The Lakes Way
NSWSecondary road74.2 km221 segments6
5.8Sports
74.2 kmTotal length
221Segments
305Grey spot segments
The Lakes Way is a 74 km sealed secondary route in New South Wales, Australia. It scores 7.2/10 for EVs with straight corners and excellent surface.
7-day forecast
Vehicle scores
5.8/10
6.3/10
7.2/10
5.6/10
6.5/10
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 221 segments
Excellent (8+)18%Good (6-8)25%Fair (4-6)41%Poor (<4)16%
Sports score IQR: 4.6 - 7.0
Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed100%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
10.0
Curviness
1.8
Speed
10.0
Road classSecondary road
8.0
Traffic
7.0
Elevation
7.0
Crash history
Aggregated across all 221 segments· 10 years of data
305
Grey spots
Crash record linkage not yet available for NSW. 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
Night crashes
Crashes that occurred after dark
Based on 10 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
7.3/10 safety score - higher is safer
Wet road exposure46%
Night driving risk50%
Wind exposure54%
Sun glare risk59%
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 311 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#111176533Asphalt0.37 km9.39.29.3#111179242Asphalt0.47 km9.39.29.3#111179241Asphalt0.47 km9.29.29.3#110552217Asphalt0.37 km9.29.19.2#111176531Asphalt0.48 km9.29.19.2#110552216Asphalt0.44 km9.29.19.2#111176529Asphalt0.48 km9.29.19.2#111179238Asphalt0.48 km9.29.19.2#111176530Asphalt0.35 km9.29.19.2#110552215Asphalt0.62 km9.19.19.1#111176534Asphalt0.65 km9.19.19.1#111367277Asphalt0.34 km9.19.09.2#111179239Asphalt0.51 km9.19.09.1#111179240Asphalt0.40 km9.19.09.1#110552218Asphalt0.41 km8.98.89.0#111125354Asphalt0.42 km8.88.78.9#111125365Asphalt0.41 km8.88.78.9#111125367Asphalt0.24 km8.88.78.9#111475528Asphalt0.36 km8.88.78.8#111176532Asphalt0.60 km8.88.78.7#111176447Asphalt0.48 km8.88.68.8#111475527Asphalt0.20 km8.88.78.8#111176448Asphalt0.35 km8.78.68.8#111176452Asphalt0.56 km8.78.68.8#111125355Asphalt0.41 km8.78.58.7#111475319Asphalt0.19 km8.68.58.7#111367245Asphalt0.20 km8.68.58.7#111176535Asphalt0.28 km8.58.48.5#111125376Asphalt0.56 km8.58.48.6#111125357Asphalt0.44 km8.48.38.5#111125368Asphalt0.37 km8.48.38.4#111367276Asphalt0.19 km8.48.28.5#111125356Asphalt0.47 km8.38.28.3#111061856Asphalt0.41 km8.28.18.3#110870618Asphalt0.38 km8.28.18.2#110870619Asphalt0.47 km8.28.08.2#111061857Asphalt0.35 km8.28.08.3#111061854Asphalt0.36 km8.18.08.3#111176453Asphalt0.42 km8.18.08.2#111125353Asphalt0.38 km8.18.08.3#111061855Asphalt0.30 km8.17.98.1#111176443Asphalt0.21 km8.07.88.2#111176524Asphalt0.59 km8.07.98.1#111176454Asphalt0.35 km8.07.88.2#111434193Asphalt0.50 km7.97.78.0#111125374Asphalt0.41 km7.97.78.0#111176520Asphalt0.65 km7.97.67.8#110752567Asphalt0.39 km7.97.78.0#111176456Asphalt0.43 km7.97.68.1#110752506Asphalt0.46 km7.87.78.0#110870615Asphalt0.35 km7.87.57.8#110870617Asphalt0.37 km7.87.57.6#111125373Asphalt0.27 km7.77.58.0#112375488Asphalt0.19 km7.77.48.0#111061858Asphalt0.37 km7.77.48.0#111125375Asphalt0.35 km7.77.47.8#110870616Asphalt0.36 km7.77.47.5#110752518Asphalt0.27 km7.77.57.9#111434192Asphalt0.32 km7.77.48.0#110994303Asphalt0.19 km7.67.37.8#111367432Asphalt0.46 