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 Historic rural towns, 2 to villages & homesteads  Horse studs  Pastoral scenery 135 km • 2.3 hrs driving time  Picturesque river valleys Murrurundi – Timor – Waverley – Scone  National parks – Towarri NP – Wingen – Burning  Burning Mountain Mountain – Murrurundi  Wildlife (sightings possible TThehe WWingeningen MMaidaid ffromrom MMiddlebrookiddlebrook RRoadoad • About 30km of gravel roads but suitable for all vehicles along much of the drive) km Murrurundi Historic railway town. Th e end of the Turn right at intersection with . rail line until the tunnel through the (Turn left to travel on down the Hunter Valley to Aberdeen was opened in 1887, taking rail access to all the towns and / Muswellbrook / Singleton) the vast grain and wool growing areas of the Liverpool At the roundabout turn LEFT towards Merriwa. Plains and the and plains of New South At next roundabout turn RIGHT onto Wales, as well as rail access to Brisbane. Murrurundi VIC has information about local history. Its art galleries are 81.3 Middlebrook Road which follows Middlebrook certainly worth a visit. Haydon Hall (p10) has paintings, upstream, passing grazing properties and horse studs to the glass, sculptures, hand made paper and cards. sandstone escarpments of Travel south on the New England Highway, past Emirates Park Stud to 99 Camping area. BBQ’s, picnic area, toilets, space. 6 BBurningurning MMountainountain Blandford Tiny village. Further along Middlebrook Road is the Timor Rd (turnoff opposite school) passes through horse studs and grazing properties to 100 Washpools Picnic area. Th e Washpools are long narrow rock pools where sheep used to be washed before 27 Timor / Waverly Roads T-intersection shearing. Turn RIGHT (for short DETOUR to Timor Caves turn Retrace back along Middlebrook Rd and turn LEFT onto left ). Th ere are 4 km tar, 23km gravel, and then back onto the tar. 105 Cressfi eld Road Waverly Road follows the Isis Valley past historic Waverley Turn LEFT again at the New England Highway Station, horse studs and Waverly Polo Fields to T-intersection for 57 Hunter Road T-intersection. Turn RIGHT. (Note 112 Wingen Rural village with the backdrop of the 0.5km on right across river is the historic homestead of Wingen Maid rock formation. Have a cool drink or a meal at the Durham Hotel (p18). Camping area Towari NP Elmswood). Continue to Continue along the New England Highway to 61 Small rural village with toilet faculties, Gundy 116 General Store and the Linga Longa Inn (p17). Burning Mountain Picnic Continue on along past more horse studs and area, toilets, 1 hour return walk to viewing platform, the rich lucerne fl ats of Segenhoe. explanatory notes. Continue along the New England Highway to return to 76 DETOUR – Lake Glenbawn Picnic area, 135 toilets, kiosk. Murrurundi 16km detour via Segenhoe Rd / Glenbawn Rd and return. GGlenbawnlenbawn Round the day off at the Railway Hotel Bistro (p18) 24 km circuit detour past horse studs and over the old suspension bridge; via Segenhoe Rd / Glenbawn Rd / Allan Bridge Rd/ Segenhoe Road / Glenbawn Rd to Gundy Rd. 31km circuit detour past horse studs and the small town of Aberdeen; via Segenhoe Rd / Glenbawn Rd / Rouchel Rd and New England Highway back to Scone. 80 Scone Prosperous country town with all amenities MMiddlebrookiddlebrook RRdd Melanie’s (p16) has beautiful items well worth a look.

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