I know just about every roadie in Canberra does the Uriarra loop. In the anti clockwise direction we all go down the hill to Uriarra crossing and turn left and go back up the hill. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you went straight at the intersection? Well this is the road less travelled, Fairlight Road. After Uriarra Crossing there is a climb...
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I thought it was time to share another one of my favourite rides in the Canberra region. Like the Mt Majura climb I suspect this is not a well travelled route as I rarely see anyone else out there. Depending on the direction you take you will experience a completely different ride. Going in the clockwise direction will give you easier climbs with some really...
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OK so the family has dragged you down to Batemans Bay again. What to do? When it comes to a decent road ride around the Batemans Bay area there aren’t too many options. According to the map the only substantial loop is from Batemans Bay down the Princess Hwy to Moruya and then back north along the coast.So given I was stuck in this dire...
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As I discovered on the weekend you can actually ride (a road bike) to the top of Mt Majura. I had long held suspicions about this since last summer when I ran to the top and found the road up there but it wasn’t until this weekend I discovered how to get on that road. For those of you interested, Mt Majura is actually higher...
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RIDE DETAILS Start time was 5:45am Temperature: 0 degrees Average speed: 30.5 Total Distance: 120 km Visibility: good, little fog Total Ascent: 964metres The profile map only shows the ride in one direction but I think you can get the idea of what the return journey would have looked like. The ride out to Yass was nice enough; I went out via Bedulluck Rd (the...
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