downunderdallas
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Hi All, Looking at a trip Thredbo/Narooma/Eden in late April. Any tips on places to stay in each location? Who to shuttle with? Any other recommendations? Maybe 3-4 of us coming from WA.
Cheers I reckon I'm too old for camping and MTB in the same trip - probably more an AirBnB walking distance to the pubWe stayed at the YHA at Thredbo for 5 nights, was good value. If you join YHA Australia you get 20% off. Communal kitchen was good for cooking food and saving a bit of money.
If you want to camp there's a really good camp site a few kays down the road from Thredbo village.
In Melbs for Anzac day footy, yeah it's a decent road trip. Did Bright/Beechworth last year. Bright is a great town trails were decent, would have liked my own bike to tackle some more challenging trails. Beechworth/Yak Epic was a fun trail.I haven't ridden any of these except Thredbo but have heard great things about Narooma from quite a few mates that have been there and would like to make it there.
Accommodation in Narooma is probably best suited to an Airbnb unless you are camping. I'm assuming you aren't driving from WA so probably don't have camping gear? Dalmeny is a town just north of Narooma that I've scoped out when we head there. It is right on some awesome beaches and has a brewery in town. An Airbnb there would be my recommendation.
Some of the friends that had rode Narooma also rode Eden and had some pretty poor feedback. They felt fleeced by the shuttle company, apparently there are 2 companies that operate there and only one goes to the "top". They paid the extra for the company that goes to the top despite being more expensive than anywhere else in OZ. Apparently the driver gets to the lower dropoff and tells them he will do them a favour and show them the top drop off once only so they could see what the extra $20 each gets them. To top it off the trails apparently aren't that great and the only good trail was the one from the top. I love the area around Eden but I don't think I will plan any time shuttling the trails there until I hear better.
What brings you to the south coast/Thredbo? It's an awesome spot but seems like an odd destination from WA as it's not that easily accessible. You heading there from Sydney, Melbourne or elsewhere?
Sounds like a fun trip. Be aware that Thredbo is a long drive from Melbourne as the roads are not direct.In Melbs for Anzac day footy, yeah it's a decent road trip. Did Bright/Beechworth last year. Bright is a great town trails were decent, would have liked my own bike to tackle some more challenging trails. Beechworth/Yak Epic was a fun trail.
Have never done chairlift MTB so thought that would be fun, Narooma trails looks fun. Have also considered Falls/Omeo as well - a similar drive time from Melbourne.
I think the round trip will be total 16+ hours drivingBloody oath it is. Near on 7 hours.
Thanks I have never been south of Wollongong in NSW (or basically anywhere up the east coast of Vic towards NSW from Melb) and never been to Thredbo.Didn’t pay to shuttle at Eden but you can self-shuttle and there are at least two good trails from the top (prana and old tom) which are long enough (3-4km descents) that you could just session those for half a day or day and not get too bored. Rode past some blue flow trails that looked pretty fun too if that floats ya boat. Beware, the climb back up to the top is 50 mins or so, I only had one in me.
There is so much accommodation around both Narooma and Eden/Merimbula it won’t be hard to find something that suits. Beautiful places that are worth visiting even without the new trails.
Pambula is the go. Nice little town and closer to Eden.Merimbula (North of Eden) is a popular holiday location, so most likely better food accommodation there.
I only shuttled seems like a significant pedal!Pambula is the go. Nice little town and closer to Eden.
I really liked the trails I rode at Eden, and didn't shuttle, just rode up leg powered
Long but not hard, with a few little fun down hill spots to keep you keenChairlifts rule. Yeah Cannonball eh? Bloody GoPro effect in full force with that one.