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GEELONG • THE BELLARINE • SURF COAST GREAT OCEAN RIDES GREAT OCEAN CONTENTS RIDES WELCOME TO OUR REGiON’S OFFiCiAL ROAD CYClING GUIDE 2 Welcome Geelong and the Great Ocean descriptions, distances, degree of 3 Content Road offers some of Australia’s difficulty and identification of 4 Safe riding tips finest cycling, with world-famous hazards. Rides vary, from an easy coastal scenery and an ever 34km to more than 230km. 6 North Geelong Bay Tour changing hinterland providing All rides have easy access to 8 Barrabool Hills Tour great opportunities for all levels great coffee, comfortable 10 Tour de Bellarine of cyclists, from families to accommodation and excellent seasoned professionals. restaurants. 12 Bellarine Bay Tour Cycling is one of the best ways to Another way to safely experience 14 Barwon Heads Tour enjoy the Geelong and Great cycling in our region is to Ocean Road region and this guide participate in one or more of our 16 Torquay to Lorne Tour will help with planning your trip. cycling events. Come for a day or 18 The Great Ocean Road Tour There are 10 rides with even better, a weekend away! 20 Lorne to Apollo Bay Otways Tour QUICK REFERENCE Road Safety Levels: 22 Otway Rainforest Tour Relatively safe: reasonable Start/Finish 24 Geelong Criterium Track riding conditions Cafés Moderately safe: some Highlights 26 Major Public Cycling Events 5 - easy shoulders or quieter roads Visitor Information Centre 26 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Caution: take extra care, Roundabouts 27 Amy's Gran Fondo 4 - medium no shoulders, busy roads Climb5 rating: - easy 28 Great Ocean & Otway Classic Tour options and paths: Easy35 - challengingeasy 29 Ride the Bellarine Shortened tour option Medium4 - medium Extra tour option 30 Acknowledgements Hard24 - hardmedium 2-way sealed bike path Challenging3 - challenging 31 Region Map 3 - challenging 2 1 - most dicult 3 2 - hard 2 - hard 1 - most dicult 1 - most dicult SAFE RIDING LOOK OUT TIPS WATCH FOR THE SIGNS ENJOY THE RIDE, BUT TAKE CARE WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN RIDING OURROADS BEST TIMES TO RIDE TAKE EXTRA CARE AT WAYFINDING CYCLIST TRAINING The safest riding conditions in the ROUNDABOUTS AND The City of Greater Geelong, in ROUTE SIGNAGE* region are early morning. Try and INTERSECTIONS partnership with the Department Cycling training routes are often avoid peak traffic times during the Make eye contact with drivers of Transport, has developed a on rural roads with high speed week and from midday on before proceeding through the range of “wayfinding” signage to traffic. weekends and public holidays. intersection. Also at roundabouts provide directional guidance for Cyclist Training Route Signage is Plan your trips and avoid riding in sit up, clearly indicate your cyclists. installed on some training routes extreme heat or wet conditions. intentions and occupy the lane Wayfinding signage benefits as a reminder for motorists to be Coastal roads are naturally busy where possible. recreational, training and alert for cyclists. at peak summer times. Some of STAY LEFT AND ALERT commuter cyclists, as well as the best riding on our roads is in visitors to the City by directing Concentrate and anticipate. autumn, spring and on mild cyclists on safe routes to key Keep a lookout for obstacles, winter days. destinations. debris, potholes and traffic RIDE SENSIBLY