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gj_coop:
I  spent 15 months getting to know Central Australia on a transcontinental off-main-roads ride. Since I took a break from the ride I've been plugging away on a website with ride info for some long distance bike trails. There's 16 up there so far, ie Tanami Track, Gibb River Road, Finke, Mereenie Loop, Karijini National Park, Gregory National Park, Oodnadatta Track, Mawson Trail, Munda Biddi Trail, etc.

I'm hoping to expand these over the next year: Great Central Road, Cape York etc.

The site is cycletrailsaustralia.com.

Happy reading and I hope it inspires you to get off those highways and have a little adventure.

tonythomson:
Hey great pics will look more carefully at the full site later - planning to do the Hwy 1 (sorry I'm 63 is that OK?) next year so looks as if it might be helpful.

gj_coop:
Oh, so I didn't manage to convince you. Yet.

Yes, 63 is much too young.

For the most part the ol' Highway 1 has too much traffic for me, not so much fun with the cars and trucks whizzing by at 110km/hour at your shoulder.  OK, so some parts are great, just avoid the Sydney/Brisbane section and some odd little bursts like Port Augusta to Adelaide.

Hey, even I went round the Great Ocean Road.

If you need any info on road touring the blog at http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewforum.php?f=2 is useful.

Have a great trip Tony. :)

tonythomson:
Hi
thanks for that - just about to set off on LEJOG Lands End to John O'Groats to try out new bike before Oz next year.
Tony

Macbeth:

 Thanks SO much for posting this.......

 I have been doing a lot of short trips (3-4 days) off road in NSW, and just got back from a 14 day Cairns-Cooktown loop that took in the Bloomfield Track. Been thinking a lot more about long off-tarmac trips and this is massively inspiring.....

 Would love to get in touch with you regarding a Sydney-Cairns-Darwin trip I have planned for next winter.....

 Adam

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