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I used to live in Hornsby and by far the quickest route was down Galson Gorge, Middle Dural Rd , Wiseman's Ferry rd to Glenorie and then cross country through Maralaya to McGraths Hill then up the Bells line of Rd to Lithgow, Bathurst and Orange.
Of course the roads are more congested now than they were 25 years ago when I did this trip often but my average speed to Bathurst was 85 Kph. By West Wyalong I had got the overall average speed to 100Kph, Then Murray Bridge 104 Kph, After that it was much slower and the average speed dropped bellow 100kph by the time I got to Hallet cove, I never travelled more tha 10Kph above the speed limit. The secret of high average speeds was driving steadily and keeping at it. I made two 10 minute fuel stops West Wyalong and Balranald.
I still follow a similar route from Kellyville to Wiruna and I do the 190K(?) in about 2.5 hrs now.
The Main Western Highway is longer for me (and I don't use tollways) so I don't use it except for a bit of variety. The Golden Highway is a nice way to go but I haven't used it for 20 years and that was only returning from Dubbo and a much longer route.
Barry
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