Ride on up! 5 Great Rides of the Upper Hunter Scenic road rides for cycling enthusiasts Grab your bicycle and challenge yourself on these scenic rides, recommended by local cycling enthusiasts for their safety, beauty, challenges and amenities en-route. Each map starts from Scone, however there is plenty of parking and accommodation at all of the destinations on these maps, making it convenient for you to start where you like! Pack plenty of food, water and spare tubes for your journey as some of these roads can be quite remote. TO BARRINGTON TOPS MOONAN FLAT TO BARRINGTON TOPS MOONAN FLAT SCONE GLENBAWN DAM SCONE MERRIWA N ABERDEEN GLENBAWN DAM MANOBALAI STATE FOREST MERRIWA N ABERDEEN MUSWELLBROOK MANOBALAI STATE FOREST 500m 500m SANDY 450m 450m 400m HOLLOW 400m 350m DENMAN 350m 300m 300m 250m 250m 200m 200m MUSWELLBROOK 150m 150m 100m 100m 5km 0km 5km 0km 15km 10km 15km 10km 75km 70km 75km 35km 45km 70km 30km 40km 85km 35km 25km 45km 55km 65km 95km 80km 20km 30km 40km 50km 85km 60km 90km 25km 55km 95km 65km 80km 20km 50km 90km 60km 115km 110km 115km 110km 175km 170km 175km 135km 145km 170km 130km 140km 125km 135km 145km 155km 165km 120km 130km 140km 105km 150km 160km 125km 155km 165km 100km 120km 150km 105km 160km 100km SANDY HOLLOW Scone to Merriwa - Out & Back DENMAN Scone to Moonan Flat - Out & Back Distance: 127km | Elevation: 1,795m | Ride time: 5 hours Distance: 103km | Elevation: 1,412m | Ride time: 4 hours Head out of Scone towards Satur and keep cycling. Over Head out of Scone on Gundy Road and keep climbing! Owen’s Gap and through Bunnan. After 61kms turn right Reverse trip back to Scone. and follow the road around to the left to arrive at the main This route is quiet with occasional narrow roads. There is street of Merriwa. Reverse trip back to Scone. a store at Gundy that serves coffee, a pub and public toilet This is a reasonably quiet route with a major climb just out facilities. Moonan Flat also has a coffee shop, a pub and of Scone, and then rolling hills all the way to Merriwa. The public toilet facilities. The route passes historic Belltrees. road surface does not allow for easy rolling. There are no amenities in Bunnan but plenty of great coffee in Merriwa. TO BARRINGTON TOPS TO BARRINGTON TOPS MOONAN FLAT MOONAN FLAT SCONE SCONE GLENBAWN DAM GLENBAWN DAM MERRIWA MERRIWA N N ABERDEEN ABERDEEN MANOBALAI MANOBALAI STATE FOREST STATE FOREST MUSWELLBROOK MUSWELLBROOK SANDY SANDY HOLLOW HOLLOW DENMAN DENMAN 500m 500m 450m 450m 400m 400m 350m 350m 300m 300m 250m 250m 200m 200m 150m 150m 100m 100m 5km 0km 15km 10km 75km 70km 35km 5km 45km 30km 0km 40km 85km 25km 55km 95km 65km 80km 20km 50km 90km 60km 115km 110km 175km 170km 135km 15km 145km 130km 10km 140km 125km 155km 165km 120km 150km 105km 160km 100km 75km 70km 35km 45km 30km 40km 85km 25km 55km 95km 65km 80km 20km 50km 90km 60km 115km 110km 175km 170km 135km 145km 130km 140km 125km 155km 165km 120km 150km 105km 160km 100km Muswellbrook Explorer Loop Scone to Denman - Out & Back Distance: 170km | Elevation: 1,872m | Ride time: 6.5 hours Distance: 120km | Elevation: 1,069m | Ride time: 4.5 hours Starting in Scone, head to Merriwa for coffee and cake. At Head out of Scone towards Satur, straight ahead onto Merriwa turn left to Sandy Hollow where there is a coffee Moobi Road, over the hill then left onto Nandowra shop, service station and toilet facilities. After Sandy Road. Turn right onto Kayuga Road and follow towards Hollow turn left onto Wybong Road. Turn left to continue Muswellbrook.TO BARRINGT ONTurn TOPS right onto Wybong Road, past the on Wybong Road (not straight ahead onto Bengalla Road). mines to the T-intersection. Turn left onto Bengalla Road At the T-intersection turn left onto Kayuga Road. Turn left then almost immediately right onto Roxburgh Road. Follow onto Dartbrook Road which becomes Nandowra Road and to the T-intersection then turn left onto Mangoola Road. MOONAN FLAT follow to the end. Turn right onto Moobi Road and follow it Follow to the end and turn left onto Merriwa Road, then back in to Scone. turn right towards Denman town centre for coffee and toilet facilities. Reverse trip back to Scone. Scone to Aberdeen Glenbawn Dam Aberdeen/Glenbawn Dam - Loop SCONE Distance: 50km | Elevation: 390m | Ride time: 2 hours Loop Distance: 50km | Elevation: 390m | Ride time: 2 hours Head out of Scone towards Satur. Continue straight ahead onto Moobi Road. Turn left onto Nandowra Road GLENBAWN DAM which becomes Dartbrook Road. At intersection turn left onto Blairmore Lane. At New England Highway turn right, over bridge, past Segenhoe Inn, then turn left onto McAdam Street (Rouchel Road). Follow past horse studs then turn left onto Glenbawn Road. Past Glenbawn Dam to crossroads. Straight across continuing on Glenbawn MERRIWA N Road. Left onto Gundy Road to T-intersection. Right onto ABERDEEN Kelly Street back to centre of Scone. MANOBALAI STATE FOREST Discover more hidden beauty 500m 450m 400m Tour the biggest thoroughbred horse studs in Australia, 350m visit award winning vineyards, olive groves, cheese makers 300m 250m and galleries amongst historic villages, museums and 200m 150m national parks. Kayak and fish in Lake Glenbawn. Hike 100m MUSWELLBROOK the Burning Mountain. Set up camp at the Barrington 5km 0km 15km 10km 75km 70km 35km 45km 30km 40km 85km 25km 55km 65km 95km 80km 20km 50km 60km 90km 115km 110km 175km 170km 135km 145km 130km 140km 125km 155km 165km 120km 150km 105km 160km Tops. Discover hidden beauty. 100km upperhuntercountry.com SANDY © Upper Hunter Shire Council P: 02 6540 1100 | E: [email protected] Caution: Magpies may swoop at cyclists during their HOLLOW M: PO Box 208, Scone NSW 2337 nesting season in spring and early summer. UPPERHUNTER.NSW.GOV.AU DENMAN.