Putty Road is a New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 country road linking Windsor

Windsor, New South Wales

Windsor is a town in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Windsor is located in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It sits on the Hawkesbury River, on the north-western outskirts of the Sydney metropolitan area. At the 2006 census, Windsor had a population of...

, on the fringes of Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, to Singleton

Singleton, New South Wales

-Industry & Commerce:Major industries near Singleton include coal mining, energy generation, light industry, vineyards, horse breeding and cattle production. Dairying was once a mainstay in the area, but has declined....

. It is designated as State Route 69 and is about 150 kilometres long. It is the northern end of State Route 69, connecting with Metroad 9

Metroad 9

Metroad 9 is one of Sydney, Australia's Metroads. It is the outer western Sydney Bypass connecting Campbelltown to Windsor.It replaced part of State Route 69 in December 1998 and consequently split State Route 69 into two sections. The northern section connects Windsor to Singleton...

 in Windsor and New England Highway

New England Highway

The New England Highway is a highway in Australia running from Hexham near Newcastle at its southern end to Yarraman near Toowoomba at its northern end. At its southern end it connects to the Pacific Highway and at its northern end it connects to the D'Aguilar Highway. It traverses the Hunter...

 in Singleton. It links the Sydney's West to the Hunter Valley

Hunter Valley

The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...

 with its famous vineyards.

The Putty Road is very historic, closely following the Bulga Road (named after the Bulga Creek), first explored by John Howe, Chief Constable of Windsor, being the first road to link Sydney to the Hunter Valley. It was opened in 1823 and was initially a popular cattle-rustling route.

Today, the road is fully sealed and passes through Colo and the Wollemi National Park

Wollemi National Park

Wollemi National Park is the second largest national park in New South Wales, and contains most of the largest wilderness area, the Wollemi Wilderness...

 (where the rare Wollemi Pine

Wollemi Pine

Wollemia is a genus of coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae. Wollemia was only known through fossil records until the Australian species Wollemia nobilis was discovered in 1994 in a temperate rainforest wilderness area of the Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, in a remote series of...

 can be found). The original specimen of the rare Wollemi Stringybark

Eucalyptus expressa

The Wollemi Stringybark is a recently discovered species of Eucalyptus tree, currently known as Eucalyptus expressa ms. It is likely to be published later in 2011....

 was collected beside the road. This road is narrow and winding in places and very scenic. It can be hazardous during wet weather. The Putty Road enters the Hunter Valley at the northern end of the Howes Creek gorge. The road is popular with tourists, motorcyclists and cyclists.

The Golden Highway

Golden Highway

The Golden Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia.Designated as State Highway 84, it runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Newcastle on the coast and enables road transport to avoid travelling over the Blue Mountains to Sydney....

 uses around 2km of The Putty Road near Singleton and the eastern end of the Golden Highway can be used to get to the New England Highway, bypassing Singleton.

Towns

• Singleton
  Singleton, New South Wales
  -Industry & Commerce:Major industries near Singleton include coal mining, energy generation, light industry, vineyards, horse breeding and cattle production. Dairying was once a mainstay in the area, but has declined....
  
  
• Bulga
• Colo
  Colo, New South Wales
  Colo is a small town located north-west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It is home to the Colo River and parts of the Wollemi National Park. The main road through Colo is Putty Road....
  
  
• Garland Valley
• Howes Valley
• Milbrodale
  Milbrodale, New South Wales
  Milbrodale is a village in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Local Government Area of Singleton Shire Council.-Description:...
  
  
• Putty
  Putty, New South Wales
  Putty is a village in New South Wales, Australia in Singleton Shire. It is north west of Sydney on the Putty Road between Windsor and Singleton.-Geography:The village lies in a wide valley...
  
  
• Windsor
  Windsor, New South Wales
  Windsor is a town in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Windsor is located in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It sits on the Hawkesbury River, on the north-western outskirts of the Sydney metropolitan area. At the 2006 census, Windsor had a population of...