Goulburn River DISCOVERY TRAIL A highly varied circuit of the Drive summary spectacular Goulburn River • 171km (circuit): 3.5hr to drive (circuit) descending steeply to cross the Goulburn • Highway, narrow sealed roads, unsealed River. On the valley floor, turn left onto Wollar country, combining escarpment roads (dry weather only) Road and follow it through the impressive farming valley to the junction with Bylong • Start and finish: Merriwa (or Sandy and riverside scenery with Valley Way on the left. Bylong village and Hollow) pleasant rural countryside and store – just a short distance straight on – is • Alerts!: Narrow, winding roads. Some worth a visit, but to continue the drive turn vineyards. Takes in part of the unsealed roads are dry weather only. left. Pass over the low Murrumbo Gap into Suitable for experienced country drivers. the basalt-rich Murrumbo Valley and re- main Greater Blue Mountains Check road conditions after rain before enter the bush of Wollemi NP on the other Drive. Highlights include Lees setting out. Unsealed roads may be side. Here the delightful Honeysuckle Creek closed and some areas are prone to picnicarea is a great place for a rest before Pinch Lookout, the Bylong flooding. the steep (and spectacular) crossing of Coxs Gap. Valley and Coxs Gap. Route Description Down in the valley again, the road winds From Merriwa, take the Golden Highway west along the scenic Goulburn River, where for 8km, then turn left into Ringwood Road. the next pleasant roadside stop is Phipps Heading south-west a huge panorama opens Cutting. The Bylong Valley Way continues out, over the sandstone bushland to distant to Sandy Hollow, where the Discovery Trail peaks of Wollemi NP. turns left to follow the Golden Highway After some distance through the bush, stop (and the main Greater Blue Mountains Drive) for a rest and a view at Lees Pinch before through Gungal and back to Merriwa. � � ������� �� �� ���������������� �� � � � �������������� � � � � � � �� � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � ������������ � �� � � �� � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � ��� � ������ � � � � � � � � � ������������ � � � � �� � � � ����������������� � � � � � �������������� � ���������� �� ����� � �� ������ �� � � � ��������������� ��������� � �� � ��� � � �� �������������� � �� ������ �� � �� �� �� ������� �� ������� �������� �� ��� �� � ������ ���� ������ � �� ������� ��������������� ����������� ������ ������������ ����������������� ����������� �������� The Greater Blue Mountains Drive has been established by the regions which share the mountains as their own backyard working together to develop the drive in collaboration with the NSW Dept of Environment and Climate Change, Tourism NSW and Tourism Australia. Further development of the drive product has been enhanced by the ongoing involvement of Transurban. The establishment of the drive was proudly supported by the Australian Government and its business program delivery division, AusIndustry in a program proposed and developed by Blue Mountains Tourism Limited. © 2007.