Six of the best: Australia and New Zealand mountain drives

By Jim Darby
Updated July 14 2017 - 9:53am, first published 9:27am

JACOB'S LADDER, BEN LOMOND, TASMANIA

The name is biblical – the ladder is Jacob's stairway to heaven – and some unfamiliar with mountain roads are of the view that driving this one will have them joining Jacob a little sooner than desired. It isn't that bad though and the final stretch of switchbacks that is the actual ladder comes after a serene drive through lush Tasmanian farmland and forests. Ben Lomond, about 90-minutes from Launceston, has a modest village and some short ski runs, but wander out on its plateau and the views over peaks and hills stretch all the way to Tasmania's north and east coasts. A Parks pass costs $24 a day.

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