We are not out of the woods yet with the COVID 19 situation in the Central West. Numerous people are rebooking to ride in the New Year.
But whilst lockdown has meant full brakes on with regards people riding, there are some improvements to look forward to.
- At Goolma roadworks have been completed to give a 1.2m shoulder on the 2.3km section between the village of Goolma and Mebul Road towards Gulgong(see photo above) A definite improvement and we will continue to push for improved shoulders on these short but busier sections of the trail that are so key for linking those hundreds of kilometres of quite roads and tracks together.
- Locals have been developing a few local circuit rides. Committee member Sharon Nott has finished investigating a nice little 20km circuit ride south out from Dunedoo thence via Fairfield Rd to Golden Highway, follow wide shoulder a short distance west and onto Lewis Lane to Lawson Park Rd west to Digilah Rd (part of CWC) and back to Dunedoo. The Dunedoo-Cobbora area provides great range of rural accommodation and some nice rides so you can enjoy the area.
- More at a desktop level there keen CWC riders in Sydney looking at routes to ride from Sydney to the CWC. Similarly, Shawn Flannery of PedalVentures continues to refine routes from Kandos to the CWC starting at Mudgee-Gulgong. Some great back roads between Kandos to Mudgee.
- The Committee has written to all local councils seeking permission to attach fingerpost signs to exits of each of the towns and villages. Good responses have been received to date but getting the three councils on the one song sheet will be important so the trail signage has integrity.
Hopefully, we can be back riding the full CWC soon.