I'm a new forum user, and planning our first long trip next year.
I'm wondering if anyone has towed a van along the Putty Road from Windsor to Singleton lately and how the road conditions were? Also, Google Maps says drive time is about 2 hours, 15 minutes, is this accurate?
Hubby is very experienced with towing, I'm a newbie, and so he is happy to tow the difficult stretches, but only for a couple of hours in a stint, before swapping drivers becomes important.
Cheers.
Tony Bev said
11:17 PM Nov 9, 2016
Hello Sweetbiscuit21
May I be one of the first to welcome you and your hubby, to the forum
I was on that road from the other direction in late January 2015. I was driving a Fiat Ducato motorhome
The road is very scenic, twisty and a bit hilly in places, with plenty of slow speed sections
In some sections the guardrail was not very high, and the drop over the edge was a bit daunting for the wife in the passenger seat
I was there for the scenery, so it took me more than two hours
Hopefully someone with more recent knowledge of that road, will come forward
Radar said
09:29 AM Nov 10, 2016
Sweetbiscuit21 wrote:
Hi all,
I'm a new forum user, and planning our first long trip next year.
I'm wondering if anyone has towed a van along the Putty Road from Windsor to Singleton lately and how the road conditions were? Also, Google Maps says drive time is about 2 hours, 15 minutes, is this accurate?
Hubby is very experienced with towing, I'm a newbie, and so he is happy to tow the difficult stretches, but only for a couple of hours in a stint, before swapping drivers becomes important.
Cheers.
Hi yes we have, last year 2015, I guess there will be no major changes on that road. Taking your time it is a very pleasant drive with up and downs and around corners. The Ten milers are windy section but it is pretty.
I been using it for about 45 years of and on as a transport drivers, The Putty Road is a lot quieter road with a couple of good rest areas, the 2 hours would be fairly close to the mark.
I really don't take much notice of time, stopping to look at this and that, morning tea, lunch.
Enjoy the drive.
Possum3 said
12:58 PM Nov 10, 2016
Been travelling regularly since before it was bitumenised - (It was reputed to be second only to Wombeyan Caves Rd for danger) and then too dangerous to tar as motorists would speed and kill them selves. Nowdays I travel it occasionally with a 3.2T van on back of Nissan Patrol easy peasy - major hazards are that bikers love it because of all the windy sections, so you must not get carried away by the beautiful scenery, it is common to have two or three motor bikes abreast coming towards you (at speed) gets the heart pumping.
Sweetbiscuit21 said
05:16 PM Nov 10, 2016
Thanks all, appreciate the updates. We better get our heads around stopping at any viewing spots so as not to be looking around too much as we drive.
cheers.
Hi all,
I'm a new forum user, and planning our first long trip next year.
I'm wondering if anyone has towed a van along the Putty Road from Windsor to Singleton lately and how the road conditions were? Also, Google Maps says drive time is about 2 hours, 15 minutes, is this accurate?
Hubby is very experienced with towing, I'm a newbie, and so he is happy to tow the difficult stretches, but only for a couple of hours in a stint, before swapping drivers becomes important.
Cheers.
Hello Sweetbiscuit21
May I be one of the first to welcome you and your hubby, to the forum
I was on that road from the other direction in late January 2015. I was driving a Fiat Ducato motorhome
The road is very scenic, twisty and a bit hilly in places, with plenty of slow speed sections
In some sections the guardrail was not very high, and the drop over the edge was a bit daunting for the wife in the passenger seat
I was there for the scenery, so it took me more than two hours
Hopefully someone with more recent knowledge of that road, will come forward
Hi yes we have, last year 2015, I guess there will be no major changes on that road. Taking your time it is a very pleasant drive with up and downs and around corners. The Ten milers are windy section but it is pretty.
I been using it for about 45 years of and on as a transport drivers, The Putty Road is a lot quieter road with a couple of good rest areas, the 2 hours would be fairly close to the mark.
I really don't take much notice of time, stopping to look at this and that, morning tea, lunch.
Enjoy the drive.
cheers.