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Bridle Trail to Hill End:
- scenic 4WD `Bridle Trail' to Hill End historic village
- we `pan for gold' at Tambaroora
- lunch venue at Hill End's historic `Royal Hotel' of 1879
- return via the Sofala `diggings' and the Turon River
- explore 4WD miners trails and the Turon Gorge
Wombeyan Limestone Caves:
- let the `tourists' go to Jenolan, we explore Wombeyan
- self-guided cave tour with lights and commentory
- stunning mountain scenery with native animals
- `Pass of Killercrankie' & Wollondilly River crossing
- returning via historic Berrima Village
Wiseman's Ferry and the Great North Road:
- Mt Wilson: a volcanic `island' in a sea of sandstone
- mountain trails to the Colo & Hawkesbury Rivers
- cable ferry Hawkesbury River crossings
- superb lunch venue at Wiseman's Ferry Cafe
- optional walk along a restored section of the GNR
Cox's original 1815 road to Bathurst:
- from Mt York, we trace Cox's original 1815 road to the Government station of Bathurst
- scenic `trout' country of Oberon and the Fish River
- City highlights with several lunch venues in Bathurst
- return via Mitchell's 1836 road and the `Victoria Pass'
Blue Mountains Railway Secrets:
- ride the `Mountain Devil' into the Jameson Valley to explore the historic coal mines of Katoomba
- lunch venue at the `Imperial Hotel' at Mt Victoria
- explore `Trains Planes & Automobiles' at Mt Victoria
- scenic walk to the Hartley Vale railway incline
- explore sections of the abandoned Wolgan Valley Railway, once home to four `geared' Shay locomotives
- ride the famous Lithgow Zig Zag Railway
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