Rylstone trip

Mt Colah
Mt Colah Hornsby ulysses start here for all rides. McDonalds carpark is on the cnr of Lady St and Pacific Hwy. Mt Colah. Caltex are about 1 km north on the highway and stock Vortex Premium (98 Ron) if you need to top up

Thornleigh
Traffic controlled lights which will give a green right arrow

Cherrybrook
Big Roundabout here

Round corner
Traffic lights

Dural
Turn left. Large roundabout 60kpm zone. built up around here. Shops to east of New line road

Round Corner

Kenthurst
Tight roundabout

Annangrove Road
70 kpm

Annangrove

Rouse Hill
Uncontrolled intersection. 80kpm zone.

Turn rt at Nelson Road. Look for gravel. Watch for oncoming cars here on your left

Old Pitt Town road

Box Hill

Left into Hacknell road. Pretty country which parallels Windsor road in the journey west towards Windsor. Traffic very light. 80 zone mainly. Farming land. nice views east.

Oakeville Road
This has been converted into a roundabout.
Veer toward rt.

McGraths Hill
Pitt Town Road is quite busy so watch out for traffic when entering it.

There is BP servo opposite Pitt town Road for those who find they forgot to fuel up. Servo on West side of Windsor road. Very busy road at all times

Windsor
We may stop in George Street on the corner of Bridge road to pick up some people outside Gloria Jeans. Beautiful historic streetscapes. This stop is only for picking up and regrouping. When we leave Windsor. Watch out for the sharp rt bend after you cross the Hawkesbury River because the left turn into Freemans Reach road comes up very quickly after the bend.

This is a narrow road with thick tall growth close to the road side so keep an eye out.

Kurmond Road
Some 60 zones along here

Kurmond
Rejoining Bells Line of Road means a right turn onto a busy highway with no traffic lights. Be careful here.

80 kpm limit mostly.

Kurrajong
There is a camera between Queen St and Bellbird Avenue as we climb. It is on the right but dont upset the authorities because you dont have a front no. plate.

Bilpin
There is the Bilpin Fruit bowl on the south side of Bell Line of road and another Cafe called the Pines Orchard Cafe almost opposite. The Pines Cafe is a good stop point. Apples grown in this area. Farming land. Coffee stop only for this run.

Berambing
Bends along this section and steep descent

Mt Tomah
Botanical Gardens here and a good Cafe at this location. roads here are windy and you need to look ahead and watch impatient drivers wanting to overtake.

Bell
You will have passed the Weigh station with turning traffic and a 60 kpm zone for that reason. We will stop on the wide shoulder to regroup briefly. At Bell we start to climb down to follow the Lithgow signs.

This is the high point after which there is a climb down to lithgow on the Bells Line of road. Darling Causeway goes up to Mt Victoria for reconnecting to the Grt Western Hwy to head west

Newnes Plateau

Zig Zag Railway
You may be lucky to see a steam train here on the weekend.

Lithgow

Lithgow centre
At Lithgow we will stop at the Vanilla Cafe at 32 Main Street. This will be off the main drag. Good lunch menu and motorcycle friendly.

Caltex on cnr main St and Lithgow St. RON 98 fuel. Suggest refuel as 98 RON will be hard to get after this.

Well onto route 86 now and this is great secondary road. Very likely to still be very dry country side in Autumn 2009

Capertee

Round Swamp

Ilford
Turn rt into Bylong Road

Clandulla

Charbon

Kandos

Rylstone
Historical town

Finish
Globe Hotel is the end point on this map. $65/night double rooms includes breakfast. There is centre parking available in this very wide street, but off street parking is available in the hotel grounds. Carlton Cafe opposite also has rooms to rent.

Rylstone trip
MotoWhere Route
Motorcycling
Mt Colah
Mt Colah Hornsby ulysses start here for all rides. McDonalds carpark is on the cnr of Lady St and Pacific Hwy. Mt Colah. Caltex are about 1 km north on the highway and stock Vortex Premium (98 Ron) if you need to top up
Thornleigh
Traffic controlled lights which will give a green right arrow
Cherrybrook
Big Roundabout here
Round corner
Traffic lights
Dural
Turn left. Large roundabout 60kpm zone. built up around here. Shops to east of New line road
Round Corner
Kenthurst
Tight roundabout
Annangrove Road
70 kpm
Annangrove
Rouse Hill
Uncontrolled intersection. 80kpm zone.
Turn rt at Nelson Road. Look for gravel. Watch for oncoming cars here on your left
Old Pitt Town road
Box Hill
Left into Hacknell road. Pretty country which parallels Windsor road in the journey west towards Windsor. Traffic very light. 80 zone mainly. Farming land. nice views east.
Oakeville Road
This has been converted into a roundabout.
Veer toward rt.
McGraths Hill
Pitt Town Road is quite busy so watch out for traffic when entering it.
There is BP servo opposite Pitt town Road for those who find they forgot to fuel up. Servo on West side of Windsor road. Very busy road at all times
Windsor
We may stop in George Street on the corner of Bridge road to pick up some people outside Gloria Jeans. Beautiful historic streetscapes. This stop is only for picking up and regrouping. When we leave Windsor. Watch out for the sharp rt bend after you cross the Hawkesbury River because the left turn into Freemans Reach road comes up very quickly after the bend.
This is a narrow road with thick tall growth close to the road side so keep an eye out.
Kurmond Road
Some 60 zones along here
Kurmond
Rejoining Bells Line of Road means a right turn onto a busy highway with no traffic lights. Be careful here.
80 kpm limit mostly.
Kurrajong
There is a camera between Queen St and Bellbird Avenue as we climb. It is on the right but dont upset the authorities because you dont have a front no. plate.
Bilpin
There is the Bilpin Fruit bowl on the south side of Bell Line of road and another Cafe called the Pines Orchard Cafe almost opposite. The Pines Cafe is a good stop point. Apples grown in this area. Farming land. Coffee stop only for this run.
Berambing
Bends along this section and steep descent
Mt Tomah
Botanical Gardens here and a good Cafe at this location. roads here are windy and you need to look ahead and watch impatient drivers wanting to overtake.
Bell
You will have passed the Weigh station with turning traffic and a 60 kpm zone for that reason. We will stop on the wide shoulder to regroup briefly. At Bell we start to climb down to follow the Lithgow signs.
This is the high point after which there is a climb down to lithgow on the Bells Line of road. Darling Causeway goes up to Mt Victoria for reconnecting to the Grt Western Hwy to head west
Newnes Plateau
Zig Zag Railway
You may be lucky to see a steam train here on the weekend.
Lithgow
Lithgow centre
At Lithgow we will stop at the Vanilla Cafe at 32 Main Street. This will be off the main drag. Good lunch menu and motorcycle friendly.
Caltex on cnr main St and Lithgow St. RON 98 fuel. Suggest refuel as 98 RON will be hard to get after this.
Well onto route 86 now and this is great secondary road. Very likely to still be very dry country side in Autumn 2009
Capertee
Round Swamp
Ilford
Turn rt into Bylong Road
Clandulla
Charbon
Kandos
Rylstone
Historical town
Finish
Globe Hotel is the end point on this map. $65/night double rooms includes breakfast. There is centre parking available in this very wide street, but off street parking is available in the hotel grounds. Carlton Cafe opposite also has rooms to rent.