Walcha Road Lunch Mix Terrain 69 km | 1 Day
These routes are a part of a collection of day and multi-day routes for Walcha Tourism.
This route is free without details. However you can buy the route for $10 and it comes with a downloadable booklet containing information and resources to help you get the most of out your ride.
When buying the route you also receive a sticker pack and a discount code for any purchases from Jambz Distro bike packing gear webstore.
If you would like to make a donation towards the route making project you can do so below via a paypal link.
These routes are a part of a collection of day and multi-day routes for Walcha Tourism.
This route is free without details. However you can buy the route for $10 and it comes with a downloadable booklet containing information and resources to help you get the most of out your ride.
When buying the route you also receive a sticker pack and a discount code for any purchases from Jambz Distro bike packing gear webstore.
If you would like to make a donation towards the route making project you can do so below via a paypal link.
Route Information
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Great question, you don’t need to! The below Ride With GPS route is free to use.
The 1 - 2 day rides have detail on the free RWGPS file.
The multi day routes have no detail on the free RWGPS file.
If you decide to purchase a route, you receive the following;
A detailed Ride With GPS route which includes camping options, resupply, water sources, more details on terrain and helpful links, info and resources that go with having a great time on a ride.
Suggestions on the best places to eat, drink and stay.
A 20% discount code for Jambz Distro. Your home of bike touring gear.
A sticker pack
Buy buying the route you are also helping to maintain this resource.
The route makers are paid for their work, and they also receive a % of their routes purchases - so your purchase gets to the right places.
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You can! The upside to each person buying the route is that you all receive the details, there are no excuses for someone to be under prepared.
Each rider receives a 20% discount code and sticker packs sent to them.
The added bonus of including everyone’s details is that we can have a good understanding of how popular the route is.
A goal is to create a calendar of people who are riding the route at any given time. So you can potentially connect with people who are travelling the same time as you.
And finally, supporting the route making project means that it can continue to be a maintained resource.
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Highlights
The Fruit Shop coffee window in Walcha
Walcha Road Hotel pub lunch
Macdonald River swim spot
The Commercial Hotel in Walcha
For when you want to prioritize joy, this 60% road terrain route makes for a fine choice. Starting with 35 km’s of slick and fast country paved road all the way to the lunch spot.
Description
Race....or ramble... along Bergen Road before skidding...or coasting... into the Great North Railway... just the Main North Line these days. The train line was laid in 1870 and remnants of the community once using the line for trade can be spotted in the quiet stone dwellings and wool stores lining the tracks to the north.
There isn’t much use racing the southbound trains as you start a beeline to Walcha Road Hotel. They only travel through once a day at 9 in the morning. But you can enjoy the quiet, sturdy tracks in the landscape to your right as you roll down to fill your belly with pub grub.
The original historic Walcha Road Hotel built in 1860 was damaged by fire but has since been renovated and reopened in 2010. While you wait for your parmi you could walk up the adjacent road to find the almost hidden heritage listed Walcha Road Station. It has large steel remnants from when the trainline serviced the superphosphate, live export and over 8,500 bales of wool each year.
After a long break you can quickly shoot up the Oxley Highway. Just as the blood returns to your legs - turn onto Niangala Road. The powdered gravel finally crunching at your tires. A quick cruise down to the MacDonald river - the winding, willow lined river which demands to be swum in come the summertime.
The afternoon sun behind you, take the romantic journey through quiet country roads and quiet houses of the Walcha locals. The gravel so smooth it conveyor belts beneath you.
Coming with the sun at your back into the town. If you are thirsty for another drink you could always make a sharp left turn to the Commercial Hotel, hidden off the main road. An open fire, warmly welcoming pub. Where the locals park up every afternoon and make sure to keep your ears clean to hear the most current local town gossip.
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