Mount Baw Baw Tourist Road
49 km
distance
55 min
Contour time
8.9
avg score
Sealed
surface
Scenery
Victoria
Mount Baw Baw is part of the Victorian Alps, sitting at 1,567 metres on the Main Divide. The access road from Noojee is...
Road quality
8.9 RQS
Exceptional. Consistently high curviness, surface, and low traffic.
Accessibility
Fully sealed
Best in Sports car. Peak season: Spring-Autumn.
7-day forecast
One of Victoria's longest continuous sealed climbs. The road is varied - tight forest sections give way to more open plateau country near the top. Sports car handles the whole route well. Motorbike equally rewarding. Closed or dangerous in heavy snow (July to September on the upper section). The existing T1 entry (Mount Baw Baw) covers the Noojee to plateau approach - this is the extended full-length version.
Scored 8.9/10 by Contour's road quality algorithm across curviness, surface, elevation and traffic. Best suited for sports car drivers.
The road
Mount Baw Baw Tourist Road is one of Victoria's longest continuous sealed climbs and one of its least known. The 49-kilometre route from Noojee gains 1,200 metres of elevation through a succession of distinct forest zones - wet eucalypt on the lower slopes, tall mountain ash in the middle section, then subalpine snowgum woodland as the road breaks out of the canopy near the plateau. The character changes with each zone. The lower section has tight corners through dense bush with limited visibility. The middle section opens up with longer sweeping bends through taller trees. The upper section is more exposed, with views across the surrounding ranges appearing between the snowgums. The surface is consistently good throughout. Traffic is light outside ski weekends in winter. In spring and autumn this road is often completely empty - 49 kilometres of sealed mountain road with nobody else on it. The ski resort at the top is small and quiet in summer, with cleared ski runs giving unusual elevated views of the forest below. Noojee at the base is a timber town with a strong heritage character and one of the best railway trestle bridges in Gippsland.
Mount Baw Baw Tourist Road is one of Victoria's longest continuous sealed climbs and one of its least known.
Why this road
The region
Mount Baw Baw is part of the Victorian Alps, sitting at 1,567 metres on the Main Divide. The access road from Noojee is one of the most sustained sealed climbs in the state, passing through wet eucalypt forest before reaching the subalpine snowgum country near the plateau. The ski resort at the summit is small by alpine standards but the road itself is the real attraction.
Before you go
Fuel in Noojee or Warragul before departure. Road is sealed throughout. The upper 15 km can be closed or icy from June to September - check conditions. Snow chains may be required in winter. Moderate traffic on ski weekends. Very light traffic in spring and autumn which are the best driving seasons.
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Mount Baw Baw ski resort
A small boutique ski resort with excellent cross-country trails - worth visiting in snow season even without skiing.
Noojee trestle bridge
A timber railway trestle bridge from the old Noojee line - the short walk from the town gives a genuine piece of Gippsland industrial history.
Route
Start
Noojee
End
Mount Baw Baw
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