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Originally Posted by lovemyjk
That sounds nice, where did you get the info on that?? got mates want to wheel, but are terrified of having a vehicle in the same condition as mine. haha
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I asked the same question myself as the original poster on this forum a few years ago & it was one of the suggestions made, so I researched it a bit on google (got a few links to 4WD magazines, other forums, etc), looked up the maps on google & went from there.
I've got friends who live up in the Hunter valley who I visit regularly and the route is my favourite way of getting there; I've probably done the trail like 10 times already in the past couple of years. Sure it takes over twice as long as roaring up the F3 & New England hwy to the Valley, but it's a great drive with some spectacular scenery as the trail follows the high ridges before plunging back down into the valley (there's a few gates to open & close at the end and an easy creek crossing). As I said earlier, the first half is fairly easy graded dirt (even accessable to higher-clearance 2WD vehicles in dry weather) but the last 30km or so is steep, windy, rocky and a lot of fun.
If you really want to make a day of it & take your time, you can make a slight 10km detour before you enter the Park & stop off at the famous Wollombi tavern for lunch and a few ales first. And once you leave the dirt & get on to the Putty road it's another 30km or so of (sealed) windy roads with plenty of harepin bends as you thread between the mountains either side before you eventually hit wine country.
