Distance 77.35kms
Elevation 684m
Top speed 55.1km/h
Strava Link : https://www.strava.com/activities/4104410095
7:30am push off from Denman (and a little hill) saw us catch a pretty strong tail wind through a lovely flattish valley along Bureen Rd where some curious cows came running up to the fence to see what all the fluorescent was about.
We counted many horses, sheep, alpaca, and saw plenty of green grass and very full dams. Then the climbing started and continued for the rest of the day, some smallish but there were 6 that were over 150m high. Tough going, but we did have a tail wind most of the way to help us out.
We had a little lunch stop on the top of one of the first hills, then lunch 1 stop in Jerry's Plains at a nice recreation area.
Then we rode through mining country. Oh my, they have some really nice roads to take the loads of the trucks that are consistently going in there. Smooth, wide and fast.
The last 17 kms saw us riding along the horrid New England Highway into Singleton where we had to keep our wits about us. The tension of watching for any puncture inducing material on the wide shoulder we were riding on, be aware of trucks coming from behind or even toward us and hold on as they pass cause their wake is at 100+km/h is enough to blow us off the bikes and then to just keep pedalling up the very steep hills.
We made it into Singleton just before 2 pm, and thankfully we had a support vehicle to take some of the panniers today which made the last ride of the trip a little less heavy.
After ice creams and hydration we said our goodbyes and left for our respective homes.
It was a challenging trip, I have definitely got over my back issues for now, feeling stronger and know that I can do hard things. 9 bikes, 18 tyres - no punctures or serious mechanicals for over 210kms. Thanks to Paul &
Prue Gage-Driver
for organising it all.
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