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Public Rides Calendar September 2021 WHITEHORSE CYCLISTS Our mission is to provide safe and well organised cycling activities for members in a friendly and supportive environment, and promote recreational cycling in our community RIDE CALENDAR - September 2021 Participation in these rides implies acceptance of the terms of the Club Ride Terms and Conditions, available on request All rides will return to the start point, unless specifically stated otherwise Carry MYKI card, spare tubes, tools, wet wipes, and first aid kit (available for $2) on your bike if possible All rides must comply with any COVID restrictions The Ride Leader can set a limit on the number of riders, divide the ride, and/or change the route New Riders & Membership enquiries: Jennie F 0416 154 865 Descriptions of Ride Types: www.whitehorsecyclists.org.au "About Rides" Ride Calendar compiler: Steve R 0414 991 231 Rides for the remainder of August have all been cancelled due to COVID lockdown (M) = Morning tea (L) = Lunch (B) = Bail-out possible (F) = Finish CP = Car park RS = Railway station SC = Shopping centre Ck = Creek Tr = Track, Trail Rides for SEPTEMBER 2021 All rides must conform to contemporaneous COVID conditions ... and so, they may not happen :-( Date Ride Title Route Description km Leader Blackburn RS, Ringwood, gateway bridge, Mullum Mullum Tr, SMS Thurs 2/9 Easy Thursday 36 Petty’s Orchard (M), Koonung Ck Tr, over Eastlink tunnel, Koonung Ck Tr Joyce H 9.30 am Petty’s Orchard E until Koonung Rd, Williams Rd, Blackburn RS. Three short steep inclines 0419 102 268 Bushy Ck Tr, Mersey St, Gardiners Ck Tr, Oakleigh (M), Djerring Tr, Thurs 2/9 Medium Thurs 40 Ross J Hedgeley Dene Gardens, Ferndale Tr, Anniversary Tr, Surrey Hills Gawler 9 am Oakleigh M 0431 473 557 Chain Koonung Tr, Merri Ck Tr, Capital City Tr, East Brunswick Shimmy, Thurs 2/9 MAD Thursday 60 Bruce E Pentridge (Boot Factory) (M), O’Hea St, Royal Park, Capital City Tr, 9:30 am Botanic Gardens M 0409 790 926 Wellington St, Botanic Gardens (L), Yarra Tr, Anniversary Tr Thu 2/9 Hard Thursday Note earlier start for Spring. Hurstbridge (M) via Diamond Ck Trail. Arthurs 80 SMS Ian R 9 am Arthurs Creek Rd Creek Rd loop back to Mitcham via Wattle Glen (L) & Warrandyte. 1300 +vm H 0421 771 723 Fri 3/9 Friday Koonung Trail, Park Rd, Heads Rd, Mullum Mullum Trail, 40 Mary P 9:30 am Apple Pie Ride Petty's Orchard (M), Yarra Trail M 0423 659 677 Sat 4/9 Saturday Women’s Hill training ride from Bayswater to Sassafras via the 1 in 20 ascent. 