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Distance: 10k
Time to Allow: 2 hours

This tour can be taken in two halves offering striking views of the rich pasture land and the National Trust landscape. Kangaroo Valley is a plastic bag free town. Please do not litter.

Start 1: Osborne Park/Kangaroo Valley Community Hall
Directions: Just east of the village.
Amenities: Park your car in the car park by the Hall where you will also find toilets and swimming pool.
Take a look at our historic Federation Style community hall, built in 1908 and the site of "home rule" local government and social events. Looking north across the show ground you will see farm land that once belonged to the Osborne family who were the first family to establish grazing pasture in the Valley. The mountains rise up to over 600m and their slopes are covered in rainforest which forms part of the Illawarra Rainforest, the largest temperate rainforest south of the Hunter River. Kangaroo Valley is home to over 150 species of birds, just 100 threatened Brush Tailed Rock Wallabies and many wombats!
1 to 2: Osbourne Park to Hampden Bridge via the village
Directions: Turn right out of Osbourne Park and ride through the village west towards Barrengarry. After about 1.5k and before crossing the Kangaroo River turn right at Cullen Crescent and pick up the path that takes you through the tourist park and alongside the river to Hampden Bridge.
Hampden Bridge was opened in 1898 and built at a cost of 8,382 pounds and is Australia's last remaining wooden suspension bridge of that era. There is interpretive signage at the bridge. The sandstone castellated towers make a dramatic backdrop for a souvenir photograph.
2 to 3: Hampden Bridge to Upper Kangaroo River Road/Barrengarry Store
Directions: Ride over Hampden Bridge and the Kangaroo River and continue along the path for 700m. Turn right into Upper River Road to continue the tour, or you can go straight on for 300m to Barrengarry General Store for some refreshments.
3 to 4: Upper Kangaroo River Road to Kangaroo River
Directions: Follow the Upper Kangaroo River Road for 4 ½k until you ride over a small single lane bridge. After a further 200m look for a right turn down a track to the river. A great location for a shady picnic (please do not leave any litter). Note: the river should not be crossed after heavy rains.
You will have ridden through some of the earliest cleared farmland in the valley which has been farmed since 1839. By 1888 Kangaroo Valley had two butter factories, a growing population and a thriving economy. Today this land still has dairy farms; its milk might have found its way to your store!
At the river enjoy the cool waters and marvel at the giant She-oaks (Casuarina cunninghamiana). Hollows in old trees can be homes for native birds. The river system here is home to Southern Bass and Platypus. (Fishing licenses and gear can be hired at the Red Shed Rural Supplies Store near Hampden Bridge).
You can continue riding up Upper River Road for a beautiful tranquil ride past farms and old dwellings till you come to the Community Hall. There are BBQ facilities and an interesting wooden suspension bridge. This additional journey could take you a further 20 minutes.
4 to 5: Osborne Park to Historic Cemetery.
Directions: Leave Osbourne Park and turn left along Moss Vale Road. Continue along Moss Vale Road, through the old village of Maguires, for 1 ½ kms. The Historic Cemetery will be on your right hand side. Exploring the National Trust listed cemetery gives you a chance to notice the long standing families that have lived in the community. Across the road was the original site of the show ground and race course. Imagine the excitement of race day for this isolated community!
5 to 6: Glenmurray Road to the Historic Cemetery
Directions: Turn right out of the cemetery and cycle for ½ km. Just after the brow of the hill you will find a left hand turn marked for Berry. Take this for ½ km. Then, after the Sawyers Creek bridge, turn left down Glenmurray Road.
6 to 7 Finish: Kangaroo River to Glenmurray Road
Directions: A beautiful 3 km.ride through open landscape offers majestic views of Berry Mountain and Cambewarra Mountain (Mountain of Fire) behind you and The Barren Grounds to your right and ahead the Yarrawa State Forest purchased onto of the 600 metre mountain. Later towards the end of your ride notice vistas down to Mount Scanzi (left hand side). These volcanoes' magma is one of the reasons for the rich alluvial soil found here on the valley river plains. Glen Moray (today called Glenmurray) was the second area opened up by early European settlers for farming in the 1830s. After riding passed rich pasture land you travel down Glenmurry Road till you come to a footpath offering pedestrian only access to the river. Follow the path that turns into a grassy trail that leads you down to the river. A beautiful spot for picnics. This is where Kangaroo Valley families have in the past picnicked and Indigenous groups rested and drank the waters during their trips through the valley. Please treat the environment with respect, take your rubbish with you, do not litter.