Bylong Valley Way commences at the intersection with Golden Highway just south of Sandy Hollow and heads in a westerly direction, crossing the Goulburn River nearly immediately and then generally follows it along its southern bank through Baerami and Goulburn River National Park to Bylong, where it meets Wollar Road, and turns in a southerly direction and travels through Rylstone and Kandos until it eventually terminates at an intersection with Castlereagh Highway just north of Ilford.

In conjunction with the Bathurst-Ilford Road to Bathurst, this route provides a leisurely alternative to going through Sydney to travel between the Hunter Region and Central Tablelands.

The other two were south of Bylong on the way towards Rylstone, where two kilometres had been sealed a few years earlier, converting one long unsealed section to two shorter ones.

Camping areas are available in the Wollemi National Park on the western side of Coxs Gap, and the Phipps Cutting picnic area between Baerami and Widden Creek provides an entry point for hiking in the Wollemi National Park.

[17] Muswellbrook Shire Council maintained a temporary deviation on private property for several years to allow access during bridgework and for heavy vehicles.

Muswellbrook Shire Council had committed to spend $480,000 by 30 June 2007 to Manage the investigation, design and construction works[18] but the discovery of a serious problem on Kirks Bridge saw that money diverted to the more urgent project.

Muswellbrook Shire Council subsequently replaced the Widden Creek bridge between January and June 2009 at a cost of approximately A$910,000.

[19] Once the Widden Creek bridge was replaced, the 38 tonne load limit was lifted, allowing heavy vehicles to again use this route.

Mid-Western Regional council plan to replace the single lane Carwell Bridge between Kandos and Ilford between mid-2009 and mid-2010.