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This track will take you from Ben Bullen, through sections of the Garden of Stone National Park, Ben Bullen State forest and Wolgan State forest, before emerging on Wolgan Road a few kilometers out from Lidsdale, although the track can most certainly be done in the opposite direction, which would perhaps make it a little easier.

We started this track from Ben Bullen which is roughly midway between Lidsdale and Capertee on the Castlereigh Highway. Entering off the highway onto Hutchinson Rd, it's not far until you turn onto the Moffit Trail, which will take you through a section of the Garden of Stone National Park, into the Ben Bullen State forrest, all the way to Baal Bone gap. The Moffit Trail is a pretty standard track, with only one small section of concern in a small network of mud puddles and deep mud ruts. We almost encountered a problem here by hitting a large puddle that was much deeper than expected. It should be noted, though that there are plently of easy ways around the worst of the puddles.

At Baal Bone Gap, you'l find a small picnic area with a National Parks registry book and information on the area. Unfortunantly, the track that heads down through the gap is gated, and it's a very steep 2km descent if you want to head down into the valley below on foot.

Heading off from Baal Bone Gap, we continued along the Moffit Trail through the Wolgan State Forest. It was only a few kilometers past Baal Bone where we encountered some of the nicest scenery on this trip, in a narrow rocky canyon through which the trail wound. A few muddy puddles and some steep ascents were all that we encountered along this section, nothing that couldn't be handled by most 4WD's, with the exception of one ascent that has about a half meter rock step-up. It took us a few goes to get up this step, but soon enough we were though and up on the plateau. Once we were out of the canyon, we travelled a few kilometers until we discovered a fantastic lookout which had incredible views over the entire Wolgan Valley, and right across to Newnes Plateau.

It's only about a kilometer to the end of the track and we encountered a rather steep and rocky descent down into the valley. No dramas, really, although it was a little slippery over some of the rocks.

About fifty meters from the track's end at Wolgan Road, and we encountered another large mud puddle that had stuck a Range Rover with a camper trailer attached to it. Ten minutes and we had the Rover out with a quick snatch, and we continued on to Wolgan Road, where the track ends opposite the start to the Blackfellows Hand Track which leads up to the Newnes Plateau.

All in all a fun track with a fair few scenic photo opportunities!