Route Details : Cowan Calga
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Ride Name | Cowan Calga | Distance | 52 | Grade | Medium Hard | RDI | 44.010148 (metres climbed = 846.349) Calculate your REE | Usual Start | Cowan Station | Usual Pace | brisk | Coffee Stop | Usually at Pie in the Sky cafe | Features | Hawkesbury River, Mt White, very scenic climbs | Suitability | If a flatter ride is no longer a challenge, try this one! | Short Description | Ride through magnificent Hawkesbury River valley on quiet roads. Return with a stop for coffee. | Full Description | This ride incorporates two long climbs; Mt White, and the hill from the Hawkesbruy back to Pie in the Sky.
This ride is NOT suitable as your first ride with Bike North unless you are an experienced rider and you know the terrain. Riders should be self sufficient for minor mechaincal problems and carry a repair kit and spare tubes, and pump. Traffic is usally light on this route but riders must be confident mixing it with cars and motorbikes on narrow roads, esp on the fast descents. We ride the long uphills and downhills at individual pace, and the section from Mt to Calga and back as a Peloton. If you have never ridden in a Peloton this ride is a good one for you to have a go - experienced riders will show you the ropes. Regrouping points are; the service station over the river, the top of Mt White, and the Calga turnaround point. On the way back we regroup at the base of the final climb to Pie in the Sky where we have a well earned food and drink stop befoe the final 2 or 3 kms back to the start. There are not many 'bail out' options for anyone having a bad day or unable to complete the ride. The best is at Hawkesbury River railway station in Brooklyn, but riders could also turn around at Mt White, leaving out the trip to Calga and back. |
Embed Code | RWGPS No | 26420342 | Elevation Gain | 846.349 | First Lat | -33.5935 | First Lng | 151.172 | Photo | No photo! |
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