DOCNSW Club ride route 6-4-2008 to Bathurst

McDonalds Carpark Rouse Hill
Meeting Point. McDonalds carpark, Winsdor Road, Rouse Hill. Fuel/Food/Toilets all available here.

Rouse Hill
Turn left out of service station onto Windor Road.

Windsor
Continue straight ahead at lights.

Continue straight ahead through roundabout. The historic Macquarie Hotel is situated just on the left. Cross Hawkesbury River bridge.

Windsor
Turn left here onto Freemans Reach Road.

Bushes Lagoon
Turn right at the stop signs onto Gorricks Lane.

Kurmond
Turn right onto Bells Line of Road.

Kurrajong Hills
Start of the fun stuff. But watch out for the speed camera on the other side of the road as you come into Kurrajong Heights.

Kurrajong Heights
Speed camera along here somewhere. But facing down the hill. Watch out on the return journey.

Bell
Turn left onto Darling Causeway.

Mt Victoria
Turn right onto Great Western Highway. Mt Victoria Hotel is on left. Beer/food/toilets available in the hotel.

Rest/fuel stop at Caltex service station Mt Victoria.

Hartley Vale
Turn right onto Hartley Vale Road. You will ride along some of the original Hartley race circuit around here.

Turn left onto Harley Vale Road.

Continue straight ahead. Hartley Vale road becomes Browns Gap Road.

Doctors Gap
Continue onto Hartley Vale Road again through Doctors Gap.

Lithgow
Turn left onto Chifley Road.

Turn right onto Lithgow Street.

Turn left onto Main Street.

Lithgow
Turn right onto Great Western Highway.

Marrangaroo
Veer left off Great Western Highway onto Castlereagh Highway.

Blackmans Flat
Veer right onto Wolgan Road at Roadhouse. Head towards Cullen Bullen.

Cullen Bullen
Turn left onto Carston Siding Road.

Portland
Turn right onto Range Road.

Meadown Flat
Turn right onto Great Western Highway.

Kelso
Refuel/rest stop. Fuel/Food/Toilets available.

Bathurst
Turn left onto Havannah Street. Continue straight ahead until reaching Mt Panorama Race Circuit.

Mt Panorama
Turn left onto Panorama Ave.

Turn right onto Pit Straight and follow track. Remember it is a 60 kph zone around the entire circuit and traffic is both directions. So no getting carried away and cutting corners, there could be someone coming the other way!

After your controlled lap of Mt Panorama, retrace your track back to Havannagh Road and take first right onto Lloyds Road to South Bathurst.

South Bathurst
The Old Vale racing circuit. Here you can still ride around the Old Vale race circuit. Follow the signs.

Palmers Bridge

Palmers Corner
Turn right onto Gormans Hill Road. This is part of the Old Vale race circuit.

The Bluff

Mount Tamar

Devils Elbow

Orton Park
Turn left onto Lagoon Road. To turn right you would continue on the Old Vale race circuit.

The Lagoon
Turn left onto O'Connell Plains Road.

O'Connell
Turn right onto Beaconsfield Road.

Turn left onto Flat Road.

Turn right onto O'Connell Road.

Turn left onto Mutton Falls Road.

Tarana
Turn right onto Hazel Grove Road and stop at the Tarana Hotel for lunch.

Stop at the pub for Lunch.

Turn left onto Rydal-Sodwells-Tarana Road.

Rydal
Continue on left down Magpie Hollow Road towards Lake Lyell.

South Bowenfels
Refuel stop. Fuel/Food/Toilets available in service station. Turn left onto Great Western Highway.

Lithgow
Turn right onto Bayonet Street.

Turn left onto Martin Parade.

Turn right onto Methven Street.

Turn left onto Wrights Road.

Turn right onto Hassans Walls Road.

Doctors Gap
Turn right onto Browns Gap Road and retrace your steps back to Mt Victoria, Bells Line of Road and home.

Comet Inn
Continue on past the Comet Inn to rejoin the Darling Causeway. Caution there is about 1 km of dirt up the hill.

Darling Causeway
Turn left onto Darling Causeway towards Bell.

Bell
Turn right onto Bells Line of Road.

Kurmond
Turn left onto Kurmond Road.

Freemans Reach
Turn left onto Freemans Reach Road.

Windsor
Turn right onto Wilberforce Road and cross the Hawkesbury River Bridge.

