Zig Zag and Bell Loop

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Ride Leader/Photo’s :- Franz (BMBEN) 0427 830 712

17th April 2010

Zig Zag and Bell Loops
New South Wales, Australia.
33°28’35.5”S-150°13’23.3”E

The weather conditions for to-day started out cool and overcast but ended up clear and a perfect day for riding.

I arrived at 8.15am at Medlow Bath to meet up with the Blue Mountains Ulysses (BMU) group, which were going to Neville for lunch. I rode with them as far as the top of Mt Victoria Pass and that was the last I saw of them. I find it best to be home early as traffic through the road works at Lawson, late in the afternoon is useless.

First stop was to have a look at Zig Zag Railway Station



After missing the turn off and going up a track that got rougher and being stoped at a large water hazard I came back and went up the correct road, took some photos of the Zig Zag and then to the station where the train was about to leave and took some video. Missed the train on the viaducts.



Then I went along the State Mine Gully Rd/Glow Worm Tunnel Rd



To the Old Bells Line of Rd and came out at Clarence, where I missed a photo opportunity of the train again. Had a quick bit for morning tea.

So I headed for home. Back along Bell Line of Rd to Bell where I through I would check out a road I keep seeing on the left. Sandham Rd, Bell. I had not been on it before and it was adventure. I found it runs back past the Clarence Coal Mine along the north side of the main western railway line. On the way it passes a coal loader for the railways.



So I ended up back at Clarence near the Zig Zag. Back along Bells Line of Rd to Bell where I turned right, this time onto the Darling Causeway to Mt Victoria and back down the Hwy to Blaxland.

Regards Franz.