great country drives Dungog Shire
Great Forest Adventure (117km) Includes: East Gresford, Allynbrook, Eccleston, Boot Hill, Upper Allyn, Salisbury, Dungog
Great Mountain Adventure (64km) Includes: Dungog, Bandon Grove, Chichester Dam, Telegherry Forest Park, Frying Pan Creek, Main Creek (for Fosterton Loop add 31km)
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ALLYNBROOK: Featuring the 1845 St Mary’s SALISBURY: You can spend your on Allyn Church and cemetery overlooking day making your way to the edge of the Allyn River... an idyllic stop. the Chichester State Forest passing historical churches and buildings. CHICHESTER DAM: A must visit spot on Nearby is the National Parks and the Chichester River with magnificent Wildlife Service Blue Gum Loop Walk. picnic facilities. TELEGHERRY FOREST PARK: This spectacular forest park features an BANDON GROVE: On the road to Chichester Dam you pass through here open-air museum display of historical logging machinery and separate with an old school house, church, community hall and picnic area on the picnic and camping areas. Nearby is the National Parks and Wildlife Williams River. Service Jerusalem Creek Walk.
ECCLESTON: The historic Public School, Congregational Church, and St UPPER ALLYN: The Upper Allyn village Paul’s Anglican Church can still be seen today. was once the home of sawmill workers FOSTERTON LOOP: Starting just out of Dungog you will see historic and now has picnic and camping areas homesteads together with beautiful dairying country. There is a great nearby. On the way to Upper Allyn picnic spot at Fosterton Bridge on the Williams River. from Eccleston there are a number of causeways, as well as Boot Hill, an FRYING PAN CREEK: anonymous but truly public artwork of Popular camping and picnic area at the end of Main Creek Road on the approximately 1,000 shoes that has a Telegherry River. Includes Coachwood Camping Area. great sense of fun and freedom.
Prepared by Dungog Shire Visitor Information Centre Ph 02 4992 2212 great country drives Dungog Shire
Great All Rounder (71km) Great Country Wander (56km) Includes: Dungog, Clarence Town, Paterson, Includes: Paterson, Vacy, Martins Creek, Vacy, Torryburn, East Gresford/Gresford Wallarobba, Glen William, Clarence Town
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ALISON: Australian test cricketer, Doug Walters, attended primary MARTINS CREEK: Martins Creek was once the home of workers school here. A great drive with great views. employed in the nearby gravel quarry. Today Martins Creek retains a primary school, railway station, Memorial Hall and church. CLARENCE TOWN: Named around 1800, after the Duke of Clarence, the ocean going paddle steamer William IV was built here in 1831. An PATERSON: Settled in the early 1800s, it has a stunning collection of important part of the region’s economy in days gone by as the last river historical buildings and a railway museum. Nestled on the banks of the port on the Williams River. Paterson River it is a “must stop” place to spend quality time, such as having a picnic at Tucker Park. Nearby is the Tocal Visitor Centre, which DUNGOG: First settled by timber cutters in the early 1800s, today it is was built to provide a facility for visitors to understand and learn more the largest town in the Shire, with lots of reasons to stop and stay and a about Tocal Homestead, Tocal College and the property. must visit destination on your country drive. Dungog is the venue for a number of bike events throughout the year including Pedalfest and the TORRYBURN: South of Gresford is the area that inspired Dorothea Common Mountain Bike Festival. Mackellar’s iconic poem ‘My Country”.
GLEN WILLIAM: a wide valley north east of Clarence Town. The focus VACY: In days gone by it was a private town and the half way stop over of the community are Glen William Public School and St Thomas between Paterson and Gresford. Today it still has a primary school, Anglican Church. general store and a very welcoming pub.
GRESFORD & EAST GRESFORD: Settled by Europeans in the 1840s, WALLAROBBA: Famous for the Wallarobba Hall where many community including Dr Henry Lindeman of winemaking fame. On Easter Saturday events take place. Try and coordinate your visit to coincide with an event – the annual Billy Cart Derby is held in East Gresford. good times are guaranteed…
Prepared by Dungog Shire Visitor Information Centre Ph 02 4992 2212