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Old Calder Highway

VICUnclassified road34.8 km69 segments
2.4Sports
6.3Safety
34.8 kmTotal length
69Segments
14Grey spot segments

Old Calder Highway is a 35 km sealed road in Victoria, Australia. It scores 6.8/10 for 4WDs with flowing corners and rough surface.

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Vehicle scores
2.4/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
5.4/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
4.0/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
6.8/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
2.6/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 69 segments
Poor (<4)100%

Sports score IQR: 2.4 - 2.4

Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed25%Unsealed75%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
3.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
6.7
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
8.8
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classUnclassified road
8.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
9.0
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
3.2
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Road intel
Grey spots14 of 69 segments
Segments where curvature is tighter than the posted speed limit. Geometry alone flags these as higher risk, no crash history required.
Wet riskElevated
Average wet sensitivity across segments, based on surface, drainage, gradient and local rainfall.
Night riskPresent
Visibility at night across the road, weighted by lighting, tree canopy density and curves.
Wind exposureModerate
Average wind exposure across segments, based on measured wind speed, terrain and shelter. Relevant for motorcycles and caravans.
Sun glarePresent
East-west segments exposed to sunrise and sunset glare, adjusted for tree cover.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 69 segments· 13 years of data
14
Grey spots

Crash record linkage not yet available for VIC. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit - these are flagged regardless of crash history.

When is this road risky?
Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance

Wet road crashes

Crashes that occurred in wet conditions

10%

Night crashes

Crashes that occurred after dark

0%

Based on 13 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.

