Australia
Mudgee, Nest in the Hills
Description
Mudgee is a favourite 'get-away' spot for Sydney-siders, being about a 3 1/2 hour drive and boasting many wineries and restaurants. Mudgee means 'nest in the hills' in Aboriginal.
Australia's transition to decimal currency happened in 1966 and Gulgong, birthplace of poet Henry Lawson, was featured on the $10 note. Gulgong is also home to Prince of Wales Opera House, Australia's first, built in 1871. Gulgong means 'deep waterhole' in Aboriginal.
Nav data
- Country: Australia
- Locale: N.S.W. | Central West & Orana
- Route: YMDG Mudgee to YMDG Mudgee
- Distance: 91 nm
- File name: australia-YMDG-to-YMDG-VFR-mudgee-230306
Waypoints
- WP 1 - Follow the Castlereagh Highway NW for 7 nm to bridge at Cullenbone
- WP 2 - Follow the Castlereagh Highway N for 7 nm to Gulgong
- WP 3 - Follow the railway 13 nm NE to Ulan and Moolarben Coal Mines
- WP 4 - Follow the valley 13 nm SE over Wilpinjang Coal Mine
- WP 5 - S for 24 nm to Rylstone Aerodrome
- WP 6 - W for 11 nm to pick up the Castlereagh Highway at Windemere Dam
- WP 7 - 12 nm NW to Mudgee Golf Club
- WP 8 - NE for 2 nm to Mudgee Airport YMDG
WP 1 - Follow the Castlereagh Highway NW for 7 nm to bridge at Cullenbone
WP 2 - Follow the Castlereagh Highway N for 7 nm to Gulgong
Gulgong, looking south
WP 3 - Follow the railway 13 nm NE to Ulan and Moolarben Coal Mines
Looking north at the mines
Wilpinjang Coal Mine
WP 4 - Follow the valley 13 nm SE over Wilpinjang Coal Mine
WP 5 - S for 24 nm to Rylstone Aerodrome
WP 6 - W for 11 nm to pick up the Castlereagh Highway at Windemere Dam
Castlereagh Highway
WP 7 - 12 nm NW to Mudgee Golf Club
Mudgee
WP 8 - NE for 2 nm to Mudgee Airport YMDG