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This is a cue sheet for the Wheeny Ck to Sackville via Colo Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Wheeny Creek (Part of a couple of different tours - See 'Comments' tag). Cross the ford (shallow water normally flowing across), and then start up the hill... NW 295° 40m
3.14km 3.14km (Mountain Lagoon Rd on left) ENE 64° 206m
5.09km 1.95km (Start of Descent) NW 305° 192m
6.79km 1.7km Upper Colo (Upper Colo Anglican Church on right. Small/Medium water tank with tap beside church building. A few other houses in the vicinity). NE 35° 34m
7.11km 0.33km Turn right into Upper Colo Rd. Sealed road for a few kms. SE 130° 30m
7.78km 0.67km Ward Park NNE 58m
9.05km 1.27km Bradleys Arm (Colo Heights Rd to left leads to Colo Heights and Putty Rd. Turn left after crossing river for the Upper Colo Reserve, an alternatice camping ground - see http://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/files/20690/File/campingUpperColoReserve.pdf). NE 30° 21m
11.69km 2.64km (Unsealed road starts around here. Road is sealed again for the last 6 km or so before the Putty Rd). E 87° 49m
14.46km 2.76km Central Colo S 167° 22m
21.6km 7.14km (Proceed under the Putty Rd bridge. * Turn right just before bridge for access to the Putty Rd. [Access rd not marked on this map] * There used to be a service station and public camping area several hundred metres along the Putty Rd, on the other side of the river. These are both closed at present [Jan '07]. * Large shady parking area area under bridge, but pretty grotty. E 81° 34m
21.65km 0.05km (* Park with picnic tables on left. * Composting toilets with very small water tank and small hand-basins on right. Also undercover picnic table * This section of the road is called Lower Colo Rd, not Upper Colo Rd as marked on this map. * Reasonable quality unsealed road, narrow in places). E 77° 34m
29.7km 8.05km (Reasonably long steep climb starts around here) SSE 155° 8m
31.2km 1.5km Lower Portland Turn right into West Portland Rd [Sealed]. (Alternative route: Turn left instead, and cross over Lower Portland Ferry, right into River Rd, Right into Sackville Ferry Rd, then Sackville Ferry). WSW 228° 106m
36.99km 5.79km Sackville SSE 151° 6m
38.92km 1.93km (A bit of a climb...) SW 205° 4m
39.54km 0.63km (Lookout over the river & small picnic shelter on the left). SW 219° 26m
40.35km 0.81km (Bull Ridge Rd on right). SE 115° 48m
41.45km 1.1km Turn left into Sackville Rd. (Turn right instead for a quicker route back to Windsor. Service Station & shop a few hundred metres to the right.) NE 28° 5m
41.74km 0.29km Turn right into Tizzana Rd. ENE 53° 5m
42.75km 1km Sackville Gardens Caravan Park. For Day 3, see http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/WheenyCkTour-Day3 NE 40° 8m