Distance
130 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
900 m
Jenolan Caves & Oberon Loop — Lithgow.
Jenolan Caves Road drops off the Central Tablelands into one of the world's oldest cave systems, the final descent squeezing through a narrow one-lane road beneath the vast Grand Arch. This loop from Lithgow takes in the convict village of Hartley and the timber town of Oberon.
Quick facts
SurfaceMixed
Distance130 km
Days1
Total climb900 m
DifficultyChallenging
Clones1
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The route.
LithgowStart · Start in the coal town at the western edge of the Blue Mountains. Fuel up before heading south.
Hartley Historic VillageScenic Point · Convict-era sandstone village below Victoria Pass. Turn south onto Jenolan Caves Road here.
Jenolan CavesPhoto Spot · One of the world's oldest cave systems. The final descent is a narrow single-lane road passing beneath the Grand Arch — time your run with the posted one-way schedule.
OberonScenic Point · Climb out through pine forest to Oberon, a trout and timber town on the Central Tablelands.
LithgowEnd · Loop back to Lithgow to close the circuit.
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