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Glenbrook-BentsBasin  
by RobK

The way points of this bicycle route:

Blue Mountains National Park (Glenbrook)

(This route is part of a tour. See 'Comments' tag for details). Starting at Euroka Clearing Camping Area. Note that depending on fitness level, the first 4 km to the Vistitors Information Centre may take an hour plus to cover due to two steep hills which may require the walking and pushing of bikes. It's also not unheard of to stop and chat to people on the way up and take a few photos.

Turn right into the Oaks Fire Trail (bitumen road).

(Causeway. The long climb begins...)

Glenbrook

(End of steep climb. Visitor info centre, toilets, water).

Turn right into Euroka Rd

Turn left into Park St. (Shops on left - Incl Small supermarket, bakery, Fruit market).

Follow main road around to the right (Ross St).

Turn left into Woscoe St

(Cafe on left)

Turn right into Hare St, and cross Gt Western Hwy at the traffic lights.

Turn left into Moore St

Turn right into Glenbrook Rd

(Glenbrook Lagoon on left).

Turn right into Mitchells Pass

(Lennox Bridge. Good downhill coming up)

(Follow road around to the left as it becomes the Old Great Western Hwy).

Emu Plains

(Go straight through traffic lights at Russell St intersection)

Take first on the right - Troy St.

Take the 2nd on the left - Gough St.

At the end of the road, turn right into Nepean St.

At the end of the St, turn left. (Continuation of Nepean St).

Opposite Brechin Cl, turn right and head up the steep ramp to the pedestrian bridge alongside the motorway across the river.

Turn left into Tench Ave, and head under the motorway bridge.

Regentville

Take first left after the motorway bridge - Cross Rd.

Turn left into Factory Rd.

Take 2nd on the right - Gibbes St.

Turn left at the next cross st - Spencer St.

(Cross Mulgoa Rd at the traffic lights). This becomes School House Rd.

Glenmore Park

At the end of School House Rd, turn right into the short 'Bus only' transitway. This leads into Harwood Cct.

At the end, turn left into Kenneth Slessor Dr. This becomes Luttrell St as it goes around the next corner.

Keep going straight ahead. Road becomes Lang Pl.

Turn left into The Lakes Drive. (Note: Glenmore Park Shopping Centre and take-away food outlets straight ahead down William Howell Dr then to the right at the next roundabout).

Follow The Lakes Dr around to the right as it becomes Surveyors Ck Rd.

Turn left into Glenmore Parkway.

Turn right into The Northern Rd.

Mulgoa

(Alternative Route: Anyone wanting a little extra distance and a few more hills can turn right into Chain-O-Ponds Rd, then at the end turn right into Kings Hill Rd to rejoin the normal route)

Turn Right into Kings Hill Rd.

Follow road around to the left as it becomes St Thomas Rd. (Old church 100m along St Thomas Rd to left. Church gate normally locked. Church service 10.45am Sundays)

At the end of St Thomas Rd, turn left into Mulgoa Rd.

(Park on left with nice shady trees, picnic shelter, water & toilets).

(Small shopping centre on left).

Wallacia

Turn right at rounabout into Silverdale Rd. (Small shop, hotel & caravan/camping park nearby).

After crossing the Nepean River, take the first left into Bents Basin Rd.

(Unsealed road for a short distance).

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. Go through the car park and a few hundred metres further on you'll see the camping area on the left.

Bents Basin

Camping area. Fees payable.

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