TOGETHER conditions. Try and keep to the Legally you may ride two abreast left as much as practical and stay but when traffic is congested or within the bike lanes with your on undulating roads, with solid handlebars within the white line. white lines at bends or hills, it can BE PREPARED be safer and more courteous to ride single file. Have plenty of spares with you and if repairs are needed, stay well off the road and find a secure spot well away from the traffic. * Cycling training route signs are not in all areas, and cyclists should be alert of motorists. 4 5 Little River Cressy Bannockburn 2-way sealed bike path M1 RD NORTH GEELONG B SCHOOL RD BAY TOUR Corio C C115 EASY PATH Norlane LENGTH 34.4km RING D ESPLANADE PRINCES HWY THE TOTAL GAIN 136.9m WILSON CORIO BAY Portarlington A Inverleigh MAX ELEVATION 75.6m BALLARAT RD CORIO QUAY RD Geelong TED HOLDEN AVE NO. OF CLIMBS 0 North BALMORAL CRES M1 This course takes cyclists through Geelong's CHURCH ST northern suburbs before cutting back along Waterfront Geelong WESTERN the waterfront of Corio Bay. GEELONG START / Indented Head BEACH PORTARLINGTON RD FINISH RD SHANNON AVE Clifton C123 Springs Newtown Geelong C125 m St Leonards 100 A JETTY RD START FINISH B MURRADOC RD 50 D Drysdale C 0 0 7 14 21 28 35 km 6 7 C129 SWAN BAY RD A1 QUEENSCLIFF RD C126 SWAN BAY GRUBB RD Winchelsea SHELL RD RD B110 OTWAY Queenscliff Barwon Ocean CAPE Heads Grove Point Lonsdale RD COOMBES RD VICKERYS RD RD C151 Bellbrae Torquay Birregurra MARSH Jan Juc Colac DEANS BASS STRAIT WINCHELSEA- Bells Beach Deans Marsh Great Otway National Park B100 Anglesea ROAD DIVISION RD DEANS MARSH- C119 OCEAN RD GREAT Airys Inlet C151 LORNE Eastern View RD B100 FORREST Gellibrand Forrest Lorne Upper BIRREGURRA- Gellibrand Great Otway C119 National Park B100 Beech Wye River Forest C159 TRACK RD TURTONS C155 ROAD Tanybryn HILL LAVERS RD Kennett River COLAC- OCEAN CREEK Lavers Hill GREAT SKENES C119 B100 Great Otway National Park Skenes Creek GREAT Maits Rest Apollo Bay ROAD Johanna Beach OCEAN B100 Hordern Marengo Vale Glenaire Great Otway National Park Little River Lara M1 Avalon Airport Cressy Bannockburn RD Corio C115 RING Norlane Portarlington Inverleigh CORIO BAY Geelong GEELONG North Indented Head START / FINISH Clifton C123 Springs Geelong C125 Barrabool BARRABOOL RD St Leonards BARRABOOL A C123 Drysdale Belmont M1 HiLLS TOUR C129 Waurn Ponds Mount Grovedale MEDIUM Moriac PRINCES HWY A1 BARWON C135 C126 SWAN BAY RD LENGTH 72.8km Moriac MT DUNEED RD HEADS Winchelsea Mt Duneed TOTAL GAIN 654.3m RD RD Freshwater BEND B110 Creek B100 B Queenscliff MAX ELEVATION 176.2m D HENDY Barwon Ocean Heads Grove MAIN Point NO. OF CLIMBS 2 Lonsdale ANGLESEA HORSESHOE RD Wandana Heights CLIMB DETAILS VICKERYS RD RATING START / END POINTS LENGTH START / END ELEVATION AVG GRADE 5 - easy Easy5 - easy 1.0km / 8.7km 8.6km 7.3m / 162.2m 1.8% C151 Bellbrae GREAT OCEAN ROAD Medium4 - medium 11.8km / 16.2km 4.4km 94.2m / 172.8m 1.8% Torquay Birregurra 4 - medium 3 - challenging BELLS BLVD Jan Juc Colac The Barrabool Hills Tour provides a challenging ride through the C 3 - challenging Barrabool Hills with breathtaking views across Geelong. Extra tour option - Bells Beach 1.5km 2 - hard 2 - hard Bells Beach m A 200 1 - most dicult 1 - most dicult B 150 Deans C STARTMarsh FINISH 100 Great Otway National Park D 50 Anglesea 0 B100 0 15 30 45 60 75 km ROAD 8 9 C119 OCEAN GREAT Airys Inlet C151 Eastern View B100 