Bylong, New South Wales

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Bylong is a village in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way. The area is home to numerous horse studs. The champion racehorse and sire Heroic was born in the area. Bylong hosts an annual mouse racing event.

Access

Bylong can be accessed from the Hunter Valley by travelling west along the Golden Highway and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way, 1 km before Sandy Hollow. If travelling from Ilford, Bylong can be accessed by travelling 2 km north along the Castlereagh Highway and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way.

Railways

Bylong has a railway crossing loop, 1 km east of Bylong on the Sandy Hollow-Gulgong railway line. The railway passes through a 2 km tunnel in the Bylong Range, 8 km to the east-southeast (-32.43639°N, 150.20022°W) between the Bylong River and Murrumbo Creek valleys.

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