Boiling Billys bestselling 4WD Treks Close to Sydney is now in its 6th edition and in the new A4 format. With 85,000 plus copies sold in previous editions, this title continues to be the ultimate guide for 4WDers wishing to explore the surrounds of Sydney. This completely revised edition features 25 of the best four-wheel drive day and weekend treks within a few short hours’ drive of Sydney. Readers will find: expert route directions, in forward and reverse, which feature GPS Lat/Long and UTM grid references; detailed trek maps for each trip; a regional road atlas and stunning full colour photography. Also included in the route directions for each trip are details of picnic areas, camping sites, walking tracks to explore and lookouts to take in the vistas. Some of the treks to explore include: Convict Trail, Abercrombie River National Park, Dixons Long Point, Caves to Caves, Watagan Wanderings, The Pinnacle, Touring the Turon, Lost City & Newnes, Stockton Beach, Chichester Forest, Barrington Tops and The Hunter Range.
In 1995 Craig Lewis and Cathy Savage threw in their day jobs and took the plunge to bceome full-time writers and photographers. In particular, they love to hit the road and explore by 4WD.
20 years later, Boiling Billy Publications has grown into one of Australia’s leading outdoor guidebook imprints with close to three-quarters of a million books in print. Their titles include a full series of state-based camping guides, a series of 4WD guides and the bestselling Australian Bush Cooking and Australian Bush Pubs .
Authors Note
At a Glance
How to Use this Book
Trek 1 Around Meryla 12
Trek 2 Burralow Creek 18
Trek 3 Chichester Forest 24
Trek 4 Convict Trail 34
Trek 5 Falls & Lookouts Tour 46
Trek 6 Lost City & Newnes 54
Trek 7 Mount Royal 63
Trek 8 Six Foot Track 68
Trek 9 The Hunter Range 76
Trek 10 The Kings Tableland 84
Trek 11 Touring The Turon 89
Trek 12 Upper Allyn Jaunt 100
Trek 13 Watagan Wanderings 108
Trek 14 Wattle Flat Heritage Lands 120
Trek 15 Wheeny Creek & Mountain Lagoon 125
Trek 16 Yalwal Circuit 130
Trek 17 Abercrombie Trek 138
Trek 18 Barrington Tops 148
Trek 19 Caves to Caves 161
Trek 20 Dixons Long Point 172
Trek 21 Gibraltar Rocks & Little River 182
Trek 22 Root Hog Crossing 190
Trek 23 Stockton Beach 198
Trek 24 The Pinnacle 204
Trek 25 Gardens of Stone 214
Touring Atlas
Index
Bestselling title - over 85,000 copies sold of previous editions
Covers the best 25 tours around the Sydney region
Includes: Full-Colour Route Maps; Detailed Route Information; Campsites and Picnic Areas; All Treks Detail Standard Ratings