Could anyone advise if Ulan road is suitable towing a large van from Mudgee to Merriwa or should I use highway 84 which adds around 30 min to the travel.
Cheers
Ben
Dougwe said
01:33 PM May 17, 2013
Can't help with that info Ben but I find 30 mins is nothing when in the playground. If in doubt use 84.
Roving-Dutchy said
02:11 PM May 17, 2013
Hi Ben We travelled the Ulan Rd a few years back and its condition was reasonable then but rough in some places, don't know what it is like now, but 84 the Golden Highway was beautiful drive taking us right down to the New England Highway it had only just been completely sealed and the country you travel through is magnificent. Cheers David
Bud said
02:18 PM May 17, 2013
G`day Ben If the road you are talking about runs through Wollar there is a large section of dirt which has quite a lot of corrugations in various spots. One concern was a creek crossing that is quite steep , very rough & slippery as you come out the western side. Depending on rainfall in the area might make this crossing quite hard. Hope this helps
Cheers Ian
KFT said
08:18 PM May 17, 2013
Ian I think you have the Wollar rd and the Ulan rd mixed up.
The Ulan rd goes from Mudgee and joins the Golden Hwy at Turill near the forest.
The Ulan rd is sealed all the way to the Golden Hwy. It is a bit narrow in places and the edges are a bit rough in places but once you get to the mine the road improves dramatically all the way to the golden hwy intersection.
We towed our 22' caravan over that section in October last year and had no problems at all.
frank
neilnruth said
08:22 PM May 17, 2013
No problems with the Ulan Rd bensuz29. We used to travel it all the time. There could be a bit of wear and tear if extra traffic from the mines has caused it but the only thing we'd say is watch out for wombats. That stretch always had a lot of dead ones. (Sorry Wombat!)
oldboar said
08:57 PM May 17, 2013
No problems with Ulan to Merriwa at all. I've often travelled that way from both Gulgong (lived there until recently) and Mudgee. Anyone that complains about it has absolutely no concept of country roads & should stick to the metropolitan freeways.
Darrell & Sandra
neilnruth said
09:19 PM May 17, 2013
Absolutely agree oldboar. Just the wombats.
oldboar said
09:28 PM May 17, 2013
Yep, lots of wombats in that area. Not really a drama though if you avoid driving around dawn, dusk or at night.
Darrell & Sandra
Dougwe said
09:43 PM May 17, 2013
Don't try and avoid the wombats as you could do more damage to the tug than if you reduced their numbers.
Who said that?
Not me
bensuz29 said
10:28 PM May 17, 2013
Thank you for replies very much appreciated
Cheers Ben
neilnruth said
12:02 AM May 18, 2013
You're welcome bensuz29 - that's what this forum is about.
Bud said
12:12 AM May 18, 2013
Many apologies everyone I stand corrected Cheers Ian
neilnruth said
02:34 AM May 18, 2013
The road through Wollar is a good one to do for the scenery - minus the caravan Bud. It's very pretty.
Bud said
03:06 PM May 18, 2013
Neil & Ruth you are right there is a lot to look at with plenty of places to stop & take it all in. Cheers Ian
Could anyone advise if Ulan road is suitable towing a large van from Mudgee to Merriwa or should I use highway 84 which adds around 30 min to the travel.
Cheers
Ben
We travelled the Ulan Rd a few years back and its condition was reasonable then but rough in some places, don't know what it is like now, but 84 the Golden Highway was beautiful drive taking us right down to the New England Highway it had only just been completely sealed and the country you travel through is magnificent.
Cheers
David
Cheers
Ian
The Ulan rd goes from Mudgee and joins the Golden Hwy at Turill near the forest.
The Ulan rd is sealed all the way to the Golden Hwy. It is a bit narrow in places and the edges are a bit rough in places but once you get to the mine the road improves dramatically all the way to the golden hwy intersection.
We towed our 22' caravan over that section in October last year and had no problems at all.
frank
Don't try and avoid the wombats as you could do more damage to the tug than if you reduced their numbers.
Who said that?
Not me
Cheers
Ben
Cheers
Ian
Cheers
Ian