Road Directions to Ride Base at Brookvale

Road directions to ride base at Brookvale

Approaches from Barton Highway (north – Yass etc.), Federal Highway (north-east – Sydney, Goulburn etc.), Monaro Highway (south – Cooma etc.) and Kings Highway (south-east – Batemans Bay, Captains Flat etc.)

Approach from north via Barton Highway  enter ACT from north via Barton Hwy (blue line on map)  follow Barton Hwy straight through large roundabout at intersection with Gundaroo Road (left) and William Slim Drive (right)  follow Barton Hwy for about another 3.7 km from that roundabout  at the second traffic light, turn right into Gungahlin Drive towards Tuggeranong/Woden (now follow orange-red line on map)  follow Gungahlin Drive, which becomes Caswell Drive after about 6.5 km and enters the Glenloch Interchange, a large spaghetti knot-type road construction, after another 2 km – NOTE: Speed limits apply in road works area.  continue straight ahead towards Tuggeranong/Woden – road now becomes the Tuggeranong Parkway  after about another 4 km, take exit left to Cotter Road  go straight ahead in the exit lane and at traffic lights, turn right into Cotter Road  after about 3.5 km, you have two options. The first (continuous line) is easier to manage with floats, trucks or goosenecks but may encounter delays due to the bike championships at Mt. Stromlo. The second (dashed line) is winding and relatively steep in parts.

First option (continuous line):  turn right into Uriarra Road  follow Uriarra Rd for slightly more than 13 km  cross Murrumbidgee River, bear left and continue on Uriarra Rd for about another 5 km  turn right into Mountain Creek Road  follow Mountain Creek Rd for about 3.7 km (first 100 m bitumen, then dirt road)  turn left into Doctors Flat Road (dirt road)  after about 1.3 km, turn left to ride base.

Second option (dashed line):  continue straight ahead on Cotter Road for about another 9.4 km  cross Murrumbidgee River and stay on Cotter Road for a further app. 1 km  turn right into Brindabella Road and follow the road out of the river valley for about 7 km up to a T-intersection  turn right into Uriarra Road  after about 1.2 km, turn left into Mountain Creek Road (now continuous red line)  follow Mountain Creek Rd for about 3.7 km; the road becomes dirt after 50–100 m  turn left into Doctors Flat Road  after about 1.3 km, turn left to ride base.

1 Approach from north-east via Federal Highway  enter ACT from east via Federal Hwy (orange-red line on map)  from roundabout at the intersection with Antill Street (speed camera!!), follow Federal Hwy for about another 3 km th  move into the right lane during that time and turn right into Barton Hwy at the 4 traffic light  after about 2 km and before the overpass, turn left into Gungahlin Drive towards Tuggeranong/Woden  follow Gungahlin Drive, which becomes Caswell Drive after about 6.5 km and enters the Glenloch Interchange, a large spaghetti knot-type road construction, after another 2 km  continue straight ahead towards Tuggeranong/Woden – road now becomes the Tuggeranong Parkway  after about another 4 km, take exit to left to Cotter Road  go straight ahead in the exit lane and at traffic lights, turn right into Cotter Road  after about 3.5 km, you have two options. The first (continuous line on map) is easier to manage with floats, trucks or goosenecks but may encounter delays due to the bike championships at Mt. Stromlo. The second (dashed line on map) is winding and relatively steep in parts.

First option (continuous line):  turn right into Uriarra Road  follow Uriarra Rd for slightly more than 13 km  cross Murrumbidgee River, bear left and continue on Uriarra Rd for about another 5 km  turn right into Mountain Creek Road  follow Mountain Creek Rd for about 3.7 km; the road becomes dirt after 50–100 m  turn left into Doctors Flat Road (dirt road)  after about 1.3 km, turn left to ride base.

2 Approach from south-east via Kings Highway  enter Queanbeyan via the Kings Hwy (blue line on map)  go straight through the roundabout with Yass Road towards the town centre  continue straight through the town for another about 3 km  at large roundabout, go straight ahead towards Canberra; Kings Hwy will become Canberra Avenue shortly after this roundabout  from roundabout, follow road for about 4.3 km  at the traffic lights, turn left into Hindmarsh Drive  follow Hindmarsh Drive through the suburbs for about 14.3 km; Hindmarsh Drive ends with a 90º-turn to the right into Eucumbene Drive  turn into Eucumbene Drive and follow it to end at T-intersection with Cotter Road  now you have two options. The first (continuous orange-red line on map) is easier to manage with floats, trucks or goosenecks but may encounter delays due to the bike championships at Mt. Stromlo. The second (dashed orange-red line on map) is winding and relatively steep in parts.

First option (continuous orange-red line):  turn right into Cotter Road and follow it for 300 m  turn left into Uriarra Rd  follow Uriarra Rd for slightly more than 13 km  cross Murrumbidgee River, bear left and continue on Uriarra Rd for about another 5 km  turn right into Mountain Creek Road  follow Mountain Creek Rd for about 3.7 km; the road becomes dirt after 50–100m  turn left into Doctors Flat Road  after about 1.3 km, turn left to ride base.

Second option (dashed orange-red line):  turn left into Cotter Road and follow it for about 9 km  cross Murrumbidgee River and stay on Cotter Road for another app. 1 km  turn right into Brindabella Road and follow the road out of the river valley for about 7 km up to a T-intersection  turn right into Uriarra Road  after about 1.2 km, turn left into Mountain Creek Road (now continuous red line)  follow Mountain Creek Rd for about 3.7 km; the road becomes dirt after 50-100m  turn left into Doctors Flat Road  after about 1.3 km, turn left to ride base.

3 Approach from south via Monaro Highway  when approaching Canberra on the Monaro Hwy (continuous orange-red line) and descending from the range into the Tuggeranong Valley, at the first large roundabout on the highway, take turn to the left to Tharwa/Tuggeranong  stay in left lane and turn left into Tharwa Drive towards Tharwa at the next roundabout  stay on Tharwa Drive for about 3.3 km, until a roundabout at the end and intersection with Drakeford Drive  turn right into Drakeford Drive  continue on Drakeford Drive through 2 roundabouts and 7 traffic lights  after the last set of lights (= after about 9 km), Drakeford Drive becomes the Tuggeranong Parkway  stay on Tuggeranong Parkway for about another 6 km  take exit to the left to Cotter Road  stay on Cotter Road for about 3.3 km  now you have two options. The first (continuous orange-red line) is easier to manage with floats, trucks or goosenecks but may encounter delays due to the bike championships at Mt. Stromlo, the second (dashed orange-red line) is winding and relatively steep in parts.

First option (continuous orange-red line):  turn right into Uriarra Road  follow Uriarra Rd for slightly more than 13 km  cross Murrumbidgee River, bear left and continue on Uriarra Rd for about another 5 km  turn right into Mountain Creek Road  follow Mountain Creek Rd for about 3.7 km; the road becomes dirt after 50–100 m  turn left into Doctors Flat Road (dirt road)  after about 1.3 km, turn left to ride base.

Second option (dashed orange-red line):  continue straight ahead on Cotter Road for about another 9.4 km  cross Murrumbidgee River and stay on Cotter Road for a further app. 1 km  turn right into Brindabella Road and follow the road out of the river valley for about 7 km up to a T-intersection  turn right into Uriarra Road  after about 1.2 km, turn left into Mountain Creek Road (now continuous red line)  follow Mountain Creek Rd for about 3.7 km; the road becomes dirt after 50–100 m  turn left into Doctors Flat Road  after about 1.3 km, turn left to ride base.