GRO Monthly Ride – May 2025

Come along and join us for a ride that takes us once again through the Southern Highlands villages, via outer city suburbs, country roads, through the Jamberoo Valley, along highways, and onto a seaside lunch at Shellharbour.

** NOTE: This is a 9:20am departure **

Everyone is welcome.
Please let us know if you are new to riding or want a buddy for the ride. Feel free to bring friends!
RIDE DETAILS
Date: Sunday 4th May, 2025
Meet: McDonalds, Camden Valley Way, NARELLAN (enter via George Hunter Drive)
Destination: Ocean Beach Hotel, Addison Street, SHELLHARBOUR
Time: Meet by 9.00am, ready for 9.20am departure briefing.
Regroup points: NSW Rail Museum and Robertson Pie Shop
Route map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4G4rMqSbRtcPvjhS8?g_st=im

Ride route: Approx 140km & 2hr 11min to lunch destination + Stops

Why not take the time and indicate you are going by clicking the ‘going’ button on the Facebook Event Listing.

Ride route details:
Exit McDonalds via George Hunter Drive and Maxwell Place, then turn left onto Narellan Road.
Move into the right-hand lane at once, then turn right after the bridge onto the Camden Bypass, continue along Old Hume Hwy for 8.8kms at the roundabout continue straight on Old Hume Hwy for 2.8kms. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit and continue onto Old Hume Hwy/Remembrance Drive for 12kms. At the roundabout continue straight onto Argyle Street through Picton for 1.8kms. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Thirlmere Way then turn left at the T-intersection onto Thirlmere Way and continue for 1.8 kms. At the roundabout continue straight on Thirlmere Way for 2.5kms. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Oaks Street. Cross the railway line then at the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Barbour Road. We will make a short regroup stop on the left outside the NSW Rail Museum.

Regroup point 1 – NSW Rail Museum (10 Minutes)
Continue along Barbour Road/Wilson Way for 26kms to Colo Vale. Turn left onto Church Avenue, continue through the roundabout, over the Hume Motorway and through the second roundabout and continue for 2.5kms. Turn right onto Old South Rd past the Mittagong Airport and continue for 10.1 kms. At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Range Rd and continue for 4.9kms. Turn right and stay on Range Road for the next 3.3 kms. Turn right onto Tourist Rd and continue for 0.6 kms. Turn left onto Kangaloon Rd and continue for 6kms. At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Illawarra Hwy and continue for 14kms to our next regroup point Robertson Pie shop.

Regroup point 2 Robertson Pie Shop (20 min break)
Head East on Illawarra Highway towards Jamberoo Mountain Rd. Turn right onto Jamberoo Mountain Rd and continue for 23kms. Turn right onto Churchill St, continue straight through next roundabout for 0.9kms. At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Allowrie St, continue along Allowrie St/Jamberoo Rd for 3.8kms. Turn left at Swamp Rd and continue for 6.8km. Turn left onto the Princes Hwy ramp towards Wollongong/Sydney. Merge onto the Princes Hwy and continue for 2.2kms. Take the exit toward Shellharbour Rd. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit on to Shellharbour Rd. Continue straight through the next two roundabouts to stay on Shellharbour Rd. After the next (3rd) roundabout get in the right-hand to turn right at the traffic lights into Addison Street. Follow to ocean end of Addison Street and Ocean Beach Hotel is on the left.