Getting to hexam Newcastle.???

[Stav]

Guys I was wondering if their are any Newcastle folk who can give me decent directions to Hexam? I did a search on whereis and it seems to be sending me the long way.Which is the quickest way?Coming from Sydney side.

[aimzes]

turn right at the big roundabout as you come off the f3, then follow that road and turn (left) onto the hexam bridge... im sure thats the way. correct me if im wrong

[wulos]

If you follow the F3 freeway north out of Sydney, you'll eventually get to the twin Caltex servos just north of Wyong(prob 70-80k up the freeway). A little further up from there(5-6km) the freeway will split in 2, the left fork will go over an overbridge & follow the coast up to Newcastle, whilst the right(the one that you want to take) continues up the inland route.
Keep following the inland route up as far as it will take you(another 70km or so).You will come to a roundabout, take a right at the roundabout(there's a BP servo as you turn to the right) & follow that onwards to Hexham.
The twin Caltex's, fork where the F3 splits(just past the Sparks Rd interchange) are prob 45min up from Wahroongah(where u get on the F3) & the roundabout is prob another 45 up from there

[Stav]

Aha I understand ..so its better to head a little north then back due to freeway conditions.

[Stav]

I am leaving at 445 in the morning.Thanks

[deesun]

Originally Posted by wulos

If you follow the F3 freeway north out of Sydney, you'll eventually get to the twin Caltex servos just north of Wyong(prob 70-80k up the freeway). A little further up from there(5-6km) the freeway will split in 2, the left fork will go over an overbridge & follow the coast up to Newcastle, whilst the right(the one that you want to take) continues up the inland route.
Keep following the inland route up as far as it will take you(another 70km or so).You will come to a roundabout, take a right at the roundabout(there's a BP servo as you turn to the right) & follow that onwards to Hexham.
The twin Caltex's, fork where the F3 splits(just past the Sparks Rd interchange) are prob 45min up from Wahroongah(where u get on the F3) & the roundabout is prob another 45 up from there

This is not quite right but aimzes was the most correct. Follow F3 as far as you can,at its end there is a roundabout and you turn right at it, 1km further the road turns right on an overpass and you join the Maitland Rd as the right lanes you are in end. About another 5kms brings you to the Hexam bridge to which you either turn left onto it or go straight ahead back into Newcastle,this area is Hexam itself,this is the easiest and quickest way,I travel it regularly to the Nth coast.

[MO]

Why the hell would you want to go to Hexam....its a hole.

[the_scotsman]

Originally Posted by John McMaster

Why the hell would you want to go to Hexam....its a hole.

Yea but the "Exclusive" Hungry jacks Thickshakes are amazing!
"Exclusive" since they are next to the Oak factory, and sell the most amazing thickshakes that you cant get in other Hungry Jacks!

[NC 5ltr]

Originally Posted by the_scotsman

Yea but the "Exclusive" Hungry jacks Thickshakes are amazing!
"Exclusive" since they are next to the Oak factory, and sell the most amazing thickshakes that you cant get in other Hungry Jacks!

yeah,but the oak factory burnt down lol, but im not sure if it was rebuilt

[Stav]

Originally Posted by John McMaster

Why the hell would you want to go to Hexam....its a hole.

It is a hole with 4 jobs waiting for me.So dare I say ..its going to be a nice hole!!!ahhahah :

[Stav]

Originally Posted by the_scotsman

Yea but the "Exclusive" Hungry jacks Thickshakes are amazing!
"Exclusive" since they are next to the Oak factory, and sell the most amazing thickshakes that you cant get in other Hungry Jacks!

I am going to be really close to the oak factory actually.

[Timmeh]

The part about going over the Hexham bridge at Hexham is wrong, coz that's gonna take you away from where you want to go.

It's extremely simple. Stay on the F3 until you get to a roundabout. Turn right at the roundabout. Stay in that road (which will go over the New England Highway and merge onto it) for three minutes and you'll enter Hexham. Stay in the right hand lane and the Oak factory and other businesses are off to the right at the first set of lights.

I drive past it every day on my way to work.

Tim

[Timmeh]

Oh yeah, I'll add that the F3 is Police heaven, I travel it regularly. Sit on 115kmh (except for the 90 zone which is ALOT shorter than it used to be) and you're pretty right, sit on anything higher and the cars that sit in the bushes get upset.

