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- A06 FITZROY FALLS - MERYLA PASS - JACK'S CORNER - KANGAROO VALLEY VILLAGE Start Point: Visitors' Centre, Fitzroy Falls Map Ref: Nowra ND A1 Ride Finishes: Moss Vale Rd, Kangaroo Valley Village Map Ref: Nowra ND D3 Total Distance: 37 kms Degree of Difficulty: Hard Bike Recommended: MTB Cautions: Meryla Pass - steep, rough, blind corners, water crossing, steel gate, need topographical map Allow: Five hours |
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classic mountain bike ride that draws many adventure seekers. A 1:25 000 Topographical
Map (Bundanoon 8928-I-S) is essential. The first 15kms follows rough fire
trails through the Meryla State Forest; then down, down the Pass (the first
road into Kangaroo Valley, explored by Charles Throsby), past farmhouse ruins
and over Yarrunga Creek. After a very steep climb out of the creek, you leave
Morton National Park and follow the Kangaroo River Valley to Kangaroo Valley
village. |
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| kms 0.0 Leave the Visitors Centre car park, head along Moss Vale Rd towards Moss Vale. 0.2 Turn LEFT into street - follow [REDHILL FIRE TRAIL] on LEFT at end. 1.4 Cross creek - lookout over falls on left. 1.8 Turn hard RIGHT - track is rough for 2.5 km, then onto a lane past house. 4.8 Turn RIGHT onto [REDHILLS RD]. 5.4 Turn LEFT onto [LINKS FIRE TRAIL]. 7.7 Turn LEFT [MERYLA FIRE TRAIL], then straight through where tracks join. 12.8 Turn LEFT onto [MERYLA RD]. 13.8 Lookout on left - spectacular view over Yarrunga Creek Valley. 14.1 Turn hard LEFT [MORTON NATIONAL PARK] - very steep and rough down. 15.3 Gales Flat - grassed flat area - former farming area. |
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Caution - locked steel gate across road - steep, hairpins, washaways, narrow track. 18.1 Concrete causeway - descent ends - farm ruins, camping, picnic areas next 2 km. 20.1 Turn hard RIGHT - cross Yarrunga Creek on causeway - up to 70 cm deep after heavy rain - now 3 km of very steep climbing. *25.0 Leave Morton National Park (locked gate) - Turn LEFT onto Jack's Corner Rd. 28.0 Scot's College Glengarry Campus on right. Road formed gravel, steep in places. 31.9 Bitumen starts - Bendeela Pondage, Power Station - Information display. 32.3 Turnoff on right to Bendeela Camping and Picnic Ground, Public Toilets. 35.1 Turn RIGHT - [MOSS VALE RD] - cross Hampden Bridge and onto cyclepath. 37.0 Cyclepath ends at Kangaroo Valley Shops. |
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Toilets: Fitzroy Falls Visitor's Centre, Bendeela camping-picnic ground,
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