Canberra to Bega road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops
Canberra to Bega drive: Cooma to Bega section
From Cooma, the Monaro Highway and Snowy Mountains Highway run concurrently until you reach Steeple Flat. Once there, stick to the Snowy Mountains Highway and you’ll pass through the Glenbog State Forest, where the Pipers Lookout is the best place to pull over and take a few photos.
Afterwards, the hamlets of Bemboka, Morans Crossing and Numbugga have little to offer beyond a few farms and rural cottages.
So keep going until you join the Princes Highway and head south. You’ll soon come to the Bega Lookout and Bega Cheese Heritage Centre – one of the attractions that makes Bega worth visiting. It is also the gateway to Mimosa Rocks National Park.
Affordable Bega accommodation options include the pool-equipped Bega Village Motor Inn and Bega Southtown Motor Inn.
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