Finchs Line

Walling on Finchs Line was kept to a minimum and was not built to later standards seen on Devines Hill

The original ascent north of the Hawkesbury River, Finchs Line starts 2 km downstream of the present ferry crossing and winds up the escarpment with a series of sharp narrow hairpin bends. It was constructed in 1828 by the 25th Road Party and Iron Gang No 3 under Lt Jonathon Warner. In the traditional way roads had been built in the colony, Warner and the convicts under him built a simple road which was narrow and lacked drainage structures. Walling was basic, and kept to a minimum.

The 25th Road Party engraved their name on a rock surface near the road