Rd Enjoy the road less travelled Bungendore • check your vehicle and fill the tank before you leave K 6 Turn left into Nerriga Rd in g Ulladulla Canberra s • plan to travel during daylight hours for safety and H w 7 Nerriga Road continues on to Braidwood Rd spotting wildlife y • use your mobile phone’s map facility if needed, however 8 Continue on to Nowra or turn right at Turpentine Rd mobile reception may be patchy for Jervis Bay • carry drinking water, but refreshments can be purchased Batemans Bay at Nerriga and Tarago during opening hours To Goulburn Nowra oad R d o o w id M23 ra B To Yass Nerriga 8 Turpentine 5 Hotel MAIN ROAD Huskisson Tianjara Falls O Road L Rd a umley 4 l Tarago le Jervis n F d o Bay 3 C R r Nerriga u t d R llulla Rd in d o P B d 6 raidwood Roa y oad d 7 n Jerra- y a w Loaded S Wool Sassafras wangala ago R H Dog Lookout ar Road Nut s T Hotel e M heritage Farm c n a i cs features r R P Federal Highway ee f R oa d d K R in a Bungendore g 2 g i r s r H e i y g N Canberra ig w a h H h w Mollymook 1 K gs a Milton i n y B52 Queanbeyan To Braidwood Ulladulla Braidwood y a w h ig H s e c ings H in K ig r hw P ay Batemans Bay To Cooma.