Suggestions for a scenic route Harrietville to NSW South Coast

[r4ndll Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close r4ndll]

G'day PP Peeps.

I'll be heading to the high country for a few days Jan 4-7th and I am looking for suggestions for a scenic route on the way back to NSW South Coast/Shoalhaven area (You all chose the wrong time of year for the GTG - I'll have a newborn kiddy then so have to go at this time )

Due to time constraints the plan is to leave Bateman's Bay / Ulladulla area and just tank up to Harrietville via the Hume Highway in a day. (Long day but we'll have 1 vehicle and 3 drivers). But on the way back we have the 'luxury' of two days (8-9 Jan). So I am looking for something a little more scenic, and more than a just snooze on cruise control up the highway. (not literally snoozing but you know what I mean). I've never been in that part of Australia so would like to make the most of it.

We'll be 4x4ing in the High Country Jan 4-7, so not too fussed about getting off the bitumen on the way back, and will have a 70 yr old and 8 year old with me so don't want to risk breaking down too remotely.

I've done Syd-Melb 3 times via the coast route so would like to avoid that. But have never driven the Great Alpine road so could consider it if worth it.

Any suggestions for a scenic route? Quick squizz at Google Maps and so far I'm considering:

Harrietville > Yackandandah> Thredbo/Jindabyne > Bateman's Bay

Any thoughts on:

• H'ville to Jindabyne via Murray River Road vs Murray Valley Highway?
  Missing out Thredbo altogether and going via Tooma Road/Snowy Highway to Cooma?
• Cooma> Batemans via Cooma Road to Braidwood vs via Bega?
• Jindabyne - Snowy River way to Jimcumbilly - monaro hwy - Snowy mountains highway> Princes Highway > Bateman's Bay

Any other insights from the great PP Hive mind? Is it worth a detour or should we just sit on the freeway?

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Late last year we did; Dargo, Mt Hotham, Omeo, Benambra, Suggan Buggan, then along the Barry Way to Jindabyne. We could have done it in a day but we had a stopover at the Pinch River camp ground. Good quality gravel roads with plenty of scenery. IMHO it's worth considering.

From Jindabyne there's the road to Cooma, Numeralla, Braidwood (great pie shop), then down to Batemans Bay.

I think both routes are worth the detour.

[r4ndll Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close r4ndll]

Thanks for the heads up. I did a bit of reading around the Barry Way and it looks interesting and shorter, if slower route. Definitley on my list to consider.