Being a Sydneysider, I’ll always have fond memories of the Bridle Track north of Bathurst, NSW, as it was one of the first destinations I took to for an adventure ride many, many moons ago. The track runs along the Macquarie and Turon River valleys and eventually deposits you in Hill End, which is a charming village that is packed with history from the gold rush era of the 1850s.
An iconic ADV destination that’s an easy overnight ride from the seething metropolis of Sydney, riding the Bridle Track has always been popular. But a decade ago the track’s popularity became limited, after a rock fall in 2010 on a section known as Monaghan’s Bluff made the eastern end of the track impassable. For a time bikes could sneak past the rock fall, but when a Suzuki V-Strom rather
