Ride A12

Ride - A12
NOWRA - BAMARANG - OLD BAMARANG RD - NOWRA
Start Point: Roundabout, Cnr Kalandar St/Kinghorne St
Map Ref: NS L7
Ride Finishes: Same, Cnr Kalandar St/Kinghorne St
Total Distance: 21 kms
Degree of Difficulty: Medium
Bike Recommended: MTB
Cautions: Steep down at Bamarang Dam - becomes gravel
Allow: Two hours

A short ride from Nowra following the bitumen west on Yalwal Rd, returning via back roads and tracks. Be prepared for excellent views along and over the Shoalhaven River, and experience a
wide variety of local bush.

kms
0.0 Leave the roundabout (Reserve
next to Cemetery) and ride out
Albatross Rd.
0.9 Turn RIGHT [YALWAL RD,
YALWAL].
*2.6 Track into Shoalhaven Forest
(just over Flatrock Dam bridge).
8.8 Bamarang Dam - Nowra town
water supply - information
board overlooking dam. Steep down begins.
9.7 CAUTION - end of bitumen.
10.3 Turn RIGHT onto narrow gravel
road.
10.7 Access to river on left - unofficial,
rough camping area. Road begins to climb - scenic views along Shoalhaven River in both directions.
11.6 Views across River of Bundanon
properties (access from Illaroo
Rd, West Cambewarra). Pulpit
Rock (painted by Arthur Boyd)
above on right.

13.4 Bamarang Bush Cabins (cabin
accommodation) on right.
More views on left.
14 Steep climb for 400 m.
14.5 Turn RIGHT onto Longreach Rd
(track straight ahead peters
out in creek).
14.7 Turn LEFT at [T-JUNCTION]
sign onto gravel track. Follows
part of old road.
16.1 Track meets Yalwal Rd - follow
this back to Albatross Rd and
the roundabout.
20.9 Finish at the roundabout.

Public Toilets: At cemetery roundabout Reserve only.
Shops/Facilities/Water: Corner shops, Service Stations only in Kinghorne St before Albatross Rd.
Bike Shops, emergency spares: See shops for Nowra, page 6.
Variations on this route/alternative activities:
*1. Add some easy mountain biking -
explore some of the tracks in the
Shoalhaven Forest on the left.

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