The Golden Highway
The great inland corridor from the north
Credit: Newnes Lithgow Seven Valleys
The Dish, Parkes
For travellers arriving from the Hunter and the north, the Golden Highway is a journey through the soul of inland NSW – past horse studs, boutique wineries, striking silo art and enormous, cloud-filled skies.
Stop in the beautifully preserved gold rush village of Gulgong before rolling into Mudgee, where more than 40 cellar doors, a vibrant food scene and a handsome historic town centre make it easy to linger.
Mudgee
Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Continue south to Lithgow, or head west through Dubbo – home to the world-renowned Taronga Western Plains Zoo – before pressing on to Parkes, where the iconic ‘Dish’ and its outstanding Astronomy Centre sit beneath some of the darkest, most star-filled skies in the country.
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Bells Line of Road
A stunning ridgeway drive through the upper Blue Mountains
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The Great Western Highway & the Darling Causeway
Threading through the heart of the Blue Mountains
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The Hume Highway
A southern journey from Sydney’s south-west and Canberra
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The Lachlan Valley Way & Mid-Western Highway
A road trip through Cowra, Grenfell and Forbes
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Explore the many roads connecting to central New South Wales
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