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This is a cue sheet for the Mt Colah to Hunter Valley Run Motorcycle Route. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Mt Colah Leave from McDonalds at Lady Street. NE 30° 202m
0.9km 0.9km Mt Colah Watch out for this being a 60kpm zone because it remains so as you head north for a couple more Kms since late 2007. It looks deceptively like a high speed road. ENE 45° 0m
1.5km 0.6km Mt Colah Still 60 kpm NE 40° 0m
2.2km 0.7km Now in an 80 kpm zone ENE 49° 0m
3.7km 1.5km Mt Kuring gai 80 kpm and wide road. Not divided carriageway NNW 356° 0m
3.7km 0km Mt Kuringai 80 kpm zone S 176° 213m
6.9km 3.2km Berowra You are entering a 60 kpm zone. Slow down. NNE 0m
9km 2.1km Berowra turn off This veers left for the "old road", route 83. Continue on 80kpm road. NNW 355° 0m
12.3km 3.3km Cowan Becomes a 60 kpm road for 1 km and it is policed. NNE 198m
14.4km 2.1km Pie in the sky Motorcycle cafe with home made pies and plenty of motorcyclist dropping in. Meeting place for Ulyssess Club NE 45° 199m
15.7km 1.2km Brooklyn Esses Wartch this down hill road with good visibility but very poor patched surface which has a tar based emoleum that "melts" and caused motorcycles to lose tyre grip. Currently a problem at June 08. Avoid tar "strips". ENE 61° 210m
20.7km 5km Brooklyn Bridge Road turns to 60 kpm once over the bridge NNE 15° 0m
21.3km 0.7km Turn off to F3 Take the left turn off to Gosford on the F3. This goes in a anticlockwise circle under the F3 and then heads north. This avoids the dreary 60 kpm liomit on the old Pacific hwy until we get to the next off ramp for Peats ridge. NNW 352° 6m
23.6km 2.3km Mooney Mooney A short section of variable 90/100 kpm will give way to 110kpm after a couple of kpm. NNW 353° 0m
35.5km 11.8km Peats Ridge turn off NNE 204m
36.4km 0.9km 100kpm. good wide open road ahead for 20 km ESE 95° 202m
43.7km 7.3km Ross Rd intersection NNE 234m
44.4km 0.7km Peats Ridge 60kpm zone due to trucks entering from quarry NNE 19° 267m
49.4km 5km Peats ridge Corrugated Cafe and petrol station here. No premium fuel available. NNE 313m
52km 2.6km Central Mangrove Be aware of this intersection as gravel sits on the road often and cars dart across frequently off Wisemans Ferry Road. 70 kpm zone NNW 343° 323m
58.2km 6.2km Springs Rd intersection mostly 100kpm zone but narrow road with poor safety margin due to bush appraoching road edges. Keep eyes peeled. NNW 349° 325m
60.4km 2.2km Kulnura. There is a good cafe stop here also. NNW 316° 358m
79.1km 18.6km Bucketty mostly 100kpm road but single narrow lane each direction and oncoming vehicles need to be watch. WNW 282° 285m
94.7km 15.6km Laguna Road opens up through here and good speeds can be maintained safely ESE 97° 125m
100.6km 5.9km Approaching Wollombi Wartch for 30kpm posted signs as some corners are off camber. NNE 16° 119m
102.4km 1.8km Wollombi Wollombi pub is here NNE 18° 104m
111.2km 8.9km Paynes Crossing Pretty road but watch for oncoming vehicles NNW 337° 89m
131.9km 20.6km Broke There is a petrol station here. NW 306° 78m
137.3km 5.4km Broke road E 72° 0m
148.7km 11.4km Broke road SE 125° 0m
155.4km 6.7km Cessnock Harrigan Pub is here with Irish beer and bistro. Hunter Valley Gardens Village is 200 m further along and has Cafes and eating places as well. Retun journey would be down Mcdonald road into wollombi and back home through Peats Ridge Road again. ESE 99° 94m