Wiseman's Run..

[Craig]

Grafton or Coffs???.........any decent mini runs we could all do around there??

We used to do Coffs every Easter when Natmeet wasn't on...bet we could drag a few old runs out of the archives!

[AJ]

should we start our own thread instead of hijacking wisemans run??

[Craig]

Yeh might be an idea!

[Ajay]

yeah!.. so about that wiseman's run might go for a drive with the mrs to her caravan this weekend if she is keen.. (and the weather is good)

[Ajay]

you leave me alone for ATLEAST 5 MINS.. and ill meet up with you at the pub

[Garry]

*sigh* The safety Nazis have recently attacked the Wisemans Ferry road too. The bit on the other side of the river. In the olden days it used to be 100kmh, then down to 80kmh now it's 60kmh for a lot of the way.

[idb000]

This brings back about 3 years worth of being Club Captain!

0.0 - Zero your odometer and turn right out of Rofe Park (Hornsby Heights!)

7.5 - Turn left following natural continuation of Galston road

9.0 - Turn right at second roundabout onto Mid-Dural Road

11.5 - Right turn onto Old Northern Road

46.0 - Wiseman’s Ferry Pub. Lunch and drinks stop

47.0 - Continue down to the ferry. Turn right after crossing the ferry

100.0 - Turn right onto George Downes Drive

102.0 - Turn right onto Peat’s Ridge Road

116.0 - Continue over Freeway overpass

116.5 - Turn right onto Old Pacific Highway

Continue until you come to Pie in the Sky for coffee & toilet stops

Did this drive (not starting from Hornsby Heights) over the weekend. It is a nice drive. Wasn't too much traffic for the most part of the trip.

[Jimi]

Where is River Rd? What's at each end? Wouldn't mind checking it out some time too.

[-alex]

Its a beautiful road for day driving,
but like old pac, its not made for night runs.

[Jimi]

Seriously, wiseman's is a brilliant road for any driving, but it should be done carefully! Lane markings or not, if you can't figure out where the road goes, you should slow down a little. Plus, night time is never a good time to be driving an unfamiliar road.

Mind you, there are several sections where moss is growing ON the road.. so extra care should be taken on the Wiseman's run.

[-alex]

I personally HATE Wisemans with a passion.
The road is OK up to the ferry. Then there is no lane markings and it is foggy.

Seriously, wiseman's is a brilliant road for any driving, but it should be done carefully! Lane markings or not, if you can't figure out where the road goes, you should slow down a little. Plus, night time is never a good time to be driving an unfamiliar road.

Mind you, there are several sections where moss is growing ON the road.. so extra care should be taken on the Wiseman's run.

Exactly, 100% with you Jimi and sticking inside the lane markings is also important, but Im sure you already know that minix3.

[Caffeine]

Mid week if you can get the day off! Jules, myself and a few others did night runs through there with beanies on cold winter nights though which was fun!

I remember a few late nights heading up that way, including the time Roman took the fridge along there. I was on 60000km old tyres and took it very carefully

[CoffeeBoss]

Indeed, it can be tricky, but the plus side is you don't need lots of speed to enjoy a road like this. Here's some pics from a few years ago when i took my old club through there. From memory we came in via River Rd, there was another ferry on the other side (ie) not the main Wiseman's Ferry at Portland Head Park.









The run from Wisemans Ferry up towards the old pac along Wiseman's Ferry Rd is fantastic as well, takes you through this great photo spot:

[Locutus]

that spot in the last photo is REALLY creepy at night when there's fog.

like a scene straight out of a horror movie. no joke.