Road environment
Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators
Wet road exposure62%
Night driving risk65%
Wind exposure49%
Sun glare risk70%
Wildlife strike risk11%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Segments
Top 228 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#144415403Asphalt0.18 km8.28.28.4#144415404Asphalt0.36 km8.28.28.3#144105572Asphalt0.55 km8.18.08.1#144414270Asphalt0.30 km7.97.88.0#144544029Asphalt0.31 km7.47.37.7#144440628Asphalt0.10 km7.37.17.6#144797755Asphalt0.18 km7.37.17.4#144415390Asphalt0.11 km7.27.07.5#145115290Asphalt0.12 km7.06.87.3#144797754Asphalt0.34 km6.96.67.0#144105573Asphalt0.05 km6.66.37.0#144415388Asphalt0.07 km6.66.47.0#144415391Asphalt0.07 km6.46.26.8#144440627Asphalt0.01 km6.46.16.5#144414266Asphalt0.10 km6.46.26.7#144415409Asphalt0.07 km6.46.16.9#145103804Asphalt0.03 km6.36.16.8#144415385Asphalt0.12 km6.36.06.8#144668985Asphalt0.17 km6.36.06.6#144164769Asphalt0.07 km6.26.06.7#144415387Asphalt0.05 km6.25.96.6#144415356Asphalt0.20 km6.05.86.2#144415408Asphalt0.05 km6.05.76.5#144886394Asphalt0.14 km6.05.76.4#144415392Asphalt0.07 km6.05.76.6#144167249Asphalt0.11 km5.95.76.4#145103805Asphalt0.02 km5.95.76.6#145115599Asphalt0.04 km5.95.66.3#145138270Asphalt0.18 km5.95.66.0#144219724Asphalt0.03 km5.85.66.3#144414276Asphalt0.02 km5.85.66.4#144414281Asphalt0.02 km5.85.66.4#144414256Asphalt0.02 km5.85.66.4#144414285Asphalt0.02 km5.85.66.4#144544030Asphalt0.02 km5.85.66.4#144414263Asphalt0.02 km5.85.66.4#144414280Asphalt0.03 km5.85.66.4#144415393Asphalt0.02 km5.85.66.5#144899329Asphalt0.05 km5.85.66.4#144415382Asphalt0.04 km5.85.56.5#144118893Asphalt0.01 km5.85.56.4#144544038Asphalt0.04 km5.85.56.5#144909349Asphalt0.04 km5.85.56.5#144167252Asphalt0.02 km5.85.56.4#144899328Asphalt0.11 km5.85.56.2#144118895Asphalt0.09 km5.75.56.3#144892721Asphalt0.03 km5.75.46.3#144164770Asphalt0.08 km5.75.46.3#144118892Asphalt0.03 km5.75.46.3#144118894Asphalt0.01 km5.75.46.3#144118898Asphalt0.04 km5.75.46.3#144414274Asphalt0.03 km5.75.46.1#144414286Asphalt0.01 km5.75.46.1#144414262Asphalt0.02 km5.75.46.1#144414258Asphalt0.02 km5.75.46.1#144414260Asphalt0.03 km5.75.46.1#144414282Asphalt0.03 km5.75.46.1#144414273Asphalt0.01 km5.75.46.1#144544037Asphalt0.04 km5.75.46.1#144414254Asphalt0.01 km5.75.46.1#144414257Asphalt0.04 km5.75.46.1#144544022Asphalt0.08 km5.65.36.2#144102016Asphalt0.41 km5.68.69.4#144118897Asphalt0.09 km5.55.26.0#144118896Asphalt0.04 km5.55.26.0#144166198Asphalt0.06 km5.55.26.0#144219725Asphalt0.02 km5.55.26.0#144415379Asphalt0.03 km5.55.26.0#144952874Asphalt0.05 km5.55.25.8#144102017Asphalt0.23 km5.58.39.2#144414283Asphalt0.02 km5.45.15.7#144414261Asphalt0.02 km5.45.15.7#145103809Asphalt0.07 km5.45.15.7#144954028Asphalt0.06 km5.45.15.7#144102015Asphalt0.40 km5.48.39.1#144414278Asphalt0.02 km5.45.15.7#144415355Asphalt0.05 km5.45.15.7#144414279Asphalt0.02 km5.45.15.7#144414265Asphalt0.01 km5.45.15.7#144414255Asphalt0.03 km5.45.15.7#145103803Asphalt0.04 km5.45.15.7#144415380Asphalt0.03 km5.45.05.5#144415384Asphalt0.07 km5.35.05.6#144414287Asphalt0.02 km5.24.95.4#144414259Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#144414253Asphalt0.00 km5.24.95.4#145109586Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#144414264Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#144414284Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#144544036Asphalt0.16 km5.24.95.4#144414271Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#144414277Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#144414272Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#144414275Asphalt0.01 km5.24.95.4#145115600Asphalt0.01 km5.14.85.3#144118899Asphalt0.06 km5.14.85.3#145115598Asphalt0.01 km5.14.85.3#144544246Asphalt0.33 km5.07.68.3#144886393Asphalt0.01 km4.94.55.1#144886396Asphalt0.02 km4.94.55.1#145141173Asphalt0.01 km4.74.65.0#144102014Asphalt0.05 km4.77.08.1#145140818Asphalt0.08 km4.67.08.0#144415357Asphalt0.16 km4.67.28.0#144105571Asphalt0.04 km4.56.98.1#144330896Asphalt0.04 km4.46.77.8#144415354Asphalt0.19 km4.36.87.5#144544025Asphalt0.19 km4.36.77.4#144330897Asphalt0.05 km4.36.67.7#144643283-0.04 km4.24.34.5#144643284-0.08 km4.24.34.3#144304782Asphalt0.12 km4.06.17.3#144415350Asphalt0.06 km4.06.27.4#144780623Asphalt0.05 km3.96.07.2#144544247Asphalt0.23 km3.95.86.7#144105577Asphalt0.05 km3.85.86.7#145109585Asphalt0.07 km3.85.97.1#144440620Asphalt0.12 km3.86.06.9#145109584Asphalt0.09 km3.85.86.9#144304783Asphalt0.01 km3.85.67.0#144780621Asphalt0.13 km3.75.76.8#144440613Asphalt0.12 km3.75.86.8#144440610Asphalt0.11 km3.75.76.8#144440619Asphalt0.11 km3.65.66.7#144415352Asphalt0.07 km3.65.56.5#144899325Asphalt0.13 km3.65.56.8#145109654Asphalt0.03 km3.65.46.6#144797610Asphalt0.04 km3.55.36.6#144780620Asphalt0.05 km3.55.46.7#144414269Asphalt0.03 km3.55.26.5#144797608Asphalt0.02 km3.55.16.4#144807890Asphalt0.13 km3.55.26.6#144414247Asphalt0.02 km3.45.26.2#144807891Asphalt0.11 km3.45.26.5#144544027Asphalt0.01 km3.45.26.6#144923494Asphalt0.02 km3.45.16.4#144414268Asphalt0.04 km3.45.06.1#144544028Asphalt0.08 km3.45.16.4#144415405Asphalt0.08 km3.35.06.4#144807888Asphalt0.02 km3.35.06.4#144807889Asphalt0.04 