33 SMS Ann L 9.30 am 1 in 20 ride New riders are welcome and always supported. Morning tea in Sassafras. M 0418 567 332 Main Yarra Tr to Diamond Creek (M). Option of returning straight back to Sun 5/9 Sunday: #1 36 SMS Bruce D start or going up the steep Mount (un) Pleasant Rd to the historic Montsalvat 9:30 am Montsalvat Artists Colony M 0430 225 295 Artists Colony for a 1 hour tour of the buildings and grounds for $10 each. Sun 5/9 Sunday: #2 Ivanhoe Golf Club (M), Bulleen Rd, Greythorn Rd, Koonung Tr, 40 SMS James Y 9:30 am Booroondara Park Mitcham RS, Rail Trail back to start E/M 0401 708 213 Whitehorse Cyclists - Ride Calendar - Publicv version - September 2021 SEND SMS TO THE RIDE LEADER BEFORE ATTENDING Page 2 of 7 Date Ride Title Route Description km Leader Our regular weekly ride from Bayswater Park to Sassafras via the famous 1 in 20 ascent. Meet at the north end of Jim Abernathy Memorial Drive (Melway SMS Gordon Monday 6/9 Beat the Hills Monday 64 F3) 32 0409 857 350 9 am 1 in 20 This ride is for anyone interested in a gradual climb for a tea/coffee treat at E/M or Ann Sassafras. Hill climbing beginners are particularly encouraged! No one will be 0418 567 332 left to ride alone. You won't even need to use your lowest gear. Tues 7/9 Easy Tuesday 33 SMS Helga O Williamstown (M) and back 9:30 am Williamstown E 0407 908 741 Tues 7/9 Medium Tuesday Dandenong Creek Tr to Hahndorf Montrose (M), Lilydale Lake, 45 Dick v G 9 am Fiona’s 2 Creeks and 1 Lake Tarralla Creek Tr back to Abbey Walk. M 0416 212 423 Bushy Ck Tr, Dorking Rd, Laburnum Rd, Main St, Orchard Grv, Fulton Rd, Holland Rd, Hawthorn Rd, Stanley Rd, Stradella Ave, Westlands Rd, Tue 7/9 MAD Tuesday 65 SMS Ian M Gallaghers Rd, View Mt Rd, Lum Rd, Brandon Park Rd, AFL Park (M), 9.30am Dandenong M 0412 394 537 Dandenong Ck Tr, Dandenong (L), Yarraman RS, rail line Tr, Oakleigh, Gardiners Ck Tr, Box Hill Mall(AT) Diamond Ck Tr, Hurstbridge, Arthurs Ck Rd, Doctors Gully Rd, Bridge Inn Tue 7/9 Hard Tuesday 80 David T J Rd, Mernda Village Dr, Breadalbane Av, Plenty Rd, The Lakes Blvd, 9.30 am Mernda and Epping H 0417 308 958 South Morang Rail Tr, Dalton Rd, St Georges Rd, Koonung Ck Tr Thurs 9/9 Easy Thursday 30 SMS Yvonne D Darebin Trail, Bundoora (M), Macleod, Rosanna Parklands, back to Hays. 9.30 am Bundoora Loop E 0404 847 560 Thurs 9/9 Medium Thurs Koonung Tr, Tunstall Sq, Mullum Mullum Tr, Eltham, Montmorency (M). 48 Dick vG 9 am Frank’s Folly #6 Greensborough, Banyule Tr, Yarra Tr, Koonung Tr. M 0416 212 423 Thurs 9/9 MAD Thursday Capital City trail, Kensington (M), Port Melbourne, St Kilda, Inkerman St, 60 Peter K 9:30 am Caulfield Caulfield Park (L), Ashburton, Camberwell East, Mont Albert M 0402 893 121 Note earlier start for Spring. Mitcham, Donvale, Warrandyte (MT), Croydon Thu 9/9 Hard Thursday 75 SMS Gordon L Hills, Mooroolbark, Montrose, Kalorama, Kilsyth, Bayswater, Mitcham. 9 am Croydon meander H 0409 857 350 Mixture of paths and quiet roads. 900 +vm. Whitehorse Cyclists - Ride Calendar - Publicv version - September 2021 SEND SMS TO THE RIDE LEADER BEFORE ATTENDING Page 3 of 7 Date Ride Title Route Description km Leader Fri 10/9 Friday Koonung Trail, Ivanhoe Blvd, Fairfield, Clifton Hill (M), 40 Roger P 9:30 am Clifton Hill Collingwood, Yarra Trail, Koonung Trail M 0416 421 441 Note early start! Visit the historic settlement of Westgarthtown, established in 1850 by German and Wendish immigrants. At 10.45 tour the farmhouse