170km of Putty Road NSW | 15 Stops You Might Have Missed | Slow TV Scenic Drive 4K
170km of one of Australia’s most iconic roads — driven slowly, with 15 stops that most people miss. This 4K POV scenic drive begins in Singleton and makes its way past 15 iconic stops, some real hidden gems, before ending in Windsor.
For example, did you know that you can see genuine Aboriginal Rock art on the Putty? Watch this drive to find out where it is!
Some landmarks that we’ll see:
• Wollombi Brook Bridge
• Bulga (including Bulga Tavern)
• The Putty Road Truck Drivers Memorial
• Biame Cave – ancient Aboriginal cave painting
• Colo Bra Tree — breast cancer commemoration
• The Wo-man statue, Halfway Roadhouse sculptures
• Colo River
• Colo Bridge
• Many sweeping views
• Some off-the-beaten-path adventure
This is a normal speed, slow drive, ambient sound and no talking filmed in 4K. Along the way I’ll share fun snippets of history and contextual information in subtitles at the bottom of the screen.
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*Links*
Download the entire commentary: https://public.qwerky.online/video-resources/2026-05-11-putty-road/commentary.pdf
My route as a GPX file: https://public.qwerky.online/video-resources/2026-05-11-putty-road/route.gpx
View the map online: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/2025-05-11-putty-road_1418355
Biame cave: https://www.singleton.nsw.gov.au/Experience/Visit/Attractions/Baiame-Cave
Pokolbin scenic drive video: https://youtu.be/9QkaX5R09HY
Morpeth town tour video: https://youtu.be/_lquu4jZruQ
View a list of my information sources here: https://public.qwerky.online/video-resources/2026-05-11-putty-road/information-sources.pdf
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I acknowledge the “Wonnarua”, “Darkinung” and “Darug” first nations peoples who are the traditional custodians of the land that this video was filmed on. I also pay my respects to their ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging.
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Video recorded on 11 May 2026.
Chapters:
0:00:00 Preview scenes
0:00:25 Singleton, Introduction and map
0:01:10 Entering Putty Road with information about Singleton, Wonnarua tribal lands
0:05:38 Entering Mount Thorley locality
0:11:30 Passing Mount Thorley commercial turn off
0:14:10 Passing by Mouth Thorley Mine and Bulga Mines
0:14:48 Entering Bulga locality
0:19:30 Wollombi Brook Bridge, view stop and history
0:21:00 Quick tour of Bulga Town
0:25:05 Passing the Hunter Valley Fire Control Centre
0:27:45 Pulling over for a view of Milbrodale
0:28:52 Entering Milbrodale locality with historic information
0:29:50 The Putty Road Truck Drivers Memorial
0:35:45 Biame Cave, ancient Aboriginal rock painting
0:44:10 Back onto Putty Road
0:47:35 Entering Woolemi and Yengo National Parks with contextual information
0:50:15 Stopping at Parsons Creek and Parsons Creek Fireplace
0:52:20 Entering Darkey Creek locality and Darkinung tribal lands
0:58:20 Stopping at Darkey Creek, disappointing litter everywhere
1:08:45 Stopping at Harris Fire Trail for some scenic views
1:12:30 The history of Putty Road
1:28:40 Entering Garland Valley locality
1:31:45 Stopping at the old Halfway Roadhouse, interesting sculptures
1:41:45 Stop at Boggy Creek Rest Area
1:43:30 Entering Putty locality
1:52:00 Stopping at St Shenouda Christian Coptic Orthodox Monastery
1:54:45 Grey Gum Cafe, a favourite stop on The Putty
2:02:00 Entering Mellong locality and City of Hawkesbury
2:16:00 Entering Colo Heights locality and Darug tribal lands
2:17:00 Stopping at a random payphone
2:40:15 Getting a great view of Colo
2:42:45 Debz Kurbzide Eatz, another iconic eatery
2:48:30 Colo Bra Tree, breast cancer commemoration
2:51:15 Entering Colo locality
2:57:30 Colo Bridge over the Colo River
2:59:00 Stopping at the Colo River
3:03:40 Entering Blaxlands Ridge locality
3:09:00 Entering East Kurrajong locality
3:13:12 Entering Wilberforce locality
3:18:20 The end of Putty Road, joining Wilberforce Road
3:19:30 Australiana Pioneer Village
3:25:40 Entering Windsor Park and end of the drive
Information sources can be viewed at this link: https://public.qwerky.online/video-resources/2026-05-11-putty-road/Information-Sources.pdf
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2 Comments
Such an iconic Aussie drive, I hope that you enjoy this video. I am very interested to hear your stories or favourite stops along Putty Road, so if you have any please leave a comment and share below!
Wow, that trip along The Putty brought back many memories. Back in the 1970's I traveled it many times on my way to weekends away at Murrurundi. Your stop at Parsons Creek Fireplace was a regular rest stop for us. you will notice the large cut back tree adjacent to where you parked, back in the day, that tree was huge, it almost spanned the whole road and was known as the Possum Tree. Back then the area was much better maintained than its is today. If you travel The Putty on weekends, please be aware that many many motorcyclists use it for weekend rides, the Grey Gums Cafe is a regular rest stop for them, don't let that stop you from visiting the Cafe, they're generally a good bunch. Thanks again, cheers.