km7.57.37.5#110774175Asphalt0.46 km7.57.37.8#111176450Asphalt0.30 km7.57.27.9#111176485Asphalt0.45 km7.57.27.6#111367269Asphalt0.19 km7.57.37.8#110616584Asphalt0.15 km7.57.27.8#111176449Asphalt0.02 km7.47.17.8#111176455Asphalt0.04 km7.37.07.7#111526296Asphalt0.15 km7.37.07.7#111176521Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.3#111475310Asphalt0.65 km7.26.97.2#112470351Asphalt0.08 km7.26.97.6#111125369Asphalt0.01 km7.26.97.7#111176446Asphalt0.03 km7.26.97.7#111176457Asphalt0.47 km7.26.87.4#112470372Asphalt0.14 km7.16.87.5#111423978Asphalt0.31 km7.16.87.4#111176526Asphalt0.37 km7.16.97.3#111475311Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.1#110774172Asphalt0.50 km7.16.77.0#111125366Asphalt0.24 km7.06.77.0#111125378Asphalt0.34 km7.06.77.1#111367437Asphalt0.62 km7.06.77.1#111176444Asphalt0.14 km7.06.77.3#111367438Asphalt0.42 km7.06.77.0#111367275Asphalt0.05 km7.06.77.5#110616581Asphalt0.10 km6.96.67.4#110752894Asphalt0.50 km6.96.66.9#110774176Asphalt0.11 km6.86.67.3#111390995Asphalt0.11 km6.86.66.9#111125358Asphalt0.15 km6.86.67.2#111176525Asphalt0.08 km6.86.67.1#111061851Asphalt0.13 km6.86.57.1#111423991Asphalt0.11 km6.86.57.2#111176523Asphalt0.12 km6.86.47.2#111367436Asphalt0.38 km6.76.36.8#110774171Asphalt0.17 km6.76.36.8#111424048Asphalt0.11 km6.76.37.2#111125372Asphalt0.14 km6.76.37.0#111176451Asphalt0.03 km6.76.37.0#111125382Asphalt0.22 km6.76.36.8#111423990Asphalt0.11 km6.76.47.1#111367244Asphalt0.06 km6.76.47.2#111424047Asphalt0.02 km6.66.37.2#111434195Asphalt0.04 km6.66.37.2#111151995Asphalt0.05 km6.66.37.2#111176458Asphalt0.12 km6.66.37.0#110616582Asphalt0.07 km6.66.37.0#110616583Asphalt0.12 km6.66.36.8#111367433Asphalt0.45 km6.66.36.8#111424049Asphalt0.11 km6.66.27.0#111176486Asphalt0.40 km6.66.26.9#110752896Asphalt0.50 km6.66.26.7#111390994Asphalt0.22 km6.56.26.7#111125370Asphalt0.35 km6.56.16.8#110752519Asphalt0.02 km6.56.27.0#110752507Asphalt0.02 km6.46.26.9#111367243Asphalt0.06 km6.46.27.0#111434194Asphalt0.00 km6.46.06.5#111475309Asphalt0.36 km6.46.06.6#111423980Asphalt0.17 km6.46.06.8#111125379Asphalt0.48 km6.46.06.4#110774933Asphalt0.06 km6.46.06.8#111367431Asphalt0.08 km6.46.06.8#111423979Asphalt0.28 km6.46.06.5#111367434Asphalt0.16 km6.35.96.4#111246898Asphalt0.12 km6.36.26.8#111125381Asphalt0.52 km6.35.96.5#111176522Asphalt0.29 km6.35.96.3#111367435Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.3#111176527Asphalt0.08 km6.26.06.6#111423977Asphalt0.06 km6.25.86.3#111367439Asphalt0.10 km6.25.86.3#111475312Asphalt0.41 km6.25.86.3#111367274Asphalt0.04 km6.25.86.4#110870614Asphalt0.64 km6.15.76.2#111125377Asphalt0.06 km6.15.86.3#111475509Asphalt0.10 km6.15.76.3#111434196Asphalt0.04 km6.15.76.3#111475507Asphalt0.59 km6.15.76.3#111367430Asphalt0.07 km6.15.76.3#111475508Asphalt0.10 km6.15.76.3#111176484Asphalt0.13 km6.15.76.3#110752895Asphalt0.54 km6.15.76.1#110752572Asphalt0.02 km6.15.86.7#111125380Asphalt0.59 km6.15.76.2#110774173Asphalt0.38 km6.05.66.2#110752520Asphalt0.15 km6.05.76.5#111423989Asphalt0.11 km6.05.76.5#111424044Asphalt0.09 km6.05.66.5#111424023Asphalt0.11 km6.05.76.4#110752530Asphalt0.08 km6.05.76.6#111423988Asphalt0.11 km6.05.76.6#111125371Asphalt0.46 km6.05.56.1#111423981Asphalt0.01 