Run to Rylstone
Meet at Hunter Valley Visitors Centre (Cessnock Airport) for a comfort stop, coffee, photos and briefing ready for a 8.30am leave.
Our route will take us on a scenic tour through the Hunter vineyards to Broke and then on to the Golden Hwy past mines and picturesque horse studs at Jerrys plains with a comfort stop and morning tea at the Tartuca espresso bar and bistro (a taste of Italy!!) at Denman.
We leave Denman on the Golden Hwy and then on to the Bylong Valley Way. This is a great MX5 road with mostly good surface with its share of tight switch back corners, climbs and drops through the mountains and onto Bylong. Next stop is Rylstone to meet up with the Breakfast Club for lunch and stories at a local hotel.
For the afternoon, we attack the Bylong Valley Way in the opposite direction with afternoon tea at Denman. We than progress down the Golden Hwy and turn off to Broke and across to Pokolbin and farewells at Hunter Valley Gardens as participants choose their own route home.
Run grading: Intermediate
Run type: Convoy/Way point
Approximate total length: 500 Km
Approximate total driving time: 6 hours
Views: Vineyards, historic towns and lunch at Rylstone
A full tank of fuel is advised for this run. (Fuel is available down the road at Cessnock).
Meet location map: https://goo.gl/maps/gQScotDwSq72
