Getting There
The ride starts from Zig Zag Railway NSW. The Zig Zag Railway, Clarence Station is 150 km west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains, 10 km East of Lithgow on Chifley Road. Travel time from central Sydney is approximately 2.5 - 3 hours. The Railway is signposted at Mount Victoria on the Gt. Western Highway and at Bell on Chifley Road.
It follows the Black fellows Track through the Gardens of Stone National Park. The route comes out at Ben Bullen with a short ride up the Castlereagh Highway to fuel at Capertee. The trail then heads west along the Upper Turon Road to Sofala then on to Hill End Road via Sallys Flat to Hill End. The ride then sets off down the Bridle track finishing at Bathurst.

Accommodation
The Royal Hotel Hill End - 02 6337 8261
Cooks Cottage - 02 6337 8338
Hill End Ranch - 02 6337 8224

Supplies
Fuel - Hill End General Store - 02 6337 8111

Contacts
NPWS Hill End - 02 6337 8206
Evans Shire Council - 02 6331 4200

Bridle Track Route

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