UPDATE: Get the updated route details! We had to rejig the course a little, sorry.
Date : Sunday 27th March 2022
Start time : 9:30am
Start/finish location : Hurstbridge Train Station
Distance : ~60km
Climbing : ~1140 vertical metres
RWGPS : MGG #20 - A pinch and a punch (UPDATED 20/03/22)
GPX : MGG20_UPDATED.gpx
Cue sheet : MGG20cuesheet_UPDATED.csv
UPDATE: Get the updated route details! We had to rejig the course a little, sorry.
The last couple of years have sucked so let's rewind about a decade and do another MGG ride!
This one starts in Hurstbridge (at the train station) and is basically a big loop out to Yarra Glen and back. Simple.
There's awesome gravel, views for days, some sneaky cut-throughs (all legal!) and some challenging climbs, but none of them too long (and you can always walk the toughest bits if you want).
It's mostly beautiful dirt roads, a tiny bit of bitumen and a few small sections of singletrack and fire road. Bring a gravel bike or greater. Don't bring a road bike.
But most importantly, bring your sense of adventure and fun! Bring a friend, make a new friend on the day, if it stops being fun just make a bee-line for the train station, you make the rules. This is not a race, it's just an excuse to get out and ride with old mates and new and see some cool stuff.
This ride is totally unsupported. You're on your own. Be self-sufficient. Plan your day. Water and food at Yarra Glen which is about half-way.
The route crosses a couple of main roads (Eltham-Yarra Glen Road being the grossest) so please exercise caution. Watch out for distracted tourist drivers on the main roads and unsuspecting locals on the dirt roads. There's a lot of roadside singletrack in the area so if there's too many cars, maybe duck off to the side and see if there's a more bike-friendly option.
Anyway, peruse the GPX, study the cue sheet if you wanna do it old school (the cue sheet is generated by RWGPS so it might really suck!), soak up the flavours and start messaging your crew.
See ya there!
