A friend and I are going on Tuesday the 20th everyone is welcome to come if your are free...
oooh spooky time traveling ride..
* Are you trying to do this clockwise or anti clockwise? From a fuel management perspective, its sorta easier to go
anti clockwise.
* You do know that the road from St Albans to Bucketty is unsealed dirt yeah?
(This bit is dirt:
http://bit.ly/bbFDmU) You need to take the Wisemans Ferry, not the St Albans ferry if you want Tarmac all the way. If you take Wisemans (
http://bit.ly/9sK8Be), you can get fuel at Kulnura (That should get you through to Broke).
* You might be better of cutting across Milbrodale Road and getting fuel at Broke than going all the way into Singleton.
http://bit.ly/biHPsw It's about 100 times nicer.
You go past Llama farms and wineries instead of the gaping wounds that are the open cut coalmines around Singleton. Try this on for size:
http://bit.ly/bHgNDy This is pretty much the route we have taken in the past, except we finish off on the Old Pac instead of going via Wisemans.
A) Fuel up at Wilberforce Caltex
B) Stop for a stretch and a smoke at the burnt down halfway house, you will need the rest for the next 10 Miles of Goodness.
C) Fuel up at Broke.
D) Get lunch at Wollembi
E) Get Fuel again at Kulurnu
F) Cattai Ridge road kicks ass on Sackville road. There is no cell phone reception for most of Putty Road. Be careful on the 10 Mile stretch from Milbrodale to Garland Valley (There are a few tricky closing radius corners, there are some "OMG When they say 35KMs an hour they fekkin mean it" corners). There are also lots of nice long flat bits where police enjoy sitting and waiting.
It's an awesome bit of road, but it demands respect. There are lots of little memorials on the side of the road that stand testament to that.