km3.34.96.3#144415373Asphalt0.11 km3.34.96.1#144544026Asphalt0.19 km3.34.96.1#145103808Asphalt0.02 km3.34.96.1#144797612Asphalt0.02 km3.34.85.8#144414267Asphalt0.08 km3.24.65.5#144415353Asphalt0.18 km3.14.75.7#144797614Asphalt0.03 km3.14.55.4#144797609Asphalt0.01 km3.14.55.4#144797611Asphalt0.02 km3.14.55.4#144797613Asphalt0.01 km3.14.55.4#144668986Asphalt0.02 km3.14.55.8#144415374Asphalt0.06 km3.04.55.6#144923493Asphalt0.05 km3.04.55.4#144166206Asphalt0.02 km3.04.55.4#145103807Asphalt0.01 km3.04.55.5#144780622Asphalt0.00 km3.04.55.4#145103806Asphalt0.00 km3.04.55.4#144643285-0.01 km3.02.93.5#144477466Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#144416930Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416937Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144416935Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416921Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416920Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144416919Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416918Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416915Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144416912Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144416910Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416904Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144416897Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144477462Unpaved0.50 km2.45.54.0#144416926Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144416931Unpaved0.65 km2.45.94.0#144416907Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#144416916Unpaved0.37 km2.46.04.0#144416903Unpaved0.65 km2.45.74.0#144416938Unpaved0.10 km2.44.64.0#144416922Unpaved0.27 km2.46.04.0#144416906Unpaved0.52 km2.46.04.0#144416900Unpaved0.50 km2.44.54.0#144416936Unpaved0.30 km2.46.04.0#144416917Unpaved0.49 km2.46.04.0#144416933Unpaved0.33 km2.45.54.0#144416924Unpaved0.04 km2.44.34.0#144416909Unpaved0.65 km2.45.74.0#144416929Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416902Unpaved0.65 km2.45.34.0#144477477Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144416927Unpaved0.19 km2.46.04.0#144416932Unpaved0.50 km2.45.84.0#144477459Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#144416911Unpaved0.40 km2.46.04.0#144477476Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144477467Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#144416914Unpaved0.65 km2.45.14.0#144416913Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144477479Unpaved0.65 km2.45.74.0#144416923Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416898Unpaved0.30 km2.45.64.0#144477463Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#144477458Unpaved0.50 km2.44.54.0#144477464Unpaved0.54 km2.43.84.0#144416901Unpaved0.50 km2.44.34.0#144477474Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144477460Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#144477481Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#144477468Unpaved0.50 km2.45.54.0#144416899Unpaved0.38 km2.45.94.0#144416928Unpaved0.50 km2.45.94.0#144477480Unpaved0.55 km2.45.04.0#144416908Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416934Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144416925Unpaved0.08 km2.44.74.0#144416905Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144477475Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144477469Unpaved0.50 km2.45.24.0#144477482Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#144477472Unpaved0.65 km2.45.64.0#144477470Unpaved0.50 km2.45.14.0#144477465Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#144477473Unpaved0.65 km2.46.04.0#144477457Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#144477461Unpaved0.65 km2.45.14.0#144477478Unpaved0.50 km2.44.04.0#144477471Unpaved0.50 km2.43.84.0#144477483Unpaved0.15 km2.43.84.0
API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
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Councils & Government

This road is part of VIC's road network. Contour scores every road in Australia for surface condition, curviness, grey spot classification, and 4WD track passability. If your organisation manages this road or promotes tourism in the region, this data is available via API.

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Frequently asked questions
How long is Old Calder Highway?+

Old Calder Highway is approximately 35 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 30 minutes of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Old Calder Highway sealed?+

Yes. Old Calder Highway is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is Old Calder Highway good for motorcycles?+

It is passable. Old Calder Highway scores 5.4/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.

Can I drive Old Calder Highway in a caravan?+

Not recommended. Old Calder Highway scores 2.6/10 for caravans due to geometry, surface or gradient. Consider an alternative route if towing.

Are there any dangerous sections on Old Calder Highway?+

Contour has identified 14 grey spots on Old Calder Highway - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 28 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.