Mount Panorama & the Gold Country — BathurstLoop.
Distance
175 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
900 m
Mount Panorama & the Gold Country — Bathurst Loop.
A loop out of Bathurst combining the legendary Mount Panorama racing circuit with the historic gold country of Sofala and Hill End. Ride the same public-road tarmac as the Bathurst 1000, then wander the preserved 1850s streets of Australia's oldest surviving goldfields towns.
Quick facts
SurfaceMixed
Distance175 km
Days1
Total climb900 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
BathurstStart · Start in Australia's oldest inland settlement. Ride to the foot of the mountain.
Mount Panorama CircuitScenic Point · The legendary 6.2km public-road racing circuit. Open to the public at 60km/h between events — ride the same tarmac as the Bathurst 1000, up the steep Mountain Straight.
Mount Panorama Summit LookoutPhoto Spot · Top of the mountain by the National Motor Racing Museum; sweeping views over Bathurst and the plains below.
SofalaScenic Point · Australia's oldest surviving gold town, on the Turon River — a preserved 1850s streetscape of leaning verandahs.
Hill EndRestaurant · Historic gold-rush village frozen in time, now a NSW historic site. Pub lunch among the relics.
BathurstEnd · Loop back to Bathurst across the tablelands roads.
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