Tumbarumba

Tumbarumba is a small timber town of 1500 (2021) at the western edge of the Snowy Mountains. Tumbarumba doesn't have much going for it, but the annual Tumbafest brings it a decent amount of visitors.

Understand

Visitor information

Get in

By car

Tumbarumba is 60 km south of Tumut via Batlow Road. The road is decently well-maintained, but note that the section between Batlow and Tumbarumba can receive a decent amount of snow during the winter.

From the M31 Hume Hwy, exit onto Tumbarumba Road and drive southeast for 58 km. Road conditions are similar but snow is uncommon.

By coach

Coaches from Cootamundra station leave at 2:50PM and arrive at Tumbarumba at 5:28PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, passing via Gundagai, Adelong and Tumut; on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, coaches instead leave from Wagga Wagga at 2:15PM and arriving at 5:02PM. Both coaches are timed to leave only after the Melbourne XPT arrives from Sydney.

Get around

See

  • There is a town museum at the visitor centre.
  • 🌍 Pioneer Womens Hut Museum, 449 Tumbarumba Rd (9 km west of town), ☏ +61 2 6948 3333. W 11AM–4PM; Sa Su 10AM–4PM. (updated Jan 2025)

Do

  • Tumbarumba–Rosewood Rail Trail. A 21-km trail that opened in 2020 which follows the final stretch of the former Tumbarumba Branch Railway. The former railway branched at Wagga Wagga before it closed in 1974. The stretch of track converted into a rail trail passes through very scenic and beautiful countryside and makes for a great place to walk and cycle. (updated Jan 2025)
  • Tumbafest. Annual town festival that usually occurs in late February with some great music, wine and market stalls. (updated Jan 2025)

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Connect

Go next

Continue north to Batlow or Tumut, south towards Khancoban or west towards Holbrook.

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