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Bridge near glowworm tunnel
Mark finds himself a seat
Hhhmm
We barely made it 20km up the road before a snack break was called. Thankfully no tea on this one
upper Glowworm tunnel
First tunnel
Newnes Rail Trail
This is the bottom section of the old rail line that linked the Newnes shale mines in the Wolgan Valley to Newnes Junction (Zig Zag Rail way car park at Clarence)
Friends of the Newnes railway are pushing for the entire length of the rail corridor to be made into a "rail trail" which will give a fantastic ride.
At the moment the top sections are over grown and unridable in places and the section from the Tunnel Car park to the Tunnels is off limit to riders (dismount and walk, or take the detour down the coach road )
The Old Coach rd
A great run down into the Wolgan Valley from up on the Newnes Plateau.
Approx 30km for either Lithgow or Clarence turn off the Glow Worm tunnel rd to the right on to the Old Coach road.
5km of gentle descent will to the locked gate. Over this and on the road becomes steeper and rougher. Big water bars and spectacular views.
Just watch out for the second gate. you cross a flat section with views over pagodas to the left. the road drops down again around a left and then back to the right in between two pagodas... this is where the gate is.
Lithgow, Newnes Forest, Wolgan round trip
Lithgow to Wolgan Valley via coach rd return.
Nice ride with awesome views.
could be extended by going all the way down to Newnes or coming back over Balckfellows hands rd.
As a couple in the group had never been to the Glow Worm tunnels we missed the start of the Coach rd and made a side trip down to the tunnel.
Technically you have to walk your bike between the Tunnel car park and the tunnel.
Enduro Loop (Rail easement)
This one follows a section of the old Newnes railway before hooking up with old forestry roads leading back to the Black Fellows Hand rd.
This is an easy way back to the picnic area from the end of the Whoops track but also gives access to as couple of other Single trail loops