Gil and I decided to go on a drive from Quakers Hill through Windsor along Putty Road to Upper Colo. Driving along over the bridge at Windsor along the flood
plain you notice the veggie gardens have been replaced by turf farms which in a
sense does not seem right but turf is in big demand with new housing these days
and obviously better income. We
drove through Wilberforce and past many of the areas of Glossodia, East
Kurrajong then to Colo Heights.
Turning left off Putty Road at the Upper
Colo sign you get the impression this could be a good tarred road, we did our
homework before hand and knew differently, but if you did not check before hand
this is misconceiving. The road is
tarred for a while then goes into dirt but not too bad there is some
corregation but easy to cover.
There are quite a few houses/farms on this road but nothing too
flash. The road is narrow in parts
but taking your time two vehicles can pass, the scenery is great - bush, valleys and lots of wattle out
and other wild flowers which create beautiful colour amongst the green.
We took the right hand turn towards Colo
Heights Road which would return us back to the Putty Road further north to
where we entered the Upper Colo Road.
Initially we crossed a very old, one lane bridge made up of sleepers and
other timbers with timber tracks to drive on. We stopped on the north side of the bridge as there
was a little clearing where we could pull in off the road and walk down to the
river. The river was clean and
very beautiful and quite.
This road is also narrow and windy in parts
but careful driving is easily negotiated.
We had morning tea at the reserve at Colo
Heights which has been neglected a little but was good all the same.
After morning tea we drove not far south on
the Putty Road and turned into Wheelbarrow Ridge Road this was a very good road
– wide, tarred for a little while, then dirt but no corregations, just had to
watch for some potholes which in the shadows of the road were sometimes hard to
see. This road took us to
West Portland where the road came to a T intersection where you could turn left
and go to Webbs Creek or right to Windsor. This drive was very enjoyable.
