Date : Sunday 10th April
Rego opens : 9:30am
Start time : 10:00am
Start location : The Basin roundabout
Finish location : The Basin roundabout
Distance : ~80km
Map : tba
Course description
This ride will take in some of the best parts of the Mount Dandenong area. It’ll start at the base of the popular 1:20 climb but, instead of smashing out a hill repeat on the 1:20 we’ll take the left-hand path and roll dirtways from the get-go.
Highlights will include Woolrich Lookout (beautiful views across to Donna Buang if it’s clear), Silvan Dam and a couple of decent dirt road climbs as we criss-cross Mount Dandenong on the small roads. We’ll also drop in on the conveniently located Cog Bike Cafe while we’re out there - perfect place for a bunch of dirty riders to refuel.
Course recon and planning is still underway.
Check the blog for more details closer to the day :
trains departing the city are
Flinders st 8:06 am - arriving at Boronia at 9:05 am (switching services at Ringwood I believe)
Flinders st 8:36 am - arriving at Boronia at 9:35 am " " " " "
I’ll most likely be on the 8:36 from flinders, front carriage, if anyone else wants to join.
I’ve never parked in the area but there’s a little carpark attached to the park that we’re starting from. If that’s no good then yeah, there’s plenty of side streets and whatnot.