Rouse Hill
Finish. Thus completing a full round trip.

DOCNSW Club ride route 6-4-2008 to Bathurst
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Motorcycling
McDonalds Carpark Rouse Hill
Meeting Point. McDonalds carpark, Winsdor Road, Rouse Hill. Fuel/Food/Toilets all available here.
Rouse Hill
Turn left out of service station onto Windor Road.
Continue straight ahead at lights.
Continue straight ahead through roundabout. The historic Macquarie Hotel is situated just on the left. Cross Hawkesbury River bridge.
Turn left here onto Freemans Reach Road.
Bushes Lagoon
Turn right at the stop signs onto Gorricks Lane.
Kurmond
Turn right onto Bells Line of Road.
Kurrajong Hills
Start of the fun stuff. But watch out for the speed camera on the other side of the road as you come into Kurrajong Heights.
Kurrajong Heights
Speed camera along here somewhere. But facing down the hill. Watch out on the return journey.
Bell
Turn left onto Darling Causeway.
Mt Victoria
Turn right onto Great Western Highway. Mt Victoria Hotel is on left. Beer/food/toilets available in the hotel.
Rest/fuel stop at Caltex service station Mt Victoria.
Hartley Vale
Turn right onto Hartley Vale Road. You will ride along some of the original Hartley race circuit around here.
Turn left onto Harley Vale Road.
Continue straight ahead. Hartley Vale road becomes Browns Gap Road.
Doctors Gap
Continue onto Hartley Vale Road again through Doctors Gap.
Turn left onto Chifley Road.
Turn right onto Lithgow Street.
Turn left onto Main Street.
Turn right onto Great Western Highway.
Marrangaroo
Veer left off Great Western Highway onto Castlereagh Highway.
Blackmans Flat
Veer right onto Wolgan Road at Roadhouse. Head towards Cullen Bullen.
Cullen Bullen
Turn left onto Carston Siding Road.
Portland
Turn right onto Range Road.
Meadown Flat
Kelso
Refuel/rest stop. Fuel/Food/Toilets available.
Bathurst
Turn left onto Havannah Street. Continue straight ahead until reaching Mt Panorama Race Circuit.
Mt Panorama
Turn left onto Panorama Ave.
Turn right onto Pit Straight and follow track. Remember it is a 60 kph zone around the entire circuit and traffic is both directions. So no getting carried away and cutting corners, there could be someone coming the other way!
After your controlled lap of Mt Panorama, retrace your track back to Havannagh Road and take first right onto Lloyds Road to South Bathurst.
South Bathurst
The Old Vale racing circuit. Here you can still ride around the Old Vale race circuit. Follow the signs.
Palmers Bridge
Palmers Corner
Turn right onto Gormans Hill Road. This is part of the Old Vale race circuit.
The Bluff
Mount Tamar
Devils Elbow
Orton Park
Turn left onto Lagoon Road. To turn right you would continue on the Old Vale race circuit.
The Lagoon
Turn left onto O'Connell Plains Road.
O'Connell
Turn right onto Beaconsfield Road.
Turn left onto Flat Road.
Turn right onto O'Connell Road.
Turn left onto Mutton Falls Road.
Tarana
Turn right onto Hazel Grove Road and stop at the Tarana Hotel for lunch.
Stop at the pub for Lunch.
Turn left onto Rydal-Sodwells-Tarana Road.
Rydal
Continue on left down Magpie Hollow Road towards Lake Lyell.
South Bowenfels
Refuel stop. Fuel/Food/Toilets available in service station. Turn left onto Great Western Highway.
Turn right onto Bayonet Street.
Turn left onto Martin Parade.
Turn right onto Methven Street.
Turn left onto Wrights Road.
Turn right onto Hassans Walls Road.
Turn right onto Browns Gap Road and retrace your steps back to Mt Victoria, Bells Line of Road and home.
Comet Inn
Continue on past the Comet Inn to rejoin the Darling Causeway. Caution there is about 1 km of dirt up the hill.
Darling Causeway
Turn left onto Darling Causeway towards Bell.
Turn left onto Kurmond Road.
Freemans Reach
Turn left onto Freemans Reach Road.
Turn right onto Wilberforce Road and cross the Hawkesbury River Bridge.
Finish. Thus completing a full round trip.