The Great Alpine Road
Wangaratta to Bairnsdale
308 km / 190 miles, 4.5hr
The Great Alpine Road is a 308-kilometre route that extends from Wangaratta in the north-east to Bairnsdale in the heart of Gippsland. The road is Australia’s highest year-round accessible sealed road and winds past lofty mountains, valleys, forests, rivers, vineyards and farms. Sample local food and wine, and fish, cycle, climb or ride along the way.
76 km / 47 miles, 1 hr
Enjoy fine wine, gourmet food and local produce in the valleys along the northern leg of the Great Alpine Road.
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110 km / 68 miles, 2 hr
Travel from Bright to Mount Hotham taking in landscapes that change from alpine ash to snow gum forest.
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122 km / 75 miles, 1.5 hr
Head from Omeo, a cattle and timber town, along the Great Alpine Road towards Bairnsdale on the Mitchell River.
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Highlights
Head to the High Country where the wine flows at rustic family wineries and innovative meals made from fresh produce are the everyday.
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Discover the rich history of Aboriginal migration, gold, bushrangers, and the romance of the cattlemen who worked and lived in the high country.
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Get your dose of high-octane excitement in the High Country with adventure activities including rock-climbing, hang gliding and skydiving.
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Lose yourself in spectacular mountain landscapes, wild rivers, impressive escarpments, snow gum forests and wide open grasslands known as high plains.
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