Traveling Woodpecker

Australia / 2019

March 18–20, 2019 · Motorcycle ride

Sydney: Blue Mountains, Putty Road & the Hunter Valley

A loop from western Sydney up into the Blue Mountains at Katoomba, Blackheath and Mount Victoria, across Bells Line of Road to Richmond, north on the Putty Road through Wollemi and Yengo country, into the Hunter Valley wine region at Broke and Cessnock, and home down the Central Coast.

miles
~324
days
3
Route map of the ride
The loop as ridden: Blue Mountains, Putty Road and the Hunter Valley.

Arrive · Mon, Mar 18

Sydney

The Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House
Under the sails of the Opera House
Under the sails of the Opera House

Day 1 · Tue, Mar 19

Sydney Blue Mountains

Picking up a BMW R 1250 GS at Bikescape in Sydney and west into the Blue Mountains for the night.

By way of

  • Penrith
  • Katoomba
Bikescape, Sydney
Bikescape, Sydney
Picking up the BMW R 1250 GS
Picking up the BMW R 1250 GS
The GS, ready to go
The GS, ready to go
Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath
Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath
The grounds at the Hydro Majestic
The grounds at the Hydro Majestic
The Megalong Valley from the Hydro Majestic
The Megalong Valley from the Hydro Majestic
The dining room at the Hydro Majestic
The dining room at the Hydro Majestic

Day 2 · Wed, Mar 20

Blue Mountains Hunter Valley

Down off the mountains onto the gravel of Comleroy Road and over the river, north on the Putty Road, and into the Hunter Valley wine country.

By way of

  • Bells Line of Road
  • Comleroy Road
  • Putty Road
  • Broke
  • Pokolbin
Gravel and gum trees
Gravel and gum trees
Comleroy Road in the morning mist
Comleroy Road in the morning mist
Crossing the river on a timber bridge
Crossing the river on a timber bridge
The old timber bridge
The old timber bridge
Under the sandstone cliffs
Under the sandstone cliffs
Lodging in the Hunter Valley
Lodging in the Hunter Valley
Arriving in the Hunter Valley
Arriving in the Hunter Valley
Vineyards in the Hunter Valley
Vineyards in the Hunter Valley
Our cottage
Our cottage
Cheese and wine on the terrace
Cheese and wine on the terrace
Benwarin Verdelho, Hunter Valley
Benwarin Verdelho, Hunter Valley
The GS among the trees
The GS among the trees

Return

Back to Sydney

Home down the Central Coast to Sydney.

By way of

  • Cessnock
  • Morisset
  • Wyong
  • Gosford
  • Hornsby