Hunter Valley Cycle, Victoria St Station to Paterson 25kms

On this event we will do a relatively easy 25km ride through the hisoric villages of Lower Hunter. We will start in East Maitland and ride through historic Morpeth and Largs before taking the backroad into Paterson. From Paterson we can return back a slightly different way or we can get the 4.04PM train home from Paterson or Martins Creek.

The plan is to arrive at Victoria Street Station at 10.30 AM on Sunday 21 June, If you are coming by train you just need to get the 7.21AM Central to Newcastle service and then change at Hamilton for the Telarah service which arrives at Victoria Street Station at 10.28AM. If you are coming by car just park on the western (New England Highway) side of Victoria Street Station. You can leave your extra luggage in your car or take it to my place which is just around the corner from Victoria Street Station.

We will then commence our ride, firstly through Raworth and then along the cycling path into Morpeth where we may stop for a coffee. Afterwards we ride through Largs and Woodville and then along the quiet backroad into Paterson. We will have lunch at Paterson and then we have the option of riding back a slightly different way or riding a bit further into Vacy and Martins Creek and getting the train back to Victoria Street.

The ride. We will be on quiet rural roads the whole way. All roads are bitumen. You will need to take about 750ml of water. Please also take a spare tube and a kit for replacing a tube if required. Toilet stops are available in Morpeth. Woodville and Paterson. I will take an EPIRB and first aid kit for
Safety. I will also have walkie-talkies for communication.
Any questions please ask. My phone number is 0439543695.
There will be a $5 gratuity for this event.
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