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This route begins along the Warialda Road, 3 kilometres north of Bingara Post Office, at the Whitlow Road intersection turn right. After 2.3 kilometres cross a ramp into the Bingara State Forest.
A variety of small birds may be seen downstream along the pretty creek. There is a bush track to higher country 60 metres on the right past the ramp where mature trees and understorey attract birds. Note the Native Orange trees, capparis mitchellii, beside the road past the creek. This is not a plant to go unnoticed because of its dense habitat and deep sombre green foliage. This is an aboriginal food when ripe.
Continue 1.3 kilometres to the Bobby Whitlow Creek turn off, here a bush track follows the creek for 600 metres and returns to the bitumen road. Travel 300 metres to the second ramp, cross the ramp and turn right. Enter a gate and walk or drive through the scrub courtesy of Peter Alsop and family who own the land. Mr Alsop can assist with bird tours, you are welcome to enter this area but a phone call to Mr Alsop 6724 1587 before heading out would be appreciated.
There is an active Spotted Bower Bird’s playground in this area.
Past the second ramp, about 400 metres to the left (opposite double gates) is Peter Alsop’s picnic place by the creek. A former Rhodonite Mine is located 900 metres past the ramp (9 kilometres from Bingara). Proceed for 9 kilometres and pass the Riverview Road and then the Upper Whitlow Road turns off. For the next 9 kilometres the country is scrubby undulating to hilly, with the creek crossings and then open farm lands, before coming to Myall Creek Memorial just before the T junction of the Bingara - Delungra Roads.
Turn left for the return trip of 23 kilometres back to Bingara, after 5 kilometres the road enters a rugged area of the Bingara State Forest.
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