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This is a cue sheet for the Rooty Hill to Bents Basin via Mulgoa Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Rooty Hill (Done as day 1 of a 2 day tour. See comments for details). Start in Beames Ave, on the south side of the Railway Station and head west. W 255° 43m
1.41km 1.41km Mt Druitt WNW 283° 66m
2.28km 0.87km (Mt Druitt Railway Station) WNW 281° 54m
2.9km 0.62km At the end of Beames Ave, turn left into Mt Druitt Rd. SSW 195° 50m
2.99km 0.09km Turn right into Palmeston Rd (Bakery on corner. Small shopping centre). WNW 282° 52m
3.76km 0.77km Turn left into Flinders St. SSW 192° 36m
3.96km 0.21km Turn right into Durham St. WNW 284° 36m
4.68km 0.71km Oxley Park Turn right into Melbourne St. Follow this around to the left as it becomes Hobart St and follows the railway line. NNW 327° 34m
5.55km 0.87km St Marys WNW 281° 40m
6.37km 0.82km (Caution: Dangerous intersection) Turn left into Glossop St, and move into the right hand turn lane. SSW 186° 46m
6.52km 0.14km At the traffic lights, turn right into Phillip St. WNW 281° 53m
7.09km 0.57km (St Marys shopping Centre) At the end of Phillip St, turn left into Queen St. SSW 189° 39m
7.14km 0.06km Take the first right into Belar St. WNW 277° 38m
7.26km 0.12km Turn left into Carinya Ave. SSW 191° 35m
7.45km 0.19km At the Give way sign, turn right into Charles Hackett Dr. WSW 239° 37m
7.85km 0.4km Werrington Turn right into The Kingsway. NW 296° 25m
8.97km 1.12km Turn left into Werrington Rd. SSW 181° 28m
9.25km 0.28km (Great Western Hwy intersection. At the traffic lights, go straight ahead. McDonalds on corner). Road becomes Reserve St. SSW 191° 30m
9.42km 0.17km Claremont Meadows Follow road arounhd to the right as it becomes Putland St. WNW 281° 30m
9.64km 0.22km Turn left (Gipps St?) SSW 188° 33m
10.02km 0.37km Road is blocked at this intersection. Squeeze between barrier and drain...Turn left into Gipps St. SSW 191° 32m
10.99km 0.97km (Road changes name to Kent Rd according to some maps) SSW 187° 51m
11.41km 0.42km Orchard Hills (Crossing M4 Motorway). S 177° 52m
12.21km 0.8km At the end of Kent/Gipps Rd, turn right into Landsdowne Rd. WNW 279° 45m
13.31km 1.11km Turn left into Calverts Rd. (You'll begin to understand why this area is called Orchard HILLS). SSW 189° 55m
13.78km 0.47km At the top of the hill, follow the road around to the right as it becomes Homestead Rd. WSW 226° 75m
14.22km 0.44km At the bottom of the hill, slow down quickly and turn left into Darvill Rd. SSW 191° 62m
14.89km 0.67km Turn right into Wentworth Rd. WNW 279° 67m
17.94km 3.05km At The Northern Rd roundabout, turn left into The Northern Rd. (Busy road, but with quite a good shoulder). SSW 193° 53m
21.33km 3.39km Mulgoa Turn right into Chain-O-Ponds Rd. (A few good undulations along this stretch...) WNW 287° 81m
24.55km 3.22km Turn right into Kings Hill Rd. (Did you make it up that last steep pinch to the intersection?) SW 203° 81m
25.35km 0.8km Follow road around to the left as it becomes St Thomas Rd SSW 186° 52m
26.1km 0.75km Turn left into Mulgoa Rd. (Mulgoa Rd doesn't have the best of shoulders, and carries a reasonable amount of traffic). SSW 196° 70m
26.24km 0.14km (Park on left with good shady trees, picnic shelter & toilets). SW 216° 75m
26.79km 0.55km (Small shopping centre on left). SSW 187° 76m
28.18km 1.39km (Downhill run into Wallacia. Wouldn't be much fun coming the opposite direction, without much shoulder...) SSW 182° 81m
30.44km 2.26km Wallacia Turn right at the roundabout into Silverdale Rd. (Small shop, hotel & caravan/camping park nearby). W 255° 57m
30.95km 0.51km After crossing the Nepean River, take the first left into Bents Basin Rd. SSW 181° 44m
37.82km 6.87km (Unsealed road for a short distance). SSW 189° 51m
38.38km 0.56km Greendale Bents Basin State Recreation Area. Take service road on left to get across the river to the other side of the reserve where the camping area is. WSW 247° 42m
38.73km 0.35km (Steep uphill!!) S 176° 56m
39.49km 0.76km Bents Basin Camping Area. NNW 321° 44m