Mt Colah to Mt Victoria via Lithgow run

Mt Colah
Start the ride at Macdonalds Mt Colah on the corner of Lady St and Pacific Hwy. All Hornsby Ulysses runs start here.

Hookhams Corner

Hornsby Heights
We are heading for the Galston Gorge with 5 to 15 kpm hairpins. Talk to the ride leader if this is a cause of concern and you may want to meet us at a arranged point by taking an alternative route.

The Gorge
Tight road

Galston
Roundabout here

Middle dural
80 kpm zone

Mid dural.
Uncontrolled intersection. 80 kpm zone

Glenorie

Cattai Ridge road
We turn left here. The road changes to beng narrower and bumpier and twistier.

Very rural narrow roads

Hillside

Maralya

Pitt Town
Very historic town

Pitt Town Road
60 kpm zone

McGraths Hill
BP servo directly across the road at this traffic light controlled intersection ( if you forgot to fuel up)

Windsor
Turn left here

Richmond
Traffic controlled intersection. Always busy traffic here.

Richmond Railway station and McDonalds on the left. We turn rt into March Street

Nth Richmond
A 60 kpm zone and very busy urban traffic

Kurmond
Travelling along Bells line of road will require observation of varying speed limits and a speed camera on Kurrajong Hill.

Kurrajong Hill Speed Camera
A speed camera awaits your arrival from either direction at this point .

Bilpin
Apple country and lots of fruit stalls

The Pines Cafe is on the right and we stop here for a coffee break.

Bells line of raod
This is all winding road with vary speed from 80kpm to 100kpm.

Berambing
This the start of a winding down hill section that needs to be approached cautiously

Mt Tomah
Watch out for turning traffic due to the Mt Tomah Gardens coming up soon

Mt Wilson turn off
Watch turning cars as autumn is a busy time for the many gardens open to the public here.

Bell
All this country runs through national park so it is a total green zone. You may see some dumped building material on the side of the road that has been there since early March.

Bell Weigh station
Trucks may come in and out of the weigh bridge and you should keep to the 60 kpm zone lmit for this reason alone. Otherwise good open road

Bell
At the Darling Causeway intersection we will proceed to Lithgow for a loop journey that will bring us back up the mountain on the Gt Western Highway a little later in the journey.

Newnes Junction

Clarence
There may be live steam engines operaing on the zZg Zag railway here.

Lithgow
Look out for sadly named burnt out Shell on your left. This shell station was destroyed by fire but appears to be making a bright yellow comeback. 60 zone here which soon turns to 50 kpm.

We join the Grt Western Hwy here and turn left. It is recommended that we fill up with petrol here in Lithgow at Caltex to get Vortex Premium (96 RON)

Sth Bowenfels

Jenolan turn off

Little Hartley
You will start to climb up to Mt Victoria now.

Mt Victoria
Turn left into the Darling Causeway

Mt Victoria Pub
We reach our destination and have lunch in the pub. We will probably take the Darling Causeway and head north to go home later and rejoin the Bells Line of Road at Bell to retrace our steps.

Mt Colah to Mt Victoria via Lithgow run
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Mt Colah
Start the ride at Macdonalds Mt Colah on the corner of Lady St and Pacific Hwy. All Hornsby Ulysses runs start here.
Hookhams Corner
Hornsby Heights
We are heading for the Galston Gorge with 5 to 15 kpm hairpins. Talk to the ride leader if this is a cause of concern and you may want to meet us at a arranged point by taking an alternative route.
The Gorge
Tight road
Galston
Roundabout here
Middle dural
80 kpm zone
Mid dural.
Uncontrolled intersection. 80 kpm zone
Glenorie
Cattai Ridge road
We turn left here. The road changes to beng narrower and bumpier and twistier.
Very rural narrow roads
Hillside
Maralya
Pitt Town
Very historic town
Pitt Town Road
McGraths Hill
BP servo directly across the road at this traffic light controlled intersection ( if you forgot to fuel up)
Windsor
Turn left here
Richmond
Traffic controlled intersection. Always busy traffic here.
Richmond Railway station and McDonalds on the left. We turn rt into March Street
Nth Richmond
A 60 kpm zone and very busy urban traffic
Kurmond
Travelling along Bells line of road will require observation of varying speed limits and a speed camera on Kurrajong Hill.
Kurrajong Hill Speed Camera
A speed camera awaits your arrival from either direction at this point .
Bilpin
Apple country and lots of fruit stalls
The Pines Cafe is on the right and we stop here for a coffee break.
Bells line of raod
This is all winding road with vary speed from 80kpm to 100kpm.
Berambing
This the start of a winding down hill section that needs to be approached cautiously
Mt Tomah
Watch out for turning traffic due to the Mt Tomah Gardens coming up soon
Mt Wilson turn off
Watch turning cars as autumn is a busy time for the many gardens open to the public here.
Bell
All this country runs through national park so it is a total green zone. You may see some dumped building material on the side of the road that has been there since early March.
Bell Weigh station
Trucks may come in and out of the weigh bridge and you should keep to the 60 kpm zone lmit for this reason alone. Otherwise good open road
At the Darling Causeway intersection we will proceed to Lithgow for a loop journey that will bring us back up the mountain on the Gt Western Highway a little later in the journey.
Newnes Junction
Clarence
There may be live steam engines operaing on the zZg Zag railway here.
Lithgow
Look out for sadly named burnt out Shell on your left. This shell station was destroyed by fire but appears to be making a bright yellow comeback. 60 zone here which soon turns to 50 kpm.
We join the Grt Western Hwy here and turn left. It is recommended that we fill up with petrol here in Lithgow at Caltex to get Vortex Premium (96 RON)
Sth Bowenfels
Jenolan turn off
Little Hartley
You will start to climb up to Mt Victoria now.
Mt Victoria
Turn left into the Darling Causeway
Mt Victoria Pub
We reach our destination and have lunch in the pub. We will probably take the Darling Causeway and head north to go home later and rejoin the Bells Line of Road at Bell to retrace our steps.