Travel & Directions
Subsonic Music Festival is located at
Riverwood Downs
311 Upper Monkerai Rd, Monkerai NSW 2415
Please note there is limited phone service as Riverwood Downs so please ensure you save a copy of the directions prior to heading to the festival.
Directions From Sydney or The South of NSW
Take the Sydney to Newcastle Expressway north and follow it right to its end.Turn right at the traffic lights at the end of the Expressway and follow the Pacific Highway 1 signs to Hexham and then left over the Hunter River bridge. (CAUTION when you come to the Raymond Terrace Round about IGNORE the sign that says Dungog Barrington Tops).
Drive straight through the roundabout. You will bypass Raymond Terrace, following the Taree signs. On the Pacific Highway 20 kms north of the Raymond Terrace By-pass Roundabout, turn left onto the Bucketts Way to Stroud (Gloucester and Barrington Tops).
The turn off to Riverwood Downs is on your left, 17 kms beyond Stroud. Do watch for the turn off, as it comes up rather quickly if you are travelling at highway speed. Then just follow the signs 8kms of gravel road in to Riverwood Downs. (Note: there is no need to go through Newcastle to get to Riverwood Downs).
Directions from Newcastle
Coming from Newcastle take the Pacific Hwy North. (CAUTION when you come to the Raymond Terrace Round about IGNORE the sign that says Dungog - Barrington Tops).
Drive straight through the roundabout following the sign to Barrington Tops via Gloucester. On the Pacific Highway 20kms north of the Raymond Terrace By-pass Roundabout, turn left onto the Bucketts Way to Stroud (Gloucester and Barrington Tops).
The turn off to "Riverwood Downs" is on your left, 17 kms beyond Stroud. Do watch for the turn off, as it comes up rather quickly if you are travelling at highway speed. Then just follow the signs 8kms of gravel road in to Riverwood Downs.
Directions From Northern NSW
The venue is situated between Dungog and Gloucester. Coming from the North, it depends whether you intend to travel on the New England or Pacific Highways. If you are on the New England Highway, you turn off the Highway at Singleton and proceed through Gresford to Dungog and then on the road to Stroud. You can turn left onto Monkerai Road about 5 kms further on from Dungog and follow Monkerai Rd to Riverwood Downs - There is about 17 kms of gravel road through the Monkerai Nature Reserve.
The other alternative is to continue on the road from Dungog to Stroud, turn left onto the Bucketts Way heading to Gloucester. The turn off to Riverwood Downs is on your left, approximately 15kms from where you make the turn onto the Bucketts Way. Do watch out for the turnoff as it comes up pretty quickly if you are travelling at highway speed. Then just follow the signs approximately 8 kms of gravel road in to Riverwood Downs gateway.
If you are travelling on the Pacific Highway, turn right at Nabiac to Krambach. At Krambach turn left onto the Bucketts Way to Gloucester. From Gloucester, head South for about 35 kms towards Newcastle. You will pass through the villages of Stratford, Craven and Wards River and will find the turn to Monkerai on your right about 5kms South of Wards River. Do watch for the turn off as it comes up rather quickly if you are travelling at highway speed. Then just follow the signs 8km of gravel road in to Riverwood Downs.