Australian Winter at Grofton, NSW.
05-29-18, 02:30 PM
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Australian Winter at Grofton, NSW.
A dream getaway is to take my bike and do an around the world bike vacation. I will do my Austalia trip whenever my life permits. I've chosen various cities for whenever that happens.
My Australian winter choice would be ( I think) Grafton, NSW. Close to Queensland state, yet away from their winter crowd. Somewhat rural, quiet, yet close to the beach. Yet not too remote to activities. k
Will I get the benefits of being in the north of Australia; yet away from the maddening crowds? Might a month stay in Grafton result in mostly rainy conditions and not ideal cycling weather. My other option. Perth. Of the two towns, which would be more ideal for winter cycling conditions. Grafton, NSW or Perth.
My Australian winter choice would be ( I think) Grafton, NSW. Close to Queensland state, yet away from their winter crowd. Somewhat rural, quiet, yet close to the beach. Yet not too remote to activities. k
Will I get the benefits of being in the north of Australia; yet away from the maddening crowds? Might a month stay in Grafton result in mostly rainy conditions and not ideal cycling weather. My other option. Perth. Of the two towns, which would be more ideal for winter cycling conditions. Grafton, NSW or Perth.
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05-30-18, 12:39 AM
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I don't have any personal experience of either Grafton or Perth, but here are the monthly weather statistics for both for your information...
Grafton - Climate statistics for Australian locations
Perth - Climate statistics for Australian locations
Grafton - Climate statistics for Australian locations
Perth - Climate statistics for Australian locations
05-30-18, 05:54 AM
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Grafton really is very small. It also has the Pacific Highway (hwy 1) running through it and the Pacific Highway is not a cycle friendly road. Its not even a car friendly road.
I haven't been to either place.
I found this article on cycling in the major cities in Australia,
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ty-for-cycling
Melbourne and Canberra are two very cycle friendly cites however I wouldn't put them down for an Australian winter holiday. Perth is a decent option.
I haven't been to either place.
I found this article on cycling in the major cities in Australia,
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ty-for-cycling
Melbourne and Canberra are two very cycle friendly cites however I wouldn't put them down for an Australian winter holiday. Perth is a decent option.
05-30-18, 01:41 PM
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Grafton
Thanks both . Thanks for the info. Why Grafton. I want quiet . . And a friendly pub..Bad roads isn't good news. Grafton has a cycling club( Roadies). Grafton is close enough to Queensland during the winter without being Queensland ? Weather wise
Hopefully , there are back roads. I'd hate to go to Australia and have my rides totally rained out or super cold. Should my Australian trip end up in the spring or fall, I'll likely choose a suburb of Adelaide thanks all.in the summer , maybe the north coast of Tasmania. I met an Australian on the train, he said there is a chance of Snow in Tasmania during the Australian summer ?
Hopefully , there are back roads. I'd hate to go to Australia and have my rides totally rained out or super cold. Should my Australian trip end up in the spring or fall, I'll likely choose a suburb of Adelaide thanks all.in the summer , maybe the north coast of Tasmania. I met an Australian on the train, he said there is a chance of Snow in Tasmania during the Australian summer ?
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Well the Grafton local cycling club should have better local information and the fact that it exists is a good sign. The Pacific Highway just isn't a good cycling road so I just wanted to make foreign visitors aware of this.
05-31-18, 03:32 AM
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If it's winter... I'll probably stay in Grafton. But I haven't eliminated Perth . Or one of its adjacent beach towns .But this windest city thing, I'll be keeping that in mind .
08-12-18, 09:01 PM
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Hi Cyclezealot,
Hope you're still monitoring your OP on Grafton.....Ok I've had a fair bit to do with Grafton as I lived there for 9 years and I reckon it'd be harder to pick a better starting point to start a tour. The Climate is generally very good temp wise although being a bit inland from the ocean, the mornings can get down to 1C in the mornings with frosts but it warms up pretty quick and the same day could easily achieve 20+ C even up to mid 20's.
I can rain but usually after the summer season has finished around late Jan/early Feb but can have major winter rains at times, it is a river town and has been known to flood but not since the 1976 flood but it's been close to going over the flood wall. Overall its a good temperate climate and hot and humid in the middle of Summer, similar to Sth East QLD.
Grafton is really not that small at town, holds about 17000 ppl but has everything you'll ever need.
As said, wouldn't go on the Paciffic HWY but you don't need to between Grafton and Yamba (beaches) you can ride the nice quiet country road through the cane fields towards Lawrence, then to Maclean, Yamba. But if you're heading up to Queensland, you're better off going up the Summerland way to Casino, Lismore then through clunes, Bangalow etc.
If you want real country, you first head west towards Glan Innes then turn right about 7kms off the Gwyder hightway towards Copmanhurst, there you'll ride through some of the prettiest Countryside through Baryugil, towards Tabulam then a right and left turn on towards Bonalbo and Urbanville and beyond. so unless you really want beaches, there's lots of ways to escape Grafton.
It's a great town, I head up there once a Year to see my Mom and some long time friends that are still there
Hope you're still monitoring your OP on Grafton.....Ok I've had a fair bit to do with Grafton as I lived there for 9 years and I reckon it'd be harder to pick a better starting point to start a tour. The Climate is generally very good temp wise although being a bit inland from the ocean, the mornings can get down to 1C in the mornings with frosts but it warms up pretty quick and the same day could easily achieve 20+ C even up to mid 20's.
I can rain but usually after the summer season has finished around late Jan/early Feb but can have major winter rains at times, it is a river town and has been known to flood but not since the 1976 flood but it's been close to going over the flood wall. Overall its a good temperate climate and hot and humid in the middle of Summer, similar to Sth East QLD.
Grafton is really not that small at town, holds about 17000 ppl but has everything you'll ever need.
As said, wouldn't go on the Paciffic HWY but you don't need to between Grafton and Yamba (beaches) you can ride the nice quiet country road through the cane fields towards Lawrence, then to Maclean, Yamba. But if you're heading up to Queensland, you're better off going up the Summerland way to Casino, Lismore then through clunes, Bangalow etc.
If you want real country, you first head west towards Glan Innes then turn right about 7kms off the Gwyder hightway towards Copmanhurst, there you'll ride through some of the prettiest Countryside through Baryugil, towards Tabulam then a right and left turn on towards Bonalbo and Urbanville and beyond. so unless you really want beaches, there's lots of ways to escape Grafton.
It's a great town, I head up there once a Year to see my Mom and some long time friends that are still there
