Best piece of Adelaide road to ride on

Let's see which roads you guys & girls like the best. For me, it's gotta be Range Road Mclaren Vale. Its got a bit of everything.

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Permalink Reply by Dstone on January 4, 2012 at 16:13

I did it last summer with a slight tail wind and averaged 45kph with back pack on. That road can be gold if there is no traffic. (IMHO one of the most dangerous roads in SA use to drive/ride it at least once a week).

Permalink Reply by Paul Inglis on January 4, 2012 at 15:45

How fast is everyone doing Aldgate Vally Road? I have only ridden it once but I was struggling to get beyond 40km/hr. It's not a bad road is it really the best road to ride? Montacute Road below the Corkscrew would be my vote. Others that could contend would be Old Mt Barker Rd between Piccadilly and Stirling, Woods Hill Rd, Piccadilly Rd and Greenhill Rd between Carey Gully and Balhannah.

Permalink Reply by Patrick O'Kane on January 4, 2012 at 16:44

I was surprised how rough the surface was last time I rode Aldgate Valley still a nice ride though.

Permalink Reply by Matt Brennan on January 4, 2012 at 17:04

@ Paul was that up or down it?  :)

The surface is a little rough in spots but mostly very good. Very scenic ride and low traffic.

Permalink Reply by Dstone on January 4, 2012 at 16:19

Anywhere the road points up is good for me. (life is too short to ride the flat) My favourites in no particular order - montacute, burdett road, pole road, turners gully, heather road, greenhill road.

Permalink Reply by Sam Young on January 5, 2012 at 12:26

+1 for burdett, but then you've got to turn around and go up pound. 

Permalink Reply by Paul Smith on January 11, 2012 at 13:17

I went down Pound Road and up Burdett... hmm Pound Road was nice. One day I might even try going down Burdett and up Pound...

Permalink Reply by Dean Frost on January 4, 2012 at 18:12

Igotta say (this isn't Adelaide) but the Length of Crows Nest Rd Pt Elliot, it has up hill down hill and lots of wind

Permalink Reply by shane makins on January 7, 2012 at 9:47

+1. Great views.

Permalink Reply by Torsten Bunge on January 4, 2012 at 19:23

Piccadilly Road, Marble Hill Road and descending the old freeway

Permalink Reply by Michael Wetherley on January 4, 2012 at 19:46

Can I say the SOB or does it need to be a road. SOB is smooth as glass and windy as hell good training one way great fun back...

Permalink Reply by Brian Jenkins (BJ) on January 4, 2012 at 20:22

Spent a while on Piggott Range Road today - kept trying to think of a road with a better shoulder (smoother, no interruptions) out of the traffic stream, couldn't think of one.  Views of Gulf and inland over Vales are a tad above ordinary as well.

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