1 christmas - new years run 2012-13 Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:14 am
charlie99
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k guys ...i think we have hatched a plan
this could prove to be one of the best varied and awesome routes we have tried to date as a group ride .
i commend you all, to join in .
route
via mt lindsay highway south to beudesert .then onto the fantastic twistys of mount lindsay , onto woodenbong in nsw (there are fantasic photo oportunites of subtropical rainforest around mount lindsay and the groves of treeferns palms and tall woods in there )
from woodenbong south towards tabulum ..through urbenville and bonalbo ...just amazing countryside often broken up by surprise rainforest canopies over the road and green moss around corners etc ...real adventure stuff (in my opinion ) the road i mention is not the best or the worst ,,,but it does open out to spectacular countryside along this not so common route .
the road out of tabulum is well surfaced and contains some extreemly good high speed corners of consistent radius and firm tar ...towards drake
last time we visited there, the meals available were of true country fair ...fish, beef ,and all that, options available and not too high a price, but delicious .
this route might give rick an oportunity to join in without the great distances. unfortunatly for alby is a long ride ...with this in mind, im offering to put up with locals at my place, staying the night either before or including after the ride ...ill try to be a good host ..giggle ...just to break up the travel distances involved . if need be i have 2 beds ...erm couches available for this, comfy and with sheets for the dubious .
my first thoughts out of drake, were to progress up the hill to tenterfield ...an awesome track indeed..then off to stanthope and back via the new england highway through warwick etc, which i will call option 1
ill post up the track maps for you all later in this thread
option 2
the second option was to travell back towards the coast via casino , kyogle and then the back track though to uki and onto murwillumbar (it is a well surfaced road nowadays and kinda took me by surprise went i traversed this path ...not so many months ago ) in difference to what i remember many years ago))
through the numibar valley out of mur-bar and back onto the highway at nerang ...from there an hour of freeway travels back to brissy propper
this track is a goodun ,,,we can stop off at the "natural arch" for a break and the awesome nature that surrounds it on this section ....if you havent been there ...you have to experience it .
at this time i expect an 8am start lunch should be over by 12.30 ish and outskirts of brissy by 5.30
given that we have good light till 7.00 ish evening and allowing for dufus time scales we should be good in any way of thinking
dates
after concidering that some of us dont actually get a good long break from work commitments ...the best option i can suport at this time is doing it on a weekend ...as almost everyone has that time off ... so ,,,suggested date is either sat 29th or sunday 30th of december ...for me 29th sounds great ...leaves home travel time ...plus (pissup) sharing christmas cheer, before going home ..
hope you all have a great christmass whatever you maybe doing
this could prove to be one of the best varied and awesome routes we have tried to date as a group ride .
i commend you all, to join in .
route
via mt lindsay highway south to beudesert .then onto the fantastic twistys of mount lindsay , onto woodenbong in nsw (there are fantasic photo oportunites of subtropical rainforest around mount lindsay and the groves of treeferns palms and tall woods in there )
from woodenbong south towards tabulum ..through urbenville and bonalbo ...just amazing countryside often broken up by surprise rainforest canopies over the road and green moss around corners etc ...real adventure stuff (in my opinion ) the road i mention is not the best or the worst ,,,but it does open out to spectacular countryside along this not so common route .
the road out of tabulum is well surfaced and contains some extreemly good high speed corners of consistent radius and firm tar ...towards drake
last time we visited there, the meals available were of true country fair ...fish, beef ,and all that, options available and not too high a price, but delicious .
this route might give rick an oportunity to join in without the great distances. unfortunatly for alby is a long ride ...with this in mind, im offering to put up with locals at my place, staying the night either before or including after the ride ...ill try to be a good host ..giggle ...just to break up the travel distances involved . if need be i have 2 beds ...erm couches available for this, comfy and with sheets for the dubious .
my first thoughts out of drake, were to progress up the hill to tenterfield ...an awesome track indeed..then off to stanthope and back via the new england highway through warwick etc, which i will call option 1
ill post up the track maps for you all later in this thread
option 2
the second option was to travell back towards the coast via casino , kyogle and then the back track though to uki and onto murwillumbar (it is a well surfaced road nowadays and kinda took me by surprise went i traversed this path ...not so many months ago ) in difference to what i remember many years ago))
through the numibar valley out of mur-bar and back onto the highway at nerang ...from there an hour of freeway travels back to brissy propper
this track is a goodun ,,,we can stop off at the "natural arch" for a break and the awesome nature that surrounds it on this section ....if you havent been there ...you have to experience it .
at this time i expect an 8am start lunch should be over by 12.30 ish and outskirts of brissy by 5.30
given that we have good light till 7.00 ish evening and allowing for dufus time scales we should be good in any way of thinking
dates
after concidering that some of us dont actually get a good long break from work commitments ...the best option i can suport at this time is doing it on a weekend ...as almost everyone has that time off ... so ,,,suggested date is either sat 29th or sunday 30th of december ...for me 29th sounds great ...leaves home travel time ...plus (
hope you all have a great christmass whatever you maybe doing
Last edited by charlie99 on Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:05 pm; edited 1 time in total
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