I just got home this afternoon from Urunga going the longer way. 2500kms to do a 1000km FarRide
But I did a few roads that I always try and fit into trips around Walcha. Basically Canberra to Narrabri, which is not that interesting, then on to Walcha through Gunnedah, Willow Tree and Tamworth, some of the roads I have not been on as have not been where I have been going. Then from Walcha to Guyra, after which it was a bit more fun. Down the Waterfall Way through Dorrigo to Urunga for the night. Sunday it was time to go the coast a bit and go on the Oxley back to Walcha just for something different. Then on Thunderbolts and the back way through Dungog to Denman for the night. They sure must like their coal down that way, as they must put it on the road and pour lumpy bitumen over it. Temperature jumped from 27c to 37c coming off the ranges into the valley before Glouchester. The Bylong Valley way was next, road conditions and scenery vary a lot so wise to keep the concentration up. As I was close, Bathurst via Sofala was next, with a little trundle around the track yet again. From there back through Tuena, Crookwell, Gundaroo. There is only 8kms of reasonable gravel on the Tuena end of that road, in a 5km, 3km and 1km stetches. The 5 km one is before Tuena up on the ridge of the hills, a bit narrow and windy with lots of fresh dead wildlife, but quite manageable keeping to 60kph or so.
Overall great weather. The only encounter with live wildlife (quite a few cows on the roads but they don't count) was a (now deceased) cockatoo who was slow to take off and went the wrong direction. I can say the Trophy bodywork is strong as the cockie was finished off painlessly (I hope that is what it was thinking) The metal bracket for the rear hugger fatigued through and the hugger went missing (an aftermarket one) so the roads must have been too much for it over 40,000kms. Bike now needs a clean and new tyres.