This walk follows a section of the Old Great North Road along the borders of the rugged Yengo and Dharug National Parks to then visit more historic sites in Dubbo Gully. This is more of a historic journey than you typical bushwalk. There is a campsite at Ten Mile Hollow providing a comfortable place for the night before visiting the Historic Clare's Bridge. Soon after Clare's Bridge this walk leaves the old Great North Road to follow Donny's Track down into Dubbo gully were you get to explore this historic farming area before walking out to Upper Mangrove. This walk is mostly on wide trails and therefore can also be done as a mountain bike ride.
Download maps and tracknotes for Great North Road and Dubbo Gully hiking track from wildwalks.com.
Grade 4 (Hard) -
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About the region
The Dharug National Park is a protected national park that is in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 14,850-hectare national park is situated approximately 58 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and 25 kilometres west of Gosford.
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Closest towns to this walk: Berowra, Berowra Heights, Bilpin, Cattai, Galston, Glenorie, Grose Vale, Hawkesbury Heights, Hornsby, Kurrajong, Little Hartley, Lower Portland, Maroota, Mount Irvine, Mount Kuring-gai, North Richmond, Richmond, St Albans, Windsor, Wisemans Ferry
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