km6.05.56.1#111424014Asphalt0.07 km5.95.66.4#110752897Asphalt0.53 km5.95.56.1#110752898Asphalt0.41 km5.85.46.3#111424000Concrete0.03 km5.85.66.4#110752573Asphalt0.13 km5.85.56.3#111176517Asphalt0.08 km5.85.56.3#111424004Asphalt0.06 km5.85.56.3#111424005Asphalt0.02 km5.85.56.3#111176528Asphalt0.08 km5.85.56.3#111424001Concrete0.03 km5.85.56.3#111424013Asphalt0.02 km5.85.45.9#111367268Asphalt0.08 km5.85.45.9#110739410Concrete0.03 km5.75.56.2#110870613Asphalt0.22 km5.75.25.9#111176506Asphalt0.42 km5.75.45.7#110755179Asphalt0.06 km5.75.36.2#110774174Asphalt0.38 km5.65.15.8#111424012Asphalt0.01 km5.65.25.7#111367267Asphalt0.04 km5.55.25.9#110870612Asphalt0.06 km5.44.95.6#111424002Asphalt0.02 km5.45.05.6#110752508Asphalt0.16 km5.45.05.6#111423997Asphalt0.01 km5.45.05.6#110718619Asphalt0.06 km5.45.05.6#110752899Asphalt0.33 km5.45.15.6#111125389Asphalt0.62 km5.38.49.3#111281474Asphalt0.65 km5.38.49.3#111125392Asphalt0.56 km5.38.49.3#111125387Asphalt0.52 km5.38.49.3#110739406Concrete0.02 km5.35.05.6#111125388Asphalt0.54 km5.38.49.3#111125393Asphalt0.55 km5.38.49.3#110751618Asphalt0.08 km5.35.05.8#111424017Concrete0.01 km5.35.05.9#111125394Asphalt0.43 km5.38.39.2#111125391Asphalt0.37 km5.38.39.2#111281471Asphalt0.56 km5.38.29.1#111281473Asphalt0.40 km5.38.29.1#111424020Concrete0.01 km5.24.95.8#111281475Asphalt0.39 km5.28.29.1#111246899Asphalt0.04 km5.25.05.7#111424024Asphalt0.09 km5.24.85.3#111281472Asphalt0.43 km5.28.19.0#111125386Asphalt0.65 km5.28.19.0#111125323Asphalt0.46 km5.18.08.9#111125383Asphalt0.41 km5.18.08.9#111125359Asphalt0.43 km5.18.08.9#111125322Asphalt0.46 km5.18.08.9#111125361Asphalt0.37 km5.18.08.9#111125321Asphalt0.18 km5.18.08.9#111125363Asphalt0.56 km5.07.98.8#111424021Concrete0.02 km5.04.75.5#111125390Asphalt0.41 km5.07.98.7#111246901Asphalt0.01 km5.04.85.8#111125320Asphalt0.62 km5.07.98.8#111424019Asphalt0.04 km5.04.65.4#111125384Asphalt0.36 km5.07.88.8#111125362Asphalt0.53 km5.07.88.6#111424039Asphalt0.03 km4.94.65.6#111424022Asphalt0.06 km4.84.45.1#111125396Asphalt0.44 km4.87.48.3#110752902Asphalt0.04 km4.74.45.3#111424038Asphalt0.11 km4.74.45.3#111125331Asphalt0.42 km4.77.38.3#111125339Asphalt0.36 km4.77.38.3#111125319Asphalt0.39 km4.77.48.2#111424040Asphalt0.14 km4.74.45.3#111281476Asphalt0.18 km4.77.28.3#111125397Asphalt0.44 km4.67.28.1#111424018Concrete0.02 km4.64.24.8#111424016Concrete0.01 km4.64.24.8#111125395Asphalt0.35 km4.67.18.1#111061862Asphalt0.20 km4.67.18.1#111125385Asphalt0.10 km4.67.18.2#111125352Asphalt0.48 km4.67.08.1#111125325Asphalt0.60 km4.67.08.0#110671860Asphalt0.33 km4.57.08.1#111125340Asphalt0.38 km4.57.08.0#111424041Asphalt0.14 km4.54.14.9#110840346Concrete0.13 km4.54.25.0#111125344Asphalt0.46 km4.56.87.9#111125332Asphalt0.55 km4.56.87.9#111125324Asphalt0.41 km4.46.88.0#110752900Asphalt0.06 km4.44.04.7#111125326Asphalt0.50 km4.46.77.6#111246900Asphalt0.01 km4.44.14.7#112470398Asphalt0.59 km4.46.77.5#111176650Asphalt0.46 km4.46.77.7#111176652Asphalt0.33 km4.36.67.9#111125345Asphalt0.39 km4.36.67.7#110752901Asphalt0.05 km4.33.94.6#111424042Asphalt0.15 km4.33.94.6#111377108Asphalt0.06 km4.36.57.8#111125335Asphalt0.46 km4.36.57.6#111125360Asphalt0.35 km4.26.57.4#111125330Asphalt0.03 km4.26.47.8#110840345Concrete0.63 