Not sure I've done too many F3 trips without seeing a man in blue, either on display or hiding in the bushes.

Tim

[deesun]

Originally Posted by Timmeh

Oh yeah, I'll add that the F3 is Police heaven, I travel it regularly. Sit on 115kmh (except for the 90 zone which is ALOT shorter than it used to be) and you're pretty right, sit on anything higher and the cars that sit in the bushes get upset.

Not sure I've done too many F3 trips without seeing a man in blue, either on display or hiding in the bushes.

Tim

Yep pretty much same directions as me and I did say you EITHER go over the bridge OR straight ahead. Those blue boys must only be there in the AM cos when I travel the F3 I set the cruise on 123kph and have never been looked at. I would normally be travelling south in the AM and I find that the section at the bottom of the big long hill gets 10kph faster as those people trevel from central coast to big smoke. PS: by the time you posted this morning useless would have been half way there almost cos he said he would be leaving @ 445am :1syellow1

[Timmeh]

Ah rightio... ah well he'll sort it out.

I know some people that do high-speed Mach runs on the F3 but it's hanging your license out the window, I say!

And when are they gonna change that 90 zone north to 100, FFS. They have had the signs there for months but still covered up.

Tim

[NC 5ltr]

Originally Posted by Timmeh

And when are they gonna change that 90 zone north to 100, FFS. They have had the signs there for months but still covered up.

Tim

more than likely during the christmas holidays :rolleyes:

[Thunder]

And make sure you KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING!

People who live on the Coast are sick of preaching this. So follow the rule! :evilsasmo

[deesun]

Originally Posted by Timmeh

Ah rightio... ah well he'll sort it out.

I know some people that do high-speed Mach runs on the F3 but it's hanging your license out the window, I say!

And when are they gonna change that 90 zone north to 100, FFS. They have had the signs there for months but still covered up. Tim

Is that at the top of the hill where they are putting in the speed cameras?

[Kingsley]

Originally Posted by NC 5ltr

yeah,but the oak factory burnt down lol, but im not sure if it was rebuilt

No, that was just an old storage shed on the facility. I can assure you the Oak factory and Hungry Jacks at Hexam are very much alive and well. Timmeh's directions are spot on. I live very close to the end of that freeway.

[Timmeh]

Originally Posted by deesun

Is that at the top of the hill where they are putting in the speed cameras?

Yeah - and people who ignore the 90 zone see the speed camera (which is set to 100kmh but not even functional at the moment I have been told, but don't take my word for it) and panic and jump on the anchors.

:monkes:

Timmeh

[deesun]

Its not unusual for people to do that,they do it at the other one too and every other speed camera on the road. My opinion on fixed speed cameras here in NSW is that if you get caught by one you werent paying attention to whats going on around you. There are more signs on them than you can poke a stick at and they read differently to the bogus ones. Some people I know recon there are nearly twenty between Port Macquarie where i am and the border but in reality there are about 8 but far more bogus areas where they have placed signs. Last time I went past that one was Bathurstweekend and the signs were still covered.

[wulos]

Originally Posted by Timmeh

Yeah - and people who ignore the 90 zone see the speed camera (which is set to 100kmh but not even functional at the moment I have been told, but don't take my word for it) and panic and jump on the anchors.

:monkes:

Timmeh

I wouldn't be tooo sure on the placement of it. From what I have seen over the last 3 days(yes - some of us poor bastards drive the F3 on a daily basis), they have been installing what looks to be another speed camera about 1km prior to the site that everyone originally thought was the intended site for the speed camera.
In traditional N.S.W. RTA money wasting style it would appear that they stuffed up on the location of this badly needed revenue raiser, & thought it would be better placed right on the crest of the hill, where the road flattens out. The camera was due for its grand unveiling in August,along with the dual limits(100 in dry,90 in the wet).

[Timmeh]

There is one camera in place already with the signs leading up to it and all, with the cameras to watch the camera. It is, as you say, on the way up a hill though.

I wonder how they will decide what is wet and what is dry. They'd have to indicate what they think it is so you know how fast the pass the speed camera, or there'll be all sorts of lawsuits going round about it.

Tim

[deesun]

Could they be the type of camera that take two readings over a distance and average your speed?