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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261114T080000
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LOCATION:Hall Showground, end of Gladstone Street
DESCRIPTION:MazdACT Presents \'The Snowy Mountains Cruise\' [Season 5, 202
 6] The annual Snowy Mountains Cruise returns! A single day, 511 km, 6 hour
  loop from Canberra across the roof of Australia and return. On Saturday 1
 4 November, guests will meet at the Hall Showground carpark (end of Gladst
 one Street) for an 8.00 AM pre-cruise meet and briefing by Coordinator Jus
 tin Bush. At 8.30 AM the cruise will depart for the Hume Freeway at Yass a
 nd south to Gundagai for a photo-stop atop Mt Parnassus Lookout. It\'s the
 n onwards to Tumut for a pub lunch at The Oriental Hotel. A refuel opportu
 nity is offered with several outlets including Ampol, Shell and Mobil. The
  cruise will then ascend to Talbingo Dam for a vehicle display and summer 
 swim in the icy waters of the recreation pool. Don\'t forget your swimmers
 ! Afterwards, its a tight climb up to Kosciusko National Park and the roof
  of Australia with a gorgeous overland cruise. Brumbies are often seen her
 e, so caution is urged. A brief photo-stop overlooking the highway will be
  taken at the Eucumbene River Chain Bay. Winding down through dense bushla
 nd and snow huts, the highway will deliver the cruise into Cooma in the ea
 rly evening. Members will then gather at the Four Mile Service Station out
 side Cooma for a final farewell before guests make their own way home to C
 anberra for the event conclusion. This event is open to fellow Canberra ca
 r clubs and enthusiasts keen for a day out with great people, food, scener
 y and vehicles. SAFETY ADVICE Caution is urged in Kosciusko National Park 
 due to wild Brumbies and no roadside fencing. A complete stop occurred las
 t year and this may occur again with little notice. Additionally, construc
 tion vehicles and new roads involved with the Snowy 2.0 Project are now al
 so present. BREAKDOWN 08.00 AM - Guests gather at Hall Showground, end of 
 Gladstone Street, for a pre-cruise meet and briefing. 08.30 AM - Cruise de
 parts Hall via Barton Highway to Yass, joins Hume Freeway south to Gundaga
 i and Mt Parnassus Lookout (90 mins, 143 kms) 10.00 AM - Arrive to Gundaga
 i and Mt Parnassus Lookout. Half hour stop and vehicle arrangement for gro
 up photo-stop. 10.30 AM - Cruise departs Gundagai via Gocup Road to Tumut 
 and Oriental Hotel for lunch break (25 mins, 34 kms) 11.00 AM - Arrive to 
 Tumut and the Oriental Hotel. Vehicles to be parked nose out on street in 
 front of hotel precinct. Menu is modern cuisine (steak, burgers, fish, sal
 ads, etc) and drinks (full bar) REFUEL REQUIRED AT THIS STOP - LAST FUEL U
 NTIL COOMA. 12.30 PM - Cruise departs Tumut for Talbingo and Tumut 3 Power
  Station via Snowy Mountains Hwy, start of climb skirting the edge of Blow
 ering Reservoir (40 mins, 47 kms) 01.10 PM - Arrive to Talbingo and Tumut 
 3 Power Station for dam photo-stop and swim option in Talbingo Dam. 02.00 
 PM - Cruise departs Talbingo, re-joins Snowy Mountains Hwy and commences c
 limb to Kosciusko National Park and roof of Australia. 03.00 PM - Arrive t
 o Eucumbene River Chain Bay, vehicles to fully pull off highway onto bay f
 or photo-stop at head of cruise looking back across vehicles and highway a
 cross the Snowy Plains. (57 mins, 72 kms) 03.20 PM - Cruise departs chain 
 bay for Cooma, downhill run through Kosciusko National Park to Adaminaby a
 nd on to The Alpine Hotel at Cooma (60 mins, 76 kms) 4.30 PM - Cruise arri
 ves to The Four Mile service station south of Cooma and conclusion of The 
 Snowy Mountains Cruise for 2026. Return to Canberra via Monaro Hwy and eve
 nt conclusion (90 mins, 118 kms) 06.00 PM - Guests reach Canberra.
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SUMMARY:MazdACT Presents \'The Snowy Mountains Cruise\'
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