km4.23.94.6#111176460Asphalt0.11 km4.26.47.7#112470347Asphalt0.20 km4.26.37.5#111125342Asphalt0.45 km4.26.37.5#111125351Asphalt0.48 km4.26.37.5#110671862Asphalt0.56 km4.16.47.4#111125327Asphalt0.49 km4.16.27.4#111125328Asphalt0.61 km4.16.27.2#111125329Asphalt0.37 km4.16.17.1#111386568Asphalt0.06 km4.06.17.5#111125341Asphalt0.12 km4.06.17.3#111125398Asphalt0.24 km4.06.17.3#111176651Asphalt0.02 km4.06.17.3#111125346Asphalt0.44 km4.06.06.9#110751613Asphalt0.25 km4.06.17.2#111176653Asphalt0.10 km4.06.07.5#111125347Asphalt0.38 km4.06.07.2#110751615Asphalt0.18 km4.06.07.2#110695588Asphalt0.31 km4.06.07.2#111125333Asphalt0.50 km3.95.97.3#111383675Asphalt0.03 km3.95.97.3#111125400Asphalt0.40 km3.95.96.9#111125350Asphalt0.01 km3.95.97.3#111433782Asphalt0.02 km3.95.87.2#111125348Asphalt0.43 km3.95.86.8#111125364Asphalt0.06 km3.85.86.8#111125343Asphalt0.45 km3.85.76.7#111433783Asphalt0.02 km3.85.87.0#111511756Asphalt0.01 km3.85.77.2#111125338Asphalt0.09 km3.85.76.8#111125349Asphalt0.03 km3.85.76.9#111125334Asphalt0.54 km3.75.66.7#111125336Asphalt0.50 km3.75.66.7#111179237Asphalt0.09 km3.75.66.9#110550304Asphalt0.04 km3.75.66.7#111061859Asphalt0.20 km3.75.56.8#111424045Asphalt0.08 km3.75.56.8#111176654Concrete0.08 km3.75.66.9#111125399Asphalt0.08 km3.65.46.5#110671861Asphalt0.02 km3.65.56.3#110671863Asphalt0.06 km3.65.56.7#111125337Asphalt0.46 km3.65.36.4#110751616Asphalt0.30 km3.55.36.3#111253836Asphalt0.05 km3.55.26.7#111061864Asphalt0.11 km3.55.16.5#111433781Asphalt0.01 km3.45.06.1#111152466Asphalt0.06 km3.44.96.3#110695583Asphalt0.11 km3.34.96.2#110695587Asphalt0.04 km3.35.06.2#111424011Concrete0.03 km3.35.06.3#111423999Concrete0.03 km3.35.06.3#110751614Asphalt0.04 km3.34.85.7#110695586Asphalt0.07 km3.24.76.0#111364209Asphalt0.01 km3.14.55.6#110695584Asphalt0.08 km3.14.65.9#111423998Asphalt0.01 km3.14.65.6#110695585Asphalt0.10 km3.14.55.8#110751617Asphalt0.04 km3.04.55.4#110752810Concrete0.03 km3.04.55.7#111424015Asphalt0.02 km2.84.05.1API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
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This road is part of NSW'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.
Enquire about council data access →Frequently asked questions
How long is The Lakes Way?+
The Lakes Way is approximately 74 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 1 hour of driving end to end, excluding stops.
Is The Lakes Way sealed?+
Yes. The Lakes Way is fully sealed for its entire length.
Is The Lakes Way good for motorcycles?+
It rates well. The Lakes Way scores 6.3/10 for motorcycles, with enough character to be worth the trip for most riders.
Can I drive The Lakes Way in a caravan?+
Yes. The Lakes Way scores 6.5/10 for caravans, making it a reasonable choice for towing. Watch for changes in surface and any steep gradients.
Is The Lakes Way good for an EV?+
Yes. The Lakes Way scores 7.2/10 for EVs. Regenerative braking on any elevation changes and smooth throttle control on the corners will both feel at home here.
Are there any dangerous sections on The Lakes Way?+
Contour has identified 305 grey spots on The Lakes Way - 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: 21 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.