Massive Landslide Clyde Mountain

[pepiman]

There's been a massive landslide on the Kings Hwy on the Clyde mountain. It happened a few hours ago. The Hwy is closed both sides. If you are heading down the south coast check RTA NSW website, they are listing alternate routes.

[time]

Check here for a pic http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=21558.0

[pepiman]

Hope the road is open by Monday. I'm taking the grandkids to South Durras. I worked it out with the alternate route , instead of 169kms it will be 331kms and travel time will be about 5 hours instead of 2 hours. Bumma. Bad enough having kids in the car for 2 hours.

[barneys]

pepiman have you look at going down through braidwood  then to araluen then along that road down to moruya then back up the coast

[bobnrob]

You're gunna use that way all the time now, aren't you Barney 

Can also take the Nerriga route, just before Braidwood Pepiman. takes you towards Nowra.
Latest reports are the Clyde will be shut for at least 2 days. Still some slippage happening apparently.

[maurerless]

Or via Tarago, Oallen, Nerriga to Tomerong and back down the coast. I've heard rumours it's all sealed now. Not an issue for the 4WD perspective but it may make the trip a bit easier/faster. Apparently it was sealed to minimise trucks using the Clyde.

I've heard there's still a bit of dirt at the first part of the Nerriga road from Braidwood.

[barneys]

it was a road you have to drive onces . it would be better to folow someone  very tight

[bobnrob]

Just announced the King's will be shut till at least Monday, & the Araluen rd is also closed due to surface damage.
No word how long Araluen will be closed.

**Update**

RTA site has posted that Araluen rd is closed, but have just spoken to a couple of people I know who live along it. They've said it is open, but VERY busy and rough

[HEM19X]

It has certainly been raining down this way, glad we got through on Monday!!

Any news abouth the Pooh's? Did they survive?

[barneys]

whats the poohs

[pepiman]

Thanks Maurerless. I checked things out , the road you suggested is the way i'll go if Kings Hwy is still closed.
Barneys. There is a small type cave on one of the corners on Clyde mountain, people put pooh bears there. I'ts been going on for years.

[bobnrob]

whats the poohs

Pooh Bear's Corner

As Pepiman wrote...there's a small shallow cave on one of the bends - heading to the coast gives the best effect. The cave is (approx) 4' high, 2-3' wide, & 2' deep.

Not often mention in our war history, during WW2 the sth coast was a hive of activity for Japenese subs, with a few sinking of boats, & landing (for supplies) of jap soldiers.
Because of this, it was feared the Japs would use the mountain road to attack Canberra. The Gov lined the road with dynomite, ready to blow it if it they did land, thus slowing down the 'invasion' & giving our troops enough time to arrive & fight the japs back. The cave was used as a sentry shelter/hide/lookout warning post.

Jump ahead many years, & at some point, 2 of those round road-side post reflectors where put inside the cave (I don't know if it was by someone, or RTA/Council).
As you're traveling down the Clyde Mtn (Kings Hwy) towards the coast, if you had your headlights on, these reflectors would light/reflect, giving the impression of a pair of eyes inside the cave.
Now because Canberran cars rego plates all start with a 'Y', they've known by us on the coast as "yogis" - remembering, you get the best effect of the cave coming from the canberra side - someone at some point put a sign up naming it Pooh Bear corner.
Over the years, it's been popular for people to stop & place stuff Pooh Bears there.


Todays lesson was bought to you by the letters 'P' and 'B', and a warm and fuzzy feeling 

[Sharky]

Or via Tarago, Oallen, Nerriga to Tomerong and back down the coast. I've heard rumours it's all sealed now. Not an issue for the 4WD perspective but it may make the trip a bit easier/faster. Apparently it was sealed to minimise trucks using the Clyde.

I've heard there's still a bit of dirt at the first part of the Nerriga road from Braidwood.

I drive this route pretty regularly.

Still about 2 km of dirt between Sandy Point Road turn off and Oallen Ford. A great route between Canberra and the South Coast (2 hours, 5 minutes between Bruce, ACT and HMAS ALBATROSS; 3 hours via Kangaroo Valley; 2 hours 20 mins via Braidwood). Still about 8km (ish) of dirt between Braidwood and Nerriga. There's also about 8km of dirt on the Tomergong  end of the Turpentine Rd.

Be careful on the Sandy Point, Oallen Ford Rd. Loads of trucks who take up a lot of the road (and curiously are suddenly under the 5 tonne limit for the fFord bridge!!!) and idiots who don't like to slow down for corners and consequently drift to the wrong side of the already narrow road. It's also increasingly in a patchwork state because of the heavy usage.

 

[barneys]

thanks for that bob

[V8100]

Pooh Bear's Corner

As Pepiman wrote...there's a small shallow cave on one of the bends - heading to the coast gives the best effect. The cave is (approx) 4' high, 2-3' wide, & 2' deep.

Not often mention in our war history, during WW2 the sth coast was a hive of activity for Japenese subs, with a few sinking of boats, & landing (for supplies) of jap soldiers.
Because of this, it was feared the Japs would use the mountain road to attack Canberra. The Gov lined the road with dynomite, ready to blow it if it they did land, thus slowing down the 'invasion' & giving our troops enough time to arrive & fight the japs back. The cave was used as a sentry shelter/hide/lookout warning post.

Jump ahead many years, & at some point, 2 of those round road-side post reflectors where put inside the cave (I don't know if it was by someone, or RTA/Council).
As you're traveling down the Clyde Mtn (Kings Hwy) towards the coast, if you had your headlights on, these reflectors would light/reflect, giving the impression of a pair of eyes inside the cave.
Now because Canberran cars rego plates all start with a 'Y', they've known by us on the coast as "yogis" - remembering, you get the best effect of the cave coming from the canberra side - someone at some point put a sign up naming it Pooh Bear corner.
Over the years, it's been popular for people to stop & place stuff Pooh Bears there.


Todays lesson was bought to you by the letters 'P' and 'B', and a warm and fuzzy feeling 

Awesome peice of history we travel this road fairly regular to visit my parents in tomakin and it is always a highlight for kids. My eldest son 12yo was and secretlystill is a pooh bear lover we always joke that we are going to leave his pooh bear there.

Cheers eddy

[buildermidwife]

We are in Canberra on Holliday waiting to go to coast via kings highway to pick up ultimate xtrk on Friday .looks like a bit of a detour
Cheers Paul

[areyonga]

The latest info on the news is that it will be a week before its open