Roaming Down Under

Scenic drives

List of pages on this website in the "Scenic drives" category

A drive through Boranup Forest
A gravel road passing through majestic karri forest near Margaret River in WA
Ludlow Tuart Forest
A minor detour between Bunbury and Busselton reveals some unique native WA trees
An unusually scenic main road
Main roads are usually less scenic than minor roads, but not this section of highway in the southern forests of WA
Up the plateau from Deloraine
A drive from Deloraine up to Tasmania's central plateau with hairpin bends, lush forest and views
Driving up Jacob's Ladder
A steep and dramatic zig-zag road climbing the Ben Lomond plateau in Tasmania's north
Scotts Peak Dam Road
A good gravel road accessing Lake Pedder and Tasmania's southwest wilderness
How great is Victoria's Great Alpine Road?
A road trip from Wangaratta to Bairnsdale through Victoria's best mountain scenery
Warburton to Jamieson: road of serendipity in Victoria
A slow gravel back-road with history and little traffic
The Queenstown to Glenorchy road
A drive along the edge of Lake Wakatipu which many think is the best in New Zealand
Driving the Pig Route
A scenic but sometimes treacherous mountain road between Palmerston and Ranfurly
A drive down the Waitaki Valley
A lesser used route between New Zealand's Mackenzie Country and the coast