“Oxley Highway Weekender - Day Two” is a twisty, scenic motorcycle ride in New South Wales, Australia.
Starting at Walcha, heading East over the Great Divide, then South for a short stint on the Pacific Hwy, then inland and home to the Central Coast.
This 543km ride visits Walcha, Ellenborough, Kew, Johns River, Coopernook, Cundletown and 9 other places.
Walcha Royal Cafe
Day Two: The Oxley! This is the Start line/ starting point for the main reason we are here.
Hoping to be on the road by 8:30. Several Servo's in town to make sure we all have fuel.
Apsley Falls
at 18kmNice look at the falls just east of Walcha town. Definitely worth stopping to take a look.
Ginger's Creek Roadhouse
at 81kmHalf way. It's a great Pit Stop to swap bikes, have a rest, a coffee and some morning tea.
Can back track the last 20ish k's for a play for an hour.
Ellenborough
at 130kmLong Flat Travellers Rest
at 133kmIf we did a two nighter, this would also be night two. No actual need to stop here.
Wauchope - End of The Oxley for this trip
at 161kmFill up, stretch the legs, have a Powerade and get ready to head south.
Turn right here
at 162kmThis puts us on the Pacific Hwy for about 35ks.
at 176kmUnless we want dirt roads, this is an unavoidable necessity. It could be worse.
Kew
at 184kmJohns River
at 197kmCoopernook
at 213kmGet off the Pacific and back onto some country roads.
Landsdowne township
at 221kmJust a ride through unless guys want to stop.
Cundletown
at 241kmTurn right to go through Taree
at 247kmWingham Township
at 257kmMay want to top the fuel tanks up around here.
Another little town to ride through - Krambach this time
at 286kmand onto the top part of Buckett's Way
Into Gloucester again
at 325kmProbably due for a feed by now, if we haven't already had one up near Taree.
Craven
at 342kmDungog Caltex.
at 395kmThis should be the last fuel stop we need, but we can go straight through to Cessnock.
Martins Creek
at 420kmPaterson
at 428kmCessnock
at 480kmPaxton
at 490kmMillfield
at 492kmWollombi
at 505kmThe home stretch begins
Jerry's Diner, Kulnura, where it all started
at 542kmWhere it all started! We probably won't stop here, but peel off to our respective homes to give our legs and butts a break after about 900ks in two days.