Bylong is a village in 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...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, in the Mid-Western Regional Council

Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales

The Mid-Western Regional Council is a Local Government Area in the Central West of New South Wales. The Castlereagh Highway passes through the middle of the area in an approximate southeast-northwest direction....

. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way

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.- Connections :...

.

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

Heroic (horse)

Heroic was a great Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 21 races from 5 furlongs to 2 miles and was a Leading sire in Australia.-Breeding:...

 was born in the area.

Bylong hosts an annual Mouse racing

Mouse racing

Mouse racing is an activity in which live rodents are coaxed to travel through a miniature racecourse at fast speeds. The races generally take place at taverns, fairs, or fund-raising events and are popular in several countries...

 event.

Access

• From 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...
  
   travel west along 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....
  
   and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way
  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.- Connections :...
  
   1 km before Sandy Hollow
  Sandy Hollow, New South Wales
  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 Valley region, about 260 km north of Sydney....
  
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• From Ilford
  Ilford, New South Wales
  Ilford is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is named after the small English town of Ilford , where the founders of this town came from. It is situated around 220 km north west of Sydney. It is located on the Castlereagh Highway, which is...
  
   travel 2 km north along the Castlereagh Highway
  Castlereagh Highway
  The Castlereagh Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia, also extending some kilometres into Queensland. It has been given the route number 55. The highway was recently extended past Gilgandra to include state route 86...
  
   and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way
  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.- Connections :...
  
  .

Railways

Bylong has a railway crossing loop on the Sandy Hollow- Gulgong

Sandy Hollow- Gulgong railway line, New South Wales

The Sandy Hollow- Gulgong railway line is a railway line in northern New South Wales, Australia. The line forms a cross country connection with the Main North line and the Gwabegar line and ultimately on to the Main West line creating a circuitous bypass of Sydney for freight traffic heading...

 railway line. The railway passes through a long tunnel nearby.

See also

• Rylstone
  Rylstone, New South Wales
  Rylstone is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Central Tablelands region within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way road route...
  
  
• Mudgee
• Kandos
  Kandos, New South Wales
  Kandos is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way. At the 2006 census, Kandos had a population of 1,306 people.The main non-agricultural industry is the production of cement...
  
  
• Baerami
  Baerami, New South Wales
  Baerami is a locality in New South Wales, Australia, in the Muswellbrook Shire. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way. Baerami is the site of Kirks Bridge, where the Bylong Valley Way crosses Baerami Creek....