You have a choice between a relatively easy Family Fun Tour that goes around the lake on bicycle paths (Tour #1, 22 km) or:
A longer Lake and Rural Challenge on cycle paths and bitumen roads. You can choose a suitable distance between:
Tour #2: Parliament House, 28 -46 km
Tour #3: Lake and Rural, 50-74 km
Tour #4: "Five Peaks", 77-100 km
To add to the challenge, you can include one or up to five hills. You can download a brochure with details of the Spring Cycle (coming soon).
All tours start and finish at Blundell's Cottage, on the north shore of Lake Burley Griffin (click here to see a map). Enjoy fruit and cakes for morning tea at two sites (provided by members of the Canberra-Woden Inner Wheel Club). A free BBQ sausage will be available for all entrants at the finish.
Get together with a group of family, friends or workmates to enjoy the scenic beauty of Canberra in spring. Regardless of your age and ability, you can choose a distance and difficulty that suits you. There is a tour to suit everybody - all ages and abilities are catered for.
The tour is again actively supported by Pedal Power, The Canberra Times and Elect Printing. Click here for more photographs of the 2007 Tour.
For more information call 02 6288 3568 or send an email to Woden.
For on line registration (click here)
To print an application form from a pdf file click here!
Tour options for 2010 are listed below :
Group
3, ready to go.
Fun
for families around the lake
Inspirational
recumbent rider
A choice of four signed tours (or combinations thereof) on sealed bitumen roads and cycle paths. You can combine sections of the rides or make your own version (e.g., you may wish to ride none or only one or two of the five hills).
For a general plan of the the routes click here.
The four main tours, with alternative versions are:
#1. Family Fun Tour, 22 km, all on cycle paths with no hills (easy). Start at 9.30 am. For a plan of the Family Tour route: Click here!
Lake and Rural Challenge Tours
# 2 Parliament House: 28-46 km (easy/medium). Start at 9.00 am. For a plan of the short route: Click here and for a cue sheet, click here.
# 3. Lake and Rural Challenge: 50-74 km (medium/hard). Start at 8.30 am. For a plan of the intermediate route: Click here and for a cue sheet, click here.
#4. "Five Peaks" Challenge: 77-100 km (medium/hard/very hard). Start at 8.00 am. For a plan of this route: Click here and for a cue sheet, click here. For a profile click here.
Note: You can cycle other routes by including different combinations of peaks. The total vertical climb and typical gradient of each of the hills are:
Mt Pleasant - 80 m high, 3.0%
Mt Ainslie - 220 m high, 8.9%
Black Mt. - 230 m high, 9.2%
Red Hill - 100 m high, 8.5%
Mt Stromlo (only available on tour #4) - 160 m high, 4.5%
Woden
Rotary