TOURIST DRIVE 5
Tidbinbilla Loop

Cotter Road westbound from Adelaide Ave, Yarralumla. Photo taken October 2004.

Length: 78km

Shield Colour: Orange

Route taken: Clockwise from Capital Hill: Canberra Ave, Monaro Hwy, Tharwa Dr, Tidbinbilla Rd, Cotter Rd, Adelaide Ave

Route Overview:

Easily the longest tourist drive in the ACT, tourist drive 5 takes motorists out the south west of Canberra thorugh the pine plantations and past Tidbinbilla Tracking Station. The route varies from freeway conditions along the Monaro Hwy and Adelaide Ave to single-lane bridges across the Murrimbidgee and Paddys Rivers.

This page covers the Cotter Rd and Tidbinbilla Rd sections of TD5, pics and info of the other sections can be viewed by following the links below.

Further Reading (on-site):

Adelaide Ave
Canberra Ave
Monaro Hwy
Tharwa Drive

Photos of Tourist Drive 5
	Cotter Rd westbound from Dudley St, Yarralumla. Photo taken October 2004.
	Cotter Rd approaching Lady Denman Dr, Yarralumla. Photo taken October 2004.
	Cotter Rd at Lady Denamn Dr. Note the lack of TD5 shield. Photo taken October 2004.
	Cotter Rd approaching the Tuggeranong Parkway. Photo taken October 2004.
	Tuggeranong Parkway northbound off-ramp. Photo taken October 2004.
	Cotter Rd westbound through what used to be pine forests before the bushfires in 2003. Photo taken October 2004.
	TD5 trailblazer westbound from Streeton Dr. Photo taken October 2004.
	Information sign regarding the status of Molonglo River crossings. Photo taken October 2004.
	Cotter Road, looking west, west of Streeton Drive. This section is of road will soon be relocated as part of development of Canberra's latest new town, 'Molonglo'. Source: Andrew Ison, January 2009.
	Westbound distance sign from Streeton Dr. Photo taken October 2004.
	Sign at Uriarra Rd. Photo taken October 2004.
	Cotter Rd ID sign at Uriarra Rd. Photo taken October 2004.
	Information sign about petrol availability and road closures west of Eucumbene Dr, Duffy. This is where TD5 leaves the built-up area. Photo taken October 2004.
	ID sign for Mt Stromlo Rd. Photo taken October 2004.
	TD5 shield missing on this Cotter Rd ID sign at Mt Stromlo Rd. Photo taken October 2004.
	Cotter Rd looking east as you climb up from the Murrumbidgee River. Photo taken October 2004.
	TD5 trailblazer at the Cotter Dam Reserve entrance. Photo taken October 2004.
	Load limit sign on Brindabella Rd just before meeting Cotter Rd. Photo taken October 2004.
	TD5 shield missing on this ID sign at Brindabella Rd. Photo taken October 2004.
	Just west of the Paddys River Bridge. Photo taken October 2004.
	Leaving Cotter, TD5 gets a 100km/h limit for the first time since Capital Hill. Photo taken October 2004.
	Tidbinbilla Road (TD5) looking northwest on the outskirts of Tharwa village. Source: Andrew Ison, January 2009.