Grand Ridge Road
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The Grand Ridge Road, partially designated route C484, is a long tourist drive through Gippsland
, in Victoria
, Australia
. 135 kilometres long, it runs from Seaview, to Carrajung
, via Hallston, Mirboo North
, Gunyah Junction, Ryton Junction, Balook and Blackwarry. As the name suggests, the road primarily follows ridgelines through the heavily undulating Strzlecki Ranges.
The road is known for the attractive scenery ranging from open farmland to dense forest, especially as it passes through Mount Worth State Park
and Tarra Bulga National Park. Its surface ranges from good quality sealed bitumen to heavily corrugated unsealed dirt.
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
, in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. 135 kilometres long, it runs from Seaview, to Carrajung
Carrajung, Victoria
Carrajung is a town in eastern Victoria, Australia. Carrajung is situated between Yarram and Traralgon, about 5 kilometres from the Hyland Highway at a height of approximately 520 meters above sea level. Carrajung is situated close to the eastern end of the Grand Ridge Road.It has a population of...
, via Hallston, Mirboo North
Mirboo North, Victoria
Mirboo North is a town in Victoria, Australia, located east of Melbourne, with a population of 2688. It is in the South Gippsland Shire local government area....
, Gunyah Junction, Ryton Junction, Balook and Blackwarry. As the name suggests, the road primarily follows ridgelines through the heavily undulating Strzlecki Ranges.
The road is known for the attractive scenery ranging from open farmland to dense forest, especially as it passes through Mount Worth State Park
Mount Worth State Park
Mount Worth State ParkLocationVictoria, AustraliaNearest CityWarragulCoordinatesArea10.40 km²Date of Establishment1975Governing Bodies...
and Tarra Bulga National Park. Its surface ranges from good quality sealed bitumen to heavily corrugated unsealed dirt.