Maps & Notes

Notes

The CWC trail follows the quiet backroads in a circuit through Mudgee-Gulgong-Dunedoo- Mendooran-Ballimore-Dubbo-Geurie-Wellington-Goolma-Gulgong to Mudgee. A few busier sections have to be traversed as links to the next quiet road.  A circuit distance of 400 km. The trail can be ridden in full, or just sections. Download the trail descriptions of directions and facilities. CWC-anticlockwise_trip_notes_v1 or CWC_clockwise_trip_notes_v1 There is adventure and fun on the roads less travelled!

Maps

The route of the trail is displayed below. Further below is the route on RideWithGPS maps allowing you to see the route in detail if you expand the view.

1. PDF maps for download

CWC Trail – all sections

The following PDFs are a map with elevations; and cue-sheet of turns and distance to next point. Maps are in anti-clockwise direction.

Section 1: CWC Mudgee to Gulgong 30km

Section 2: CWC Gulgong to Dunedoo 58km or Section 2a Slap Dash Creek side trail (16km) Gulgong to Dunedoo

Section 3: CWC Dunedoo to Mendooran via Digilah 51km or Section 3a: CWC Dunedoo to Mendooran via Cobbora 67km

Section 4 Mendooran_Ballimore via Punks Trail 59 km  or Section 4a Mendooran_Ballimore via Dalmallee_Starkeys  64 km  or Section 4b Mendooran_Ballimore via Forest Rd (short route) 53 km

Section 5 CWC Ballimore to Wongarbon 30km

Section 6 CWC Wongarbon Dubbo Wongarbon 62km or Section 6a Dubbo to Geurie via Old Dubbo Road 32km

Section 7 CWC Wongarbon Geurie 12km

Section 8 CWC Geurie Wellington 29km

Section 9 CWC Wellington Goolma 49km or Section 9a Wellington via Unguula to Goolma 64km

Section 10 CWC Goolma Gulgong 32km

2. GPX for download

To be updated as of 20 May 2023

Download CWC full trail – September 2020.gpx

Download east section of CWC – Mudgee Gulgong Dunedoo Mendooran via Digilah GPX

Download west section of CWC – Gulgong Wellington Dubbo Ballimore Mendooran Dunedoo via Cobbora GPX

3. Individual legs in RidewithGPS – download and follow the route without mobile reception

Download the RidewithGPS app and the legs you want to undertake. This allows you to follow the route on your mobile phone without mobile reception but using your mobile’s GPS capability. Another alternative for following the trail is using the RidewithGPS links below – just tap on the route you want to follow and start navigation.

  1. Mudgee Gulgong 30kms https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498341
  2. Gulgong Dunedoo 58km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498352 2a Slap Dash Creek side trail – 16km Routes · Ride with GPS
  3. Dunedoo – Mendooran via Digilah 51km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498356 or 3a Dunedoo – Mendooran via Cobbora 67km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34060079
  4. Mendooran-Ballimore_via_Punks Trail_Goonoo 59km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42943161 or 4a Mendooran Ballimore via Dalmallee Goonoo 64km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33941667 or 4b Mendooran_Ballimore via Forest Rd (short route) 53 km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498369
  5. Ballimore _Wongarbon 30km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498380
  6. Wongarbon-Dubbo-Wongarbon 60.7km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498531 or 6a Dubbo-Geurie via Old Dubbo Rd 32km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38906491
  7. Wongarbon_Geurie 12km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498387
  8. Geurie Wellington 29km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498407
  9. Wellington Goolma via Uamby 48km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498443
  10. Goolma-Gulgong 30km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34498457

4. Full Trail Route in RideWithGPS

Notes:

  1. Map can be enlarged or reduced by using the + or – symbol on bottom right hand corner of map.
  2. This map shows 600km of trail – because it includes side routes and some retracing of routes. The CWC trail is generally regarded as being a 400 km circuit.
  3. Different basemaps are available by going to the top right hand corner open the text box with down arrow and clicking to open options (ie satellite, ESRI topographic etc). Not all basemaps have street/road names. RWGPS has a good system of street/road names.
  4. Because this map has several different route options the cue sheet is not very useful.
  5. This map’s facilities will operate best on your mobile phone if you have the RideWithGPS app.

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5. Going between the CWC and other trails by bicycle

Link route between CWC and OVAL (Orange Villages and Lachlan)

Geurie is mapped as the entry/exit point for the CWC trail. Manildra (town on Orange Villages Bicycle Trail) or Molong (town on Orange Villages Bicycle Trail and Lachlan Valley Cycle Trails – Orange Gravel option) are the entry/exit points for the Orange – Lachlan trails.

Links to each stage mapped on RidewithGPS:

Geurie to Yeoval 57 km  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42491964

Yeoval to Cumnock 50 km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42491989

Cumnock to Molong via Bocoble 64 km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42492016

Cumnock to Manildra via Bocobra 59 km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42492045

The Orange Villages and Lachlan region trails can be found at these links:

Orange and Villages Bicycle Trail (orange360.com.au)

Orange Gravel Trail 🚴‍♀️ – Lachlan Valley Cycle Trail

6. Cycle Loops from CWC towns

Sometimes it is nice to lighten or take off the panniers and explore around one of the cornerstone towns of the CWC Trail. Below are links to suggested loop rides you can undertake. More coming your way!! Suggestions to [email protected] welcomed.

Gulgong as base

CWC Loop Gulgong_Beryl_Yarrobil NP   55km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42560954

CWC Loop – Gulong_Mudgee  74 km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42513269

CWC Loop Gulgong Reef Rd Perserverance Rd 19km https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42568955