Diamond - Smiths - Sugarloaf - Kangaroo - Fat Gravel / MTB Loop

58km, 900vm. 40% sealed, 50% gravel, 10% old-skool MTB bush singletrack. Hilly, scenic. Medium / intermediate.

Suitable for fatter-tyred gravel bikes or XC MTB etc. Riders with reasonable hill-riding fitness and off-road experience.

Scenic hills, back-roads and tracks around Hurstbridge, Panton Hill, Sugarloaf Reservoir, and Kangaroo Ground.

7:59 AM Hurstbridge train departs FLINDERS STREET, arrives DIAMOND CREEK at 9:09 am.

Alternatively, park car between McDonalds and the train station, and meet in Maccas 9:10 for pre-ride fuel.

Ride DEPARTS at 9:30 AM.

(If you are running late, miss the train, or want to shorten the ride by 7kms, you could catch the later 8:39 train and meet us enroute in Hurstbridge at 10:00am).

There are two general stores enroute (@ 23 & 45 km), so no need to carry too much food. Carry at least two small bidons worth of water.

Bikes MUST be off-road worthy, and you must carry your own tools and spares for any basic trailside repairs, especially tubes, pump, CO2 inflators etc.

Finish around 4:30 pm back in Diamond Creek for post-ride refreshments at the Golden Hills Brewery, opposite the train station.

Route here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53157225

Attached pics and RWGPS map form part of ride description.

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WATER
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