Morisset to Wollombi Bikepacking

[@ashleyshipp8340]

I love this new style of riding = gravel. Good video.

[@alfredstimoli2590]

Great video mate. Thanks for taking the time to post it for us couch potatoes.

[@edzeppelin933]

Whoa! Who are you calling a c.... ...oh yeah, that's me too.

[@advanturest]

Haha, you’re very welcome. Just so you know, when I’m not on one of these trips I also am a couch potato. 😂 KZbin is the best!

[@advanturest]

@@edzeppelin933 haha, love this!

[@CaptZenPetabyte]

makes me want to get out on the bike again for some long distance rides, thanks for showing us the ride, cheers.

[@furleyforever]

Great production. Just the right amount of each element to keep it interesting all the way through. Love your story teliing. You've got a knack for this. 👍

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. Slowly getting there 😂

[@paulbates4100]

Fantastic quality video Tim, really caught the mood of a great ride in a beautiful country.

[@SiGuy86]

Great video, thanks for including the GPS files and other info, helps to plan and inspire more adventures! 👌

[@advanturest]

No worries, Hope it gets you out there 👍

[@crappyvideoswithrob4150]

Even though it was simple, I love this video (and I’m ridiculously jealous that you can just pop out and do these)!

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. lots of my life is sitting at work dreaming of riding. It's pretty good when it happens. Making these youtube videos has been a really good motivator to get off my butt and get outside. Its comments like yours that make it keep happening. So cheers.

[@MarkPoynton-x2u]

Bro you just opened my mind to where I go with my bike thankyou.

[@advanturest]

So good out here. I nearly didn't go because it didn't interest me. Very glad I went. I think I'm turning into a Gravel Rider haha. As for opening your mind to where to ride. I just did a big loop around Sydney and I'm surprised how much cycle path there is. I think the key is just getting out on the bike. There is always something cool to roll on!

[@bjnash9762]

Another great vid & ride, thanks for sharing and providing more bikepacking route ideas.

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate! So many options out there. Just need the time to explore them all.

[@royburns6532]

Love watching your adventures!You always look like you’re having a great time which makes it even more inspiring. Thanks for sharing 👌

[@trevortutt5069]

Hey Tim, another great video. I love this ride. Thanks for the mention

[@advanturest]

Thanks for the info, I’m keen to head back and do some more exploring. So many ride ideas though and not enough time.

[@trevortutt5069]

I know how you feel work gets in the way. A few mates and myself are heading to SA next month to do the Mawson and Lavender trails. 2 weeks of nothing but riding, pubs and camping.

[@wanna_b_adventures.]

Was in the middle of re-watching your Kosciusko video where it snowed at blue waterholes when this video came up. Getting local in the Hunter Valley, love it.

[@advanturest]

Haha, I love that visit to Blue Waterholes. It was so cool to see it snow there. Glad you went back for seconds 😂 This year I want to do more rides closer to Sydney. I do love places like Kosci but I’m trying to mix it up a bit. It’s surprising how much good stuff there is closer to home. Cheers

[@Drscarper]

Having just ridden the Watagans to Laguna stretch I can attest to how awesome that gravel ride is, spectacular !

[@Drscarper]

If you ride another 10kms down the road past the cafe you can turn left onto Murray’s Run which takes you back into the Watagans, take another Left at the top onto Walkers Ridge Road and after 18kms you will meet up with the start of your Day One descent. Alternatively you could head down Cedar Brush Road from the top of Murray’s Run into Yarramalong and ride out to Wyong Station. Also Heaton Lookout is near the top of your Day One ascent and well worth checking out with massive views out to the coast.

[@advanturest]

@@Drscarper awesome mate, not sure how I missed this. I’ll have to get the maps out and start planning another one. Cheers 👍

[@Beekay_HQ]

Great content. Subscribed .

[@petergibson7287]

I love the diversity in the bike choices.

[@advanturest]

There was a bit of everything in this one. Full blown touring setups all the way through to old dual suspension bikes. We all got there in the end. Good times.

[@PieterJanDelbecke]

Nice video! Thanks for sharing

[@bobstaddon6449]

Awesome video I’d love to find dirt roads like this

[@GP-wi8jo]

Thanks for the video and for sharing the GPX file. Just subscribed and looking forward to checking out some of your other rides.

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate, Welcome to the channel. 👍

[@LukeO-ye1nl]

Gorgeous gravel! Would love a bike check/setup vid 👌

[@advanturest]

Been thinking about doing a video like that for a while. All the trips I've been on lately have been a bit hectic and I haven't had time to dive into it. I'm planning on doing some solo trips because I want to slow down and play with my camera, talk more etc. I'll definitely use this as a topic to talk about on a future solo mission. Sitting at the computer now planning somewhere to go. Cheers.

[@LukeO-ye1nl]

Amazing - looking forward to it!!

[@pauly1605]

Nice one - the old wooden bridge is simply known as 'swing bridge'

[@P.Ttrying]

Might have to check it out, Watagans/Wollombi look great. Great vid🏆☮️

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. Where are you pedaling at the moment?

[@shaddonaghue]

Thats was awesome mate , such a cool ride with beers 🍻 of course 😅

[@markfyson5198]

Another great video. We did a modified version of the Two Pub Tour a couple of weeks after you filmed this staying at cattai and mogo campgrounds. Follows lots of the same great roads. Unfortunately my film making skills are nothing like yours to share it! Cracking trip though, definitely recommend. Keep the videos coming!

[@advanturest]

Cheers Mark, I just had to google the campgrounds you mentioned. Uploading these videos I keep hearing of new places which is cool. Last November I did a ride from Wisemans Ferry up the Old North Road and then looped back past St Albans. I just realised we went straight past Mogo campground. I didn't even realise it was there. I'm guess the turnoff was on our decent. Very good to know as I'm keen to do another out that way. I agree, there is some beautiful riding out that way.