Gellibrand Forrest Lorne Upper Gellibrand Great Otway C119 National Park B100 Beech Wye River Forest C159 TRACK RD TURTONS C155 ROAD Tanybryn HILL LAVERS RD Kennett River COLAC- OCEAN CREEK Lavers Hill GREAT SKENES C119 B100 Great Otway National Park Skenes Creek GREAT Maits Rest Apollo Bay ROAD Johanna Beach OCEAN B100 Hordern Marengo Vale Glenaire Great Otway National Park Little River Lara Avalon Airport Cressy TOUR DE Bannockburn BELLARINE CORIO BAY Portarlington Inverleigh MEDIUM START / FINISH B Clifton Springs PORTARLINGTON RD Indented Head C123 C125 LENGTH 104.5km Geelong C123 PORTARLINGTON RD Drysdale St Leonards JETTY RD BELLARINE MURRADOC RD A TOTAL GAIN 524.3m C BLUFF HWY C129 RD Leopold B110 RD MAX ELEVATION 98.7m SWAN BAY RD A1 D QUEENSCLIFF RD NO. OF CLIMBS 0 C126 SWAN BAY Winchelsea GRUBB SHELL RD RD Queenscliff B110 OTWAY Ocean CAPE Grove Queenscliff From Geelong this challenging ride loops around the stunning Point Bellarine Peninsula. The Bellarine has all the ingredients for a Lonsdale memorableRD ride including historic seaside villages, beautiful beaches, Shortened tour option waterfrontC151 roads and postcard perfect wineries. 2-way sealed bike path Birregurra MARSH Colac DEANS WINCHELSEA-m 150 START D FINISH Deans 100 A C Marsh Great Otway B 50 National Park B100 Anglesea 0 ROAD DIVISION RD DEANS 0 20 40 60 80 105 km 10MARSH- 11 C119 OCEAN RD GREAT Airys Inlet C151 LORNE Eastern View RD B100 FORREST Gellibrand Forrest Lorne Upper BIRREGURRA- Gellibrand Great Otway C119 National Park B100 Beech Wye River Forest C159 TRACK RD TURTONS C155 ROAD Tanybryn HILL LAVERS RD Kennett River COLAC- OCEAN CREEK Lavers Hill GREAT SKENES C119 B100 Great Otway National Park Skenes Creek GREAT Maits Rest Apollo Bay ROAD Johanna Beach OCEAN B100 Hordern Marengo Vale Glenaire Great Otway National Park Little River Lara Avalon Airport Cressy BELLARINE Bannockburn BAY TOUR CORIO BAY Portarlington Inverleigh MEDIUM START / FINISH B PORTARLINGTON RD Indented Head Clifton C123 Springs C125 LENGTH 80.9km Geelong C123 PORTARLINGTON RD St Leonards BELLARINE Drysdale MURRADOC RD TOTAL GAIN 448.7m A C HWY C129 Leopold MAX ELEVATION 104.2m B110 D SWAN BAY RD QUEENSCLIFF RD NO. OF CLIMBS 0 SWAN BAY Clifton Springs GRUBB RD Winchelsea This course provides a scenic loop between Geelong and Swan Bay whilst incorporating beautiful scenery, vineyards, rural views and bay beaches of The Bellarine. RD Shortened tour option C151 Eastern Gardens Path Birregurra MARSH Colac DEANS WINCHELSEA-m 150 START D FINISH Deans 100 A C Marsh Great Otway National Park 50 B B100 Anglesea 0 ROAD DIVISION RD DEANS 0 20 40 60 80 km 12MARSH- 13 C119 OCEAN RD GREAT Airys Inlet C151 LORNE Eastern View RD B100 FORREST Gellibrand Forrest Lorne Upper BIRREGURRA- Gellibrand Great Otway C119 National Park B100 Beech Wye River Forest C159 TRACK RD TURTONS C155 ROAD Tanybryn HILL LAVERS RD Kennett River COLAC- OCEAN CREEK Lavers Hill GREAT SKENES C119 B100 Great Otway National Park Skenes Creek GREAT Maits Rest Apollo Bay ROAD Johanna Beach OCEAN B100 Hordern Marengo Vale Glenaire Great Otway National Park Little River Cressy Inverleigh CORIO BAY BARWONH EADS START / FINISH TOUR Geelong ST ALBANS Newcomb PORTARLINGTON RD RD B110 MEDIUM C123 BELLARINE A Drysdale Leopold HWY C129 LENGTH 63.9km SWAN BAY RD D TOTAL GAINA1 251.2m RD MAX ELEVATION 90.5m GRUBB RD Winchelsea BEND Mt Duneed NO.
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