Bylong is a village in

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, Australia, in the

Mid-Western Regional Council The Mid-Western Regional Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway that passes through the middle of the area in an approximate southea ...

. It is located on the

Bylong Valley Way Bylong Valley Way is a New South Wales country road linking the Golden Highway near Sandy Hollow to the Castlereagh Highway near Ilford. It is named after the Bylong Valley, through which the road passes. Route In conjunction with the Bathurst ...

. The area is home to numerous horse studs. The champion racehorse and sire

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was born in the area. Bylong hosts an annual

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event.

Access

Bylong can be accessed from the

Hunter Region The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and ...

by travelling west along the

Golden Highway Golden Highway is a highway, located in the Hunter and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. It runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Newcastle on the coast, allowing road transport to avoid travelling over the Blue Mountains to Sydn ...

and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way, before

Sandy Hollow Sandy Hollow is a small rural town in New South Wales, Australia in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway in the far west of the Upper Hunter Region, about 260 km north of Sydney. It is located around halfway bet ...

. If travelling from Ilford, Bylong can be accessed by travelling north along the

Castlereagh Highway Castlereagh Highway is a state highway located in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. The highway's northern terminus is at a junction with Carnarvon Highway, south of , Queensland. Its southern terminus is at a junction with Great West ...

and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way.

Railways

Bylong has a railway

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, east of Bylong on the Sandy Hollow–Gulgong (originally Maryvale) railway line. The railway passes through a tunnel in the Bylong Range, to the east-southeast () between the

Bylong River Bylong River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. Course Bylong River rises in the central tablelands of the Capertee Valley, within Woll ...

and Murrumbo Creek valleys.

References

Towns in New South Wales Mid-Western Regional Council {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub

Access

Railways

See also

References