The way points of this bicycle route:
Ride starts at the Rest Area on the Highway just south of the Sth Durras Turnoff. Leave the Rest Area and head north on the shoulder of the Hway for 400m
Turn left into Lookout Rd and commence the climb to 130m elevation
Pass Shannons Rd on left
Turn left into Old Nelligen Rd
Pass Sproxtons Rd on left
Turn left to follow Old Nelligen Rd. This is not signposted. Old Nelligen Rd is the well formed and gravelled road to the left
Pass Ironbark Range Rd on left
Turn left at Kings Hway
Turn right off the Kings Highway into Bridgeview Rd. Follow this road down the hill
At foot of hill bear right around the house into Thule Rd
Join footpath to cross Nelligen Bridge
Turn left to enter the village of Nelligen.
This is the turn around point. Coffee and other refreshments are available in Nelligen
Turn right across the Bridge and retrace route to top of hill
Leave Hway and follow Thule Rd and Bridegview Rd to top of hill
At highway turn left then after 100m turn right into Old Nelligen Rd
Turn right into Ironbark Range Rd
Pass logging track on left
Pass logging track on left
Power Line Easement
Proceed up the hill past Sproxtons Rd on left
Power Line Easement
Veer left over crest leaving Batemans Rd on the right
Leave unnamed logging track on the left
Pass Picnic Rd on the right stay on Ironbark Range Rd
Pass under and parallel to the Power Line Easement
Go straight ahead and join Shannons Rd and descend to the Princes Highway or alternatively follw tracks shown on the map back to the Benandra Rest Area. Thsese tracks are not easy to find unless you are familiar with the route. They are alos rough in places.
Turn left on to the Hway. Take extreme care as the shoulder is narrow in sections. Proceed along the Highway to the Benandra Rest Area which was the Starting point of the ride.