Details are as follows:
Meet at Visitor Information Centre at 7.15am for a 7.30am departure.
The route:
Along the Armidale Cycle Way out towards UNE and on to Booralong Road. We follow
Booralong Road and then turn on to the gravel at Toms Gully Road and follow
this all the way to Black Mountain. At Black Mountain, back on the tar, we will
turn left into Black Mountain Road towards Guyra. Morning Tea will be at Guyra
at the playground/picnic shelter (after approx. 47km). From there we will ride along Llangothlin
Road for approx.10km and after a short stint on the New England Hwy we will
turn off to the left onto Ben Lomond Road and follow this for approx. 13km. After
riding through the Ben Lomond Village we will veer slightly right and follow
the Old Ben Lomond Road (approx. 10km on gravel), down the beautiful valley and back out to the
New England Hwy. After a quick turn left and another 2km we will arrive at the
Red Lion Tavern in Glencoe for lunch. You
are more than welcome to buddy up with a friend/family member and ride sections
of the track and drive the rest in your car as long as you inform us.
Lunch:
The Red Lion Tavern, 8025
New England Highway, Glencoe approx 1pm
Other Info:
Non-riding family members and friends are more than welcome to meet us at the Red
Lion Tavern for lunch.
It is your responsibility to organise your own car or carpooling back to
Armidale.
There will be a support car at the morning tea stop and along the way and you
can put any extra drink bottles, spare clothing etc in the car if you
wish.
Water and snacks will be available at the morning tea stop. The whole
ride is approx. 85km with 740m of climbing, so we encourage you to take some
form of electrolyte with you.
If you would like to join us on this social outing, we ask that you please
register yourself and your supporting/lunching crew online as this will help
with catering and planning purposes. VIEW ROUTE IN GOOGLE MAPS 
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