Overview
This short drive gives visitors an opportunity to view some of the unusual granite outcrops which can be found throughout the district.
Feature outcrops; Doctor's Nose, Small Bald Rock, Draining Rock with views that include the Mole Valley, Wallangarra and the township of Tenterfield. The drive is 38klms long, some unsealed (but not a goat track!). The lookouts amenities include free gas barbeque, toilets and picnic areas.
Who was Mackenzie? Sir Robert Ramsey Mackenzie took up Tenterfield Station in 1840 in the few years before it was taken up by Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson. Mackenzie later moved to QLD where in 1859 he became the Colonial Treasurer and in 1867 Premier of QLD. He returned to Scotland, succeeded to the Baronetcy of his father then died in 1873.