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Rural Views and Cycling Kangaroos
Parkes, New South Wales, AU

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311 mi.
12,702 ft.

Rural views and cycling kangaroos - a cycling adventure around the slopes and plains of central west NSW. Visiting bushranger towns from the gold rush era, and the Banjo Paterson inspired 'Animals on Bikes'.

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