Griffith to Sydney road trip: Best stops, distance and driving time
Griffith to Sydney drive: Temora to Goulburn
Continue east, and Jindalee National Park is between Stockbingal and Wallendbeen. It is not particularly well set up for visitors, although birdwatchers get plenty of joy along the trails. The national park is largely set up to preserve trees rather than provide recreation opportunities, however.
After the junction with the Olympic Highway in Wallendbeen, the Griffith to Sydney road trip heads towards Harden.
Harden has a racecourse, showground and country club, but roadtrippers are most likely to be interested in the large scale murals on the grain silos.
Binalong, meanwhile, offers a historic railway station and an outdoor pool.
You’ll finally join the Hume Highway just before Bowning, then swerve around the edge of Yass.
Things to do in Yass include Cooma Cottage, historic home of explorer Hamilton Hume, and tackling the 2.8km walk to the summit of Mount Mundoonen.
For Yass accommodation, try the handily downtown Yass Central Bed and Breakfast and the well-reviewed Colonial Lodge Motor Inn.
It’s another 86km to Goulburn. The Pye Cottage Museum in Gunning on the way takes you back in time to the 1860s.
Goulburn doesn’t have any truly gripping attractions, but the Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre and Goulburn Historic Waterworks are moderately interesting.
Best places to stay in Goulburn
The top Goulburn accommodation choices are:
- For good quality, business traveller-friendly apartments: Quest Goulburn.
- For a cheap, decent motel for a no-fuss one night stay: Black Sheep Motel.
- For road-tripper convenience next to the Hume Highway: Mercure Goulburn.
- For free parking in the city centre: Heritage Motor Inn.
Click through to the next section: Goulburn to Bowral.