The Central West Cycling Trail comprises a network of back roads and tracks passing through Mudgee, Gulgong, Dunedoo, Mendooran, Ballimore, Dubbo, Geurie, Wellington and Goolma in central NSW. The countryside traversed by the trails is gently rolling, and typical of scenic and peaceful inland eastern Australia.It is equally suited to driving, as all access is via public roads.
The cycling route in the Dunedoo-Mendooran-Cobbora area represents an area of interesting landforms and geology. This route is the subject of this guide, with a few minor additions. It straddles part of the southern edge of the major, regional-scale sedimentary basins which comprise much of eastern and central Australia, including the Gunnedah Basin and the younger Great Australian (Artesian) Basin. The basins overlie the much older Lachlan Orogen, which contrasts strongly in rock types and landforms. Large areas of fertile, flat floodplains border major watercourses, and in some cases show characteristics which suggest their derivation from distant (rather than local) sites.
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