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Thunderbolts Way

Fast Facts

  • Long rural highway with rolling bends and big views, linking dairy country to tablelands towns.
  • State: NSW
  • Region: Barrington Tops / Northern Tablelands
  • Surface: Sealed
  • Distance: ~195 km
  • Start: Gloucester
  • Finish: Uralla

A long, open tablelands highway linking dairy country, high plains, and classic New England towns. Thunderbolts Way is about rhythm rather than intensity, with fast sweepers, big skies, and very little congestion once you’re away from towns. It’s an excellent distance ride for ADV and touring bikes, ideal for settling into a steady pace while covering serious ground between the coast, the Barringtons, and the Northern Tablelands.

Highlights

  • Fast sweepers + relaxed cadence
  • Good stops in Walcha/Uralla
  • Easy to link with Oxley/Nowendoc loops

Warnings

  • Roos and stock near dawn/dusk
  • Driver impatience on single-lane stretches

Thunderbolts Way

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