Several roads were constructed off the Mt York peninsular by convict labour, in an effort to find a viable route off the Blue Mountains escapement in to the rich farming land of Hartley. Lucky for us remnants of these trails still exist and make for great riding.

Much of Lawsons Long Alley runs through private property yet a nice stretch of single track has been constructed along the gully, beside the original road allowing walkers and riders through passage. The gently winding single track makes for great riding but the climb/descent on the road through the escarpment is hairy in places.

Lockeyers and Coxs offer more technical single track riding and a single track leading out from the Lawsons trail head makes a great alternative to the road out to their trail heads, with great views to boot (check out Bardens Lookout in particular).

Berghoffers road was the last of the convict roads made in the area. You'll have to do some road work (on thankfully quiet rural black top) to join this to the other trails as it runs from the base of Victoria pass up to the Lawsons trail head. Made to accommodate early model cars which struggled on the steep grade of the pass, Berghoffers follows a gentle gradient on wide track with spectacular views of Hartley.

*Thanks to flynny of Insane Cycles for much of this info - the local expert in this area.