[@tubularmonkeymaniac]

Lovely video mate. Was a great ride, and great company. Can’t wait to do it again sometime

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. Took me a while to get motivated to edit this footage. Glad you finally get to relive it anyway. So, which one of you is @tubularmonkeymaniac 😂 Sometimes I never know who I'm talking too.

[@tubularmonkeymaniac]

Chez Bro@@advanturest

[@paulblack6078]

Thanks for the video. There are a few good rides off Yengo creek road. Boree road is a nice loop. Yengo creek road is exactly 10 km of road from the trading post hit the dirt at the top of the hill for 10 km of nice dirt road with a few creek crossings north to the tavern. From Wollombi towards Cessnock is Cedar creek road which is a gravel climb up to Yellow rock look out for a great view. This takes you towards a transmission tower then drops into the vineyards behind Cessnock.

[@advanturest]

@@paulblack6078 awesome info. Looks like I’m going to have to go back for more. Can’t wait. Cheers!

[@paulblack6078]

I made a mistake it was 20 km loop from tavern. 10 on tar and 10 dirt.

[@funnyclips.central]

Production quality is insanely good!

[@nedt]

Thank you for the video, went down a treat on the trainer again. One day I’ll pull my finger out and getbikepacking. Chers!

[@advanturest]

Haha cheers mate. Pack those bikepacking bags and put that trainer away. 😂

[@burrito_bobby]

Nice! Been a big fan 🤙🏼

[@ilsando3550]

great video as always

[@advanturest]

🙏

[@adamfirstman9664]

Olney HQ @4:57 (I think?)

[@bobstaddon6449]

one of the best ever

[@lukepeterwatson5682]

Gear question for anyone who has ridden this route. Can you get away with 35mm tyres in the dry?

[@GPMcGee]

There used to be camping available at that pub. Shame they stopped it, woulda been ideal

[@advanturest]

That could have been more dangerous than it already was 😂 Ask Josh how he went that night.

[@copaking2]

My son and I just rode this route this weekend. Watagans Creek Rd is stunning. Laguna Trading Post was yummy. We wished we had camped at the Wollombi Tavern instead of Mulla Villa Farm. Thanks for the video and the ideas Tim

[@advanturest]

@@copaking2 That's awesome mate. It's definitely a nice area at the pub but could also be dangerous with unlimited beer supply haha. Some stunning riding out that way. And I assume it wasn't like a thousand degrees like it was for us. It was so humid when we rode it. I think you picked a better time of year. Cheers for watching 👍

[@robwhite461]

Could you do this on a 70s steelie with 32 mm tyres ? Is there a dedicated map for the route.

[@advanturest]

Hi Rob, I did it on a 1992 steelie, I was running bigger tyres though. 47 on the rear and a little bigger on the front. Josh had 47mm front and rear and neither of us had any issues. Some corrugations at the top of the hill in the Watagans weren't pleasant but I'm sure you could get through. The other thing to consider is the descent down into the farm lands. It was quite smooth for us, seemed like it was recently graded. I'm told it use to be rough. The rest of the ride I don't see any issues. The farm gravel was super smooth. There was a fair amount of paved sections as well. The route is in the description. Hope that helps

[@robwhite461]

@@advanturest Great thanks. I did two Noosa Strada Bianchi rides in 2014 and 15 on steelies with 23 and 25 mm tyres, some of the gravel descents really tested my nerve, a lot went belly up. There were accents over 15%, you could do it if you stayed in the seat, a lot of us had 42 / 28 gearing, I used 39 / 28 the following year. There were quite a lot of pinch flats on the early rides, most of us went 32mm or larger if the frame would allow, no such thing as gravel bikes back then, just mountain bikes. I’m 10 years older now and riding tourers with triple chain wheels but blacktop gets boring, and traffic is scary. There’s a couple of clips you may like to look at one is the rough stuff fellowship, the other is A mechanised tramp. It’s the history of what you guys are doing. All the bests, and safe trails. Rob…

[@briansmythe3000]

Nice Woder if I could take me E Bike Just Charge it up some where

[@mickeypower]

Thanks, great ride. Greetings from the 'Slow Cyclists'. We're always looking for new 1-2 day rides. We recently rode from Bell train station to Newnes, overnighted in a cabin, then rode back to Lithgow station the next day. A while ago we did a 2 day trip from Richmond station to Gosford along the Hawkesbury, through Glendale valley, finishing at Gosford station. Video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIbKZmRqi9J5ra8

[@advanturest]

Greetings! How was the Newnes trip? I was very close to doing that ride this weekend. I was going to park at the Zig Zag railway, ride down through the glow worm tunnel, hike a bike for a bit. Camp at Newnes, and then come back up the old coach road. I have some friends that are keen but aren't available this weekend, I'd feel bad doing it without them so I've canned it. Very keen to make it happen soon though. Just watched your video. Some places look familiar. looked like a good ride.

[@mickeypower]

@@advanturest The ride from Bell train station is not that interesting. It goes through recently culled state forest. Where it's interesting is from entrance to Nat Pk, the top of the Old Coach Road which winds steeply down past turn-off to Glow Worm tunnel to Wogan Valley creek. The appeal of Wogan Valley is that basically the road in and out has collapsed, a new one is being built and so there's hardly any traffic or visitors. There's an awesome campground in Newnes which is empty too. It's worth getting a cabin there for the minimum two nights then riding/bushwalking around. Glow worm tunnel is definitely worth the visit.

[@sainahsalam4780]

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[@advanturest]

Hello 👋