The day started with a trip to Hill End tip – note, always either take your rubbish with you or dispose of in an appropriate place 🙂
Food, because an empty stomach is a no no
After the tip a quick visit to Hill End Estate for a curry pie and slice of carrot cake, mind you the slice was phenomenally large…
The Bridle Track
After the feed it was time for a date with destiny! For those of you who care to remember, the Bridle Track that runs from Bathurst to Hill End closed in 2010 due to a landslip at Monoghans Bluff and it was not possible to traverse its full distance via motor vehicle.
The last documented time I drove its full distance prior to the land slip was in back in December 2003. Images and commentary here: http://shintara.net/archived/index.php?id=one
In February 2023 (just a couple of weeks ago and almost 20 years since my last documented trip) work to bypass the landslip had completed and I took the opportunity to drive the complete Bridle Track from the Hill End side. It was pretty smooth sailing, images below.
