Victorian Alps · Australia
Mount Buffalo Road
C535Porepunkah to Mount Buffalo plateau (chalet / Lake Catani)
A historic hairpin climb from Porepunkah onto the granite-tor plateau of Mount Buffalo, engineered in 1908.
Mount Buffalo Road leaves the Great Alpine Road at Porepunkah and climbs the flank of Mount Buffalo on a sealed run of broad hairpins engineered by Carlo Catani back in 1908. As you gain height the road opens onto views over the Ovens Valley before reaching the granite-tor plateau, the old chalet, Lake Catani and the walk to The Horn. It is a graceful, historic touring climb through snow gums rather than a white-knuckle pass, ending in one of Victoria’s most striking alpine landscapes. Mind the tight hairpins with limited overtaking, ice and snow in winter, and rock debris and cyclists on the climb.
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Where it runs20.8 mi · point to point
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Character
The most hairpins in Australia, by our count in the catalogue.
Corners
busiest around mile 17Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%273.3 – 1,544 mFrom the road
Points of interest3 stops
- Mackeys LookoutViewpoint11 mi in
- Torpedo RockLandmark18 mi in
- LeviathanLandmark19 mi in
Hazards
- Tight hairpins with limited overtaking
- Winter ice and snow
- Rock debris and cyclists on the climb
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“The ascent of Mt. Buffalo is amazingly picturesque for most of the time not least of all due to a series of hairpin bends that cling to the mountain's ridge line.”
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