5
Stages
~170
Total km
New South Wales
State
Contour
Organiser
2024
Since
Year-round
Next event
5 stages across New South Wales
The roads
Five stages across the Kosciuszko alpine zone - from the summit road to the wildest sealed descent in the country. These are not rally stages. They are just the best driving roads in NSW, open every day of the year.
The event
No tarmac rally has ever closed these roads - the Kosciuszko National Park roads are managed by Parks NSW. But the Alpine Way, Dead Horse Gap and Kosciuszko Road form a natural circuit that drivers and riders have sought out for decades. Contour scores them among the highest-rated sealed roads in NSW. The fifth stage, Barry Way, runs partly on gravel - check conditions before driving.
5 stages
Stage 1 - Dead Horse Gap
8 km7.6One of the best short drives in Australia. 8 kilometres on the Alpine Way from Thredbo Village through snowgum woodland to the gap at 1,580 metres where it crosses the Main Range.
Stage 2 - Kosciuszko Road
42 km7.6The main access to Australia's ski fields and the strongest individual stage in the Snowy circuit. 42 kilometres from Jindabyne climbing through Perisher Valley to Charlotte Pass at 1,760 metres.
Stage 3 - Alpine Way East
23 km8.1The eastern section of the Alpine Way west from Thredbo through Kosciuszko National Park to the Murray River crossing at Tom Groggin. 23 kilometres of remote alpine road.
Stage 4 - Alpine Way West
52 km7.3The western section of the Alpine Way drops from the Tom Groggin River crossing to the Snowy Mountains Scheme town of Khancoban at the base of the range. 52 kilometres past Snowy Scheme infrastructure.
Stage 5 - Barry Way
170 km8.6The wildest stage in the Snowy circuit. Barry Way runs 170 kilometres from Jindabyne south through the Snowy River gorge country, crossing into Victoria and reaching Buchan.
Start from the beginning
See Stage 1 on the map. The heatmap shows exactly why these roads are worth driving.
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