Blue Mountains Touring Guide - Blue Mountains, Australia

	Linden to Woodford 86km to 90km from Sydney Close to and either side of the present highway you will discover a wealth of colonial pioneer heritage waiting for you in the bush. On your left (heading east) are the magnificent ruins of ‘Weemala’, built in 1881 and destroyed in the 1968 bushfires. The explorers camped somewhere on the ridge at Linden, with Blaxland recording the difficulty of the terrain. Cox also recorded the problems, and explained how he and his convicts built an 80 ft long x 15 ft wide road over a chasm. Sandstone buttressing for this road sits beside the G.W.H. Turn left off the highway at Tollgate Drive and follow the signs to Glossop Road, Kings Cave and Caley’s Repulse. Caley’s Repulse is a pile of stones said to mark the final point of a failed attempt to cross the Mountains by George Caley. The stones are a little obscured in the bush and are close to wonderfully preserved sections of Cox’s Road, most of it carved out of sandstone. Just off Glossop Road is the headstone of John Donohue, who legend has it was a constable shot by a bushranger in 1837. The headstone is at the head of the track leading to Kings Cave, believed to have been used by the Kings Own Regiment, who guarded the convict road builders. Convict Cell at Bull's Camp	BLUE MOUNTAINS TOURING GUIDE Blue Mountains Grand Circular Drive Click on village names to see full details All material contained in this touring guide is copyright of Jayarnda Pty Ltd and may not be reproduced for any commercial purpose whatsoever without permission. Ph 02 6355 6292 Back on the G.W. Highway, the next stop is historic Bulls Camp at Woodford. Now a picnic area, the site was first set aside as a stock reserve in 1829; then as a camp for convicts employed on the road. Look for ‘The Waterhole’ in the site of an old quarry. To the west of the picnic area are ‘The Grooved Rock’ and the ‘Convict Cell’ or ‘Powder Store’. Next come some of the oldest buildings in the Mountains, ‘Woodford Academy’ right on the highway. Owned by the National Trust, the original building was an inn (1833) with the present stone building dating to 1843. Please select to see what's close by view accommodation view restaurants & dining view other business

	Blue Mountains Grand Circular Drive Penrith/Emu Plains to Lapstone ~ Glenbrook to Blaxland ~ Springwood & Valley Heights ~ Faulconbridge Linden to Woodford ~ Hazelbrook/Lawson/Bullaburra ~ Wentworth Falls ~ Leura ~ Katoomba Medlow Bath ~ Blackheath ~ Megalong Valley ~ Mount Victoria ~ Hartley & Hartley Historic Village Hampton to Jenolan Caves ~ Oberon ~ Lithgow ~ Mount Wilson ~ Bells Line of Road The Hawkesbury Richmond/Windsor ~ Bathurst/Mudgee & Beyond The Blue Mountains