Thread: Waterfall Way

Thanks mowog! I've been wanting to do this little trip for a loooong time, but you know how it is - always too much going on. You have renewed my enthusiasm.

Now, if I can just finish building this 130.......


James.

All I can say is just do it.

Here is a suggested route south as well. Not suitable for caravans.

http://www.rainforestway.com.au/inde...ment=lionsroad

Oh yeah - I love the Lions Rd. I have been going down that way since the mid eighties (when it was still mostly dirt!) so I am very familiar with it. I have friends with land just past Cougal. In a perfect world, that's where I'd be.


James.

Originally Posted by rainman

Oh yeah - I love the Lions Rd. I have been going down that way since the mid eighties (when it was still mostly dirt!) so I am very familiar with it. I have friends with land just past Cougal. In a perfect world, that's where I'd be.


James.

Ok I have a Question for you about this road.

We are going to do a day drive over this road. I have a choice to make on the car to take on this run.

Assuming I stick to the sealed sections.

Would this road be ok in a 2009 Mini Cooper S? It says its sealed but how well. Considering the Mini has the suspension travel of a skate board.

It may well end up that we do a couple of drives one with the D4 and one with the Mini. I would like to get back into the unsealed National park sections as well which isn't ideal for the Mini.

Originally Posted by mowog

Ok I have a Question for you about this road.

We are going to do a day drive over this road. I have a choice to make on the car to take on this run.

Assuming I stick to the sealed sections.

Would this road be ok in a 2009 Mini Cooper S? It says its sealed but how well. Considering the Mini has the suspension travel of a skate board.

It may well end up that we do a couple of drives one with the D4 and one with the Mini. I would like to get back into the unsealed National park sections as well which isn't ideal for the Mini.

Definitely the Cooper S .

The road is sealed all of the way through from Innisplain to the Summerland Way. It is a bit bumpy in sections, but not worth taking a D4 for. I've done it in a variety of sporty cars (Austin Healey Sprite, Westfield Clubman, E30 BMW) and you just want to keep doing laps. I did take the E30 (17 inch wheels, lowered 2 inches, sway bars, etc) on road in to the national park and just took it easy, mainly to avoid stone chips. It was quite a good dirt road at the time. We haven't had a lot of rain over the past 6 months so I imagine if you wanted to venture into there in the Cooper it should be fine.

James.

is there anywhere we can ride mountain bikes........

Originally Posted by weeds

is there anywhere we can ride mountain bikes........

Not that I know of. All of the forest is National Park, so no biking . I have always wanted to do the Lions Rd on a road bike though. Who's keen?

Originally Posted by rainman

Not that I know of. All of the forest is National Park, so no biking . I have always wanted to do the Lions Rd on a road bike though. Who's keen?

the wife of a guy at work has riden it i'm pretty sure.....i will ask him

how are you going to convice peteski that there are no hills.......