Great Alpine Road: Wangaratta to Bairnsdale with a caravan or motorhome
The Great Alpine Road runs 311 km from Wangaratta to Bairnsdale. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 5 h 45 min behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a car and caravan and for a motorhome, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Wangaratta · Bright · Harrietville · Dinner Plain · Omeo · Bairnsdale
Is the Great Alpine Road OK for a car and caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a car and caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 9 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 11% uphill on Great Alpine Road, at km 131.
- It keeps you off 1 nearby road with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like Dargo High Plains Road (6.7 m long).
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 311 km | 311 km |
| Driving time | 5 h 45 min | 5 h 25 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 9 km | 9 km |
| Total climb | 3,527 m | 3,527 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 87 km | 87 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 1 | 2 |
| Planned at | 3.1 m high, 14.3 m long and 6.8 t | 3.7 m high, 10 m long and 8.7 t |
Towns on the way
- Wangaratta · km 0
- Myrtleford · km 47
- Bright · km 78
- Harrietville · km 102
- Omeo · km 189
- Bairnsdale · km 311
Caravan parks on the way
- Painter Island Caravan Park · km 1
- North Cedars Caravan Park · km 2
- Myrtleford Holiday Park · km 47
- Porepunkah Mill Holiday Park · km 68
- Mount Buffalo Caravan Park · km 70
- Porepunkah Pines Holiday Park · km 72
- Big 4 Bright Holiday Park · km 79
- Bright Cabin & Caravan Park · km 80
- Discovery Parks - Bright · km 87
- Omeo Caravan Park · km 189
- Bruthen Caravan Park · km 286
- Mitchell Gardens Caravan Park · km 310
- and 12 more in the app
National park and other campgrounds
- Tarrawingee Camp · km 15
- Pioneer Bridges · km 21
- Porepunkah East Rest Area · km 73
- Smoko · km 95
- Bon Accord Spur Camping Area · km 130
- Dibbins Hut · km 132
- Mcnamara Hut (Dinner Plain) · km 152
- Victoria Falls Camp Area · km 168
- Swifts Creek Riverbank Camping · km 216
- Bark Sheds · km 261
- and 6 more in the app
Rest areas
- BOWMANS FOREST · km 29 · water
- EUROBIN · km 65
- GERMANTOWN · km 84
- HARRIETVILLE · km 96
- Mt Kosciuszko Lookout · km 181
- Sheepstation Creek · km 222
- Connors Hill Lookout · km 225
- ENSAY · km 239
- Tambo Crossing · km 254
- Barksheds Creek · km 261 · toilets
- and 3 more in the app
Dump points
- at Discovery Parks - Mount Buffalo · km 71
Fuel stops
- APCO · km 0
- Liberty · km 46
- Ampol · km 47
- Porepunkah Roadhouse · km 71
- Bright Fuel · km 77
- Harrietville General Store · km 102
- Omeo Ski Hire & Service Station · km 189
- Mobil · km 216
- Bruthen Motors · km 286
- EG Ampol · km 310
- and 5 more in the app
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 25-foot off-road caravan or a 10-metre motorhome, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
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