Report from John Ross on the Bike Leichhardt tour of the Marlborough region in February 2017. This was a good scenic trip for ten BL tourers, with a couple of challenges along the way. Monday 13/2: The 70 km from
Perth to Sydney the slow way
Having finished work the Perth the logical way to back to Sydney ( to me ) was to cycle. I departed Perth on 24 July and having cycled via Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Augusta, Permberton, Walpole, Denmark and Esperance
Tour de Sicily
Last day in Sicily, after three weeks and about 700 km of cycling. Tomorrow I fly to Rome and then Copenhagen to see my son and also meet Elaine, who has been on a choral tour with Bel Acapella. I
Lakes Ride
Pose at the start Chittaway Bay. http://www.theentrance.org.au/explore/cycleway Long Jetty. Tuggarah Lake is very shallow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuggerah_Lake Long Jetty Coffee at The Entrance, with views of the bridge to Toukley and the shallows on ‘The Entrance.’ From the bridge. A short diversion
GOLDFIELDS TRACK & OKEEFE RAIL TRAIL
Wonder would there be any interest in doing the Goldfield track (website has this name ). It basically runs from Bendigo to Ballarat following mostly the old walking track and for most part requires a mountain bike or perhaps a
Wollombi Singleton
As the afternoon light grew softer on day one of our ride, we looked back from a hill over the Hunter river plane. Brilliant green lucerne fields stood out from the duller brown pastures. A plane was circling, climbing, taking
April 2013 Rail Trail Tour
Victoria has developed its old, disused rail lines into cycling tracks, called “rail trails.” 13th till 20th April a group from Bike Leichhardt rode two of the trails, connecting between the two with a low traffic road. Day 0: Getting
Alice Springs tour
Hi all, If anyone is interested the route and other info about he tour Pete Sig under took a few months ago can be found by following the link below. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/232141606 Rob
Cycling the Elbe River Germany
In sept this year my friend Margaret & I cycled the River Elbe in Germany from Dresden to Magdeburg, it is a very traditional German walking and cycling trip in summer with lots of ‘Bier Gartens’ along the river. Very enjoyable
Tour de Flinders – LBUG 2012
(Although published under my name (Jamie), this was actually written and edited by Mike Roylance with the assistance of Mike MacDonald. All credit to them!) Statistics Group of six riders: Mike, Libby, Bruce, Nan, Jamie and Michael. Dates: Wednesday 2nd