and Sunday: MAD or non-MAD 40/ Sun 12/9 garden AND coffee for $5 a head. Route: Thornbury, pipe track to Reservoir, SMS Dave B rides 60 9 am Cheddar Rd, Ring Rd, Edgar's Ck Tr, Westgarthtown, Galada Tr, 0418 999 245 Ziebell’s Farmhouse M Ring Rd Tr, Hatfield (L)(B), Westbreen Ck Tr, Pascoe Vale RS (B,40km), Moonee Ponds and Capital City Tr SMS Sun 12/9 Sunday Anniversary Tr, Hays Paddock CP, Main Yarra Tr, Westerfolds Park, Petty's 43 Warwick F 9:30 am Petty’s Orchard Orchard (M) and return. Mainly trails and smooth gravel M 0417 511 216 Mon 13/9 Beat the Hills Monday 1 in 32 SMS Gordon L As for 6th September - see above 9 am 20 E/M 0409 857 350 Tues 14/9 Easy Tuesday 36 SMS Yvonne D Darebin CkTr, Ivanhoe (M), Eaglemont, Burke Rd Tr. A few hills 9:30 am Mount Eagle by Wheels E 0404 847 560 Tue 14/9 Medium Tuesday Koonung Tr, Yarra Tr, Ivanhoe, Oriel Rd, Darebin Tr, Rathcown Rd, 45 Russell H 9 am Mt Cooper Bundoora Park, Mt Cooper (M), Macleod, Rosanna, Heidelberg, Yarra Flats M 0400 178 194 University Hill (M), Plenty Rd, Hawkestowe Pde, Barmah Dr, The Parkway Tue 14/9 Mad Tuesday Bike Path, Bridge Inn Rd, Resort Blvd, Elation Blvd, Soapstone Blvd, Yan 65 SMS Ian P 9.30 am Doreen Yean Rd, Ironbark Rd, Diamond Creek (L), Diamond Ck Path, Yarra Tr, Ruffey M/H 0447 668 656 Ck Tr Main Yarra Tr, Anniversary Tr, Murrumbeena Rd, Oakleigh (M), Tue 14/9 Hard Tuesday 95 Michael H Trainline Tk to Dandenong, Eumemmering Ck Tr, Endeavour Hills SC (L), 9.30 am Eumemmering H 0414 658 766 Dandenong Ck Tr, Eastlink Tr Thur 16/9 Easy Thursday Heidelberg Rd, Edinburgh Gdns, MCG, Vaucluse, Coffin St, 35 SMS James Y 9:30 am CBD Hawthorn, Barkers Rd E 0401708213 Thur 16/9 Medium Thursday Fairfield, Westgarth St, Capital City Tr, Flemington, Kensington (M), 50 Wayne McD 9 am Kensington Maribyrnong R Tr, Moonee Ponds Tr, Capital City Tr to Hays Paddock. M 0419 525 807 Whitehorse Cyclists - Ride Calendar - Publicv version - September 2021 SEND SMS TO THE RIDE LEADER BEFORE ATTENDING Page 4 of 7 Date Ride Title Route Description km Leader Alternate start 10:15 Schwerkolt Cottage 49 D7. Koonung Tr, Mullum Thur 16/9 MAD Thursday 70 Bruce E Mullum Tr, Croydon (M), new trail, Cardigan Rd, Bicklea Vale, Tarralla Creek 9.30 am Bicklea Vale M 0409 790 926 path, Koomba Park (L), Eastlink, Heatherdale Rd, Dorking Rd Note earlier start for Spring. Belgrave (M), Selby, Menzies Ck, Emerald, Thur 16/9 Hard Thursday 120 SMS Roger P Cockatoo, Mt Burnett, Pakenham (L), Beaconsfield Upper, Narre Warren East, 9 am Split Rock Rd via Pakenham H 0416 421 441 Belgrave (AT). 500 +vm. All sealed roads. Fri 17/9 Friday Koonung Trail, Park Rd, Heads Rd, Mullum Mullum Trail, 40 Noel M 9:30 am Apple Pie Ride Petty's Orchard (M), Yarra Trail M 0427 829 318 Sat 18/9 Saturday Darebin Creek Trail, Latrobe University, Springthorpe Estate, Macleod (M), 35 SMS Jennie R 9.30 am Japanese Cherry Blossom River Gum Trail, Banksia Park, Bulleen, Koonung Creek Trail.
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