Sandy hollow is a tiny township located on the Golden Highway just 15 minutes west of Denman. Around half an hour from Muswellbrook, Sandy Hollow is close to larger tourist and commercial centres of the Hunter whilst being far enough away to become a rural retreat.
The hills of the dramatic Giant’s Leap landmark provide a delightful backdrop for the town and are also good for walks to the top, with fantastic views over the Goulburn River Valley and clean, fresh, country air.
The area around Sandy Hollow is a well-kept secret. A visit will reward you with vistas of dramatic sandstone escarpments, hidden valleys, world famous horse studs and welcoming country towns. And of course, there are the Upper Hunter Wineries with their personal and peaceful cellar doors allowing you to sample some of the best wines in the world with Rosemount, James Estate and Yarraman to name a few.
A good ½ day – day trip would be a scenic circular drive leaving Sandy Hollow, going down the scenic Bylong Valley Way with it’s craggy hills of Wollemi and horse stud country. On the way, you can park up at Phipps Cutting and take a walk along one of the way marked trails in Wollemi National Park, or picnic at peaceful and shady Honeysuckle Creek, or cool your feet off with a dip in the river at O’Brien’s Crossing. Eastern grey kangaroos, wombats, red-necked wallabies and wallaroos frequently graze on the grassy river banks and goannas, water dragons, turtles and platypus may also be seen. Lyrebirds and emus are amongst the 150 species of birds in the Wollemi National Park.
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