Tahune Forest Airwalk

The 75km drive from Hobart to the Tahune Airwalk on Arve Road, Geeveston is certainly picturesque and today it took us a little over an hour and a half to wind our way from our motel at Constitution Dock in the centre of Hobart to the Tahune Airwalk carpark in the heart of the Southern Forest. The main feature is the Tahune Forest AirWalk
which is a 597 meter walk amongst the trees which gets you 20m above the ground. The highlight is the can... Read more

December 21, 2012 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Tasmania

BMW Motorrad GS Safari. The Great Divide Explored.

The 2012 BMW GS Safari was a brilliant success with 170 BMW riders traversing the magnificent back and off-road scenery that feature on The Great Dividing Range. Between Ballina and Foster on the NSW coast, the Safari riders got to sample some of the best Adventure roads Australia can offer. Two days prior to the kick-off, forty riders availed themselves of the opportunity to brush up on their Adventure riding skills at the pre GS Safari Off R... Read more

October 05, 2012 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Off Road Tours, New South Wales, New South Wales

St Columbia Falls Ride

In this detour episode, we’re heading to the picturesque St Columbia Falls in the Pyengana valley of Northeast Tasmania. Our route east along the Tasman Highway from Scottsdale follows what’s marketed as the “Trail of the Tin Dragon”, which tells the story of Chinese tin miners in the district in the late 1800s. We detour off the Tasman highway to check out the woodcarvings at Legerwood then head up to the historic Weldbor... Read more

May 11, 2012 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Tasmania

Georgetown and Low Head via the West Tamar

This short ride from Launceston up the western side of the Tamar River out across the spectacular Batman Bridge and north to Georgetown and Low Head the head of the Tamar River is a great way to spend a few hours exploring some of Tasmania’s oldest towns. In fact, Georgetown is named after King George III of England and was established in 1811 by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. Colonial settlement of Georgetown actually began in 1804, maki... Read more

April 15, 2012 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Tasmania

A Lap of the Lake – Lake Eildon Ride

We chose to circumnavigate Lake Eildon in an anti clockwise direction, leaving Mansfield early in the morning which would allow ample time to explore the towns of Alexandra and Eildon along the way before heading through the mountains to Jamieson then back Mansfield later that afternoon. Our first stop for the day was at the site of the old Bridge Inn Hotel at Maindample, which burnt down on the 30th of July 2010, where an old speedboat hangs... Read more

January 11, 2012 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Victoria

Ned Kelly’s Run – Kelly Country Ride.

In this week’s Gone Touring’s detour adventure we check out the countryside where the infamous bushrangers Ned Kelly and Harry Power roamed. The scenery is simply stunning and the riding is absolutely awesome with plenty of twists and turns. The route is roughly 200 kms and takes about four hours which includes a couple of drink stops along the way. We start our journey in the northeast Victorian town of Benalla that’s fam... Read more

December 01, 2011 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Victoria

Wangaratta to Beachworth & Boorhaman Hotel Circuit

Early one Saturday, Rod, Clair and Salina told us about a few little breweries off the beaten track in Northeast Victoria not far from Wangaratta. Needless to say with the promise of a great lunch and the chance to sample a few ales we eagerly climbed on our bikes and headed east out Wangarratta towards the Beechworth-Wangaratta road and our destination the historic town Beechworth some 37 kilometers away. The route affords some great riding ... Read more

November 17, 2011 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Victoria

Warwick to Tamworth (Part 2 - Caboolture to Tasmania)

I left the City View Motel in Warwick at 08:30AM on 2nd March 2010. I rode my Kawasaki GPX250R south along the New England Highway to Stanthrope. I had hotcakes for breakfast at the McDonnalds in Stanthorpe. I also had a hot chocolate from the Caltex Servo in the same building. On the way I noticed a sign that said "Wind Gusts next 9km" I was slightly worried by the sign. In spite of my worry I was still surprised about how strong the gusts that ... Read more

October 17, 2011 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Queensland, New South Wales

Caboolture to Warwick (Part 1 - Caboolture to Tasmania)

This is part one of the journey I made from Queensland to Tasmania in 2010. I had to stay in motels as there was no room on my bike for my tent and sleeping gear. Hopefully the next motorbike trip I take I will have room for the camping gear. This trip started as an abstract exercise seeing how many of the top 100 rides in Australia I could connect together going from Caboolture to Tasmania. Due to time constraints I had to miss a couple. However... Read more

September 25, 2011 | Posted in: On Road Tours, Queensland