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.
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