This was a beautiful part of our trip to Gloucester. Stunning scenery, especially after the recent rains. There was a large thunderstorm brewing to the west as we drove, which added to the atmosphere. The road has been repaired and is being upgraded in several sections, and as long as you can avoid the potholes at the edges of the road, and a friendly log truck driver waves you past there is no problem. Reading some of the reviews here I’m wondering if they’re all fake as the most “difficult” part of the road is easier than the hairpins down to Kangaroo Valley. Maybe get some better tyres next time if you’re that scared.

This road has had some bad publicity in recent reviews but we found the drive from Gloucester to Walcha in our motorhome to be very scenic and not at all risky. Sure, there were areas where the road surface needed attention but traveling at a sensible speed to appreciate the stunning scenery outweighed these.

Locals said to take the scenic route back from New England to Sydney. Thunderbolt’s Way. Somehow I made it back to town, but my mind is still out there in the hills. This trip totally fried my driving brain. 2 lane double lines for miles, either straight up or straight down, if you get stuck behind a truck, hold on baby you’re going to be creeping along behind that beast for the entire trip. Which maybe isn’t too bad because you’d be nuts to go faster than 40kms an hour on this poor excuse for a broken down goat track anyhow. With sheer drops on either side. Apparently Thunderbolt himself actually didn’t go anywhere near this Way. Take a tip from Thunderbolt, stick to the New England Hwy. Easy driving, nice scenery and coffee available in every town. Thunderbolt’s Way is purely for insane escaped prisoners trying to slip out of NSW the back way. And logging trucks.