Update 1 April 2026: Information included for GS ride option.

The BMW Touring Club of NSW (BMWTCNSW) is inviting BMWMCC members and guests to join them for lunch (@11:45) at Tuross Boatshed & Café on Sunday 17^th May to celebrate National Motoring Heritage Day. So, what better excuse do we need for an overnight Mountains to the Sapphire Coast ride to join fellow motorcyclists in admiring veteran, vintage and classic motorcycles? 

Outbound Saturday (overnighting in Eden 16/5) and returning Sunday with TS (sealed roads) and GS (unsealed roads) options.

Short on time or not up for an overnighter – then meet us at Tuross Boatshed for lunch and join the TS ride home: https://share.google/nG0oA11LGFkrTmecc

Note: You don’t need to ride a veteran, vintage or classic BMW motorcycle to join this ride.

TS Ride (Sealed roads):

Outbound (16/5): Proposing (TBC by riding group) ex. EG Ampol Hume-Monaro Hwy-Cooma (coffee/refuel)-Brown Mtn-Bemboka-Mogilla Rd-Candelo (lunch)-Myrtle Mtn Rd-Mt. Darragh Rd-Bombala (regroup/refuel)-Monaro Hwy-Imlay Rd & Princes Hwy-Eden (385 km): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lmpqy8VNrJyjfXtQ8

Alternative route (e.g. poor weather on Brown Mtn): Ex. EG Ampol Hume-Monaro Hwy-Cooma (coffee)-Church & Maffra Rds-The Snowy River Way-Bombala (lunch/refuel), Mt Darragh Rd, Back Creek & Nethercote Rds to Eden (291km): https://maps.app.goo.gl/X6e9N6dX1z2M2HjPA

Return (17/5): Proposing (TBC by riding group):

• Ex. Eden-Merimbula Boat Ramp-Tathra-Bermagui (coffee)-Narooma-Tuross Boatshed (163 km): https://maps.app.goo.gl/MVn4EoEANXYNcJAR7

Note: Riders ex. Eden to meet BMWTCNSW riders @ Merimbula Boat Ramp (end of Merimbula Airport runway).

• Ex. Tuross Boatshed-Nelligen-Braidwood (regroup/rest stop)-Bungendore (156 km): https://maps.app.goo.gl/hqLzvLuM8KZw2nj8A

Approximately 705 km return (ex. Hume to Bungendore) on a mix of sealed main, secondary and minor roads (expect damaged road surfaces).

Proposed rest, lunch and refuel stops (see above): All flexible - to be agreed by riders each day.

TS Meeting Point: Meet fuelled and ready to go at 08:45 at EG Ampol Hume (94 Sheppard St) for a prompt 09:00 set-off.

GS Ride (Unsealed roads): 

Outbound 16/5: 312 Km, approx. 6 hours riding time

Proposed outbound GS route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5UxBh6t1qJ36LAg6

• Notes:

GS Meeting Point: Muster at KFC Queanbeyan at 08: 45, fully fuelled and ready to go for 09: 00 departure. There’s an opportunity to pick up riders at intersection of Captains Flat Road and Briars Sharrow Road - passing by approx. 09:15 (not stopping).

Return 17/5: 334 Km, approx. 5hr 30mins in saddle

Full GS return route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7HzgLG52RBFC28vRA

• Notes:
• • Ride ranking GS2.
  • Riders departing Eden and riding with the Club's TS riders (sealed roads) to Tuross Head for lunch with BMWTCNSW riders.
  • After lunch riders will divert from Moruya and return to Queanbeyan via GS route taking in Araluen valley, Majors Creek, Rossi and Hoskinstown ( 172 km, approx. 3 hr 20 mins).
  • If time is short or conditions warrant, riders could return after lunch back to Canberra locality via TS route or divert from GS route at Majors Creek for return on the tar via Braidwood and Bungendore.

TS & GS Rides:

Accommodation – Book your own accommodation in Eden directly, depending on your preference for camping, pub or motel, noting that for those not self-catering, dinner’s likely to be in Eden rather than Boydtown, e.g. Great Southern Hotel or similar venue (TBC by riding group later): https://www.greatsoutherninn.com.au/

Register if you're interested in joining the rides and to receive further information. Any questions or suggestions for ride route/s, dinner etc., then email rides@bmwmcc.au. 

GS ride questions? Then email Brett Everitt (Vice President BMWMCC and GS Ride Coordinator): vicepresident@bmwmcc.au

TS ride questions? Then email Karen Longstaff (Ride Coordinator): rides@bmwmcc.au

Regards

Brett Everitt & Karen Longstaff

Note: National Motoring Heritage Day (17/5) is the same day as the Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride.