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Activities on the way

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From Sydney to Mt Wilson & Mt Irvine by two different routes.

The most direct route is to travel to Mt Wilson & Mt Irvine via Richmond, Kurrajong, Bilpin & Mt Tomah along Bells Line of Road, which takes about 2 hours.

An alternative route is to travel along the Great Western Highway through Penrith, Glenbrook, Wentworth Falls, Katoomba and Mt Victoria. At Mt Victoria turn right along the Darling Causeway to Bell, and then right again along Bells Line of Road to Mt Wilson & Mt Irvine. This route takes about 2.5 hours from Sydney.

Following the direct route through Richmond, Kurrajong, Bilpin and Mt Tomah along Kurrajong Rd and Bells Line of Road you will find several attractions and restaurants. There are restaurants and cafés, fruit stalls and pick your own fruit, gardens and nurseries, B&B's and pubs, and so there is plenty to do.

 

Have look at The Original Hawkesbury Harvest Experience  Map 1A which has many activities which are on the way or at Mt Irvine.

 

Here are activities you might consider;

Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah
Bells Line Of Road, Mount Tomah
(02) 4567 2154
Waratah Native Garden
Valley Ridges Road between Bilpin and Berambing
Bilpin Fruit Bowl
2093 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin
(02) 4567 1152
The Pines Orchard and Café
Across the road from Bilpin Fruit Bowl
Bilpin Markets
10am – 12pm each Saturday at the Bilpin Hall
 
Burralow Swamp Picnic Area
An expansive hanging swamp with large cleared area for picnics and BBQs. A short walk to a beautiful waterfall canyon. Convict remains from Australia's first rice growing experiment can be seen on the way. Burralow Creek, a tributary of the Grose River, can be reached from two directions - from Kurrajong Heights via Warks Hill Road then Burralow Road (4WD) or from further west on Bells Line of Road via Paterson Range Trail (2WD dry weather only). The camping area lies on a grassy flat in the deep valley of Burralow Creek, surrounded by tall forests and small sandstone cliffs. The valley flats are ideal for quiet cycling and the Bulcamatta Falls Track is an easy short walk. There is a Blue Mountains drive which includes Burralow Picnic Area

Food shopping along the way:

Richmond Market Place
Paget & March Sts, Richmond
(02) 4588 6722
Bakers Delight
Shop 12B Richmond Market Place, March St, Richmond
(02) 4578 9333
North Richmond Shopping Centre
23 Bells Line Of Road, North Richmond
North Richmond Bakehouse
Shop 6, 35 Bells Line Of Road,  North Richmond
(02) 4571 1545
 
 

Map of activities in Kurrajong and Bilpin area