Day 6 -Canberra to Yass

This was supposed to be an easy day!!

Well no it turned out to be one of the more difficult rides on this journey….why you may well ask!

We part of the answer lies with advice we got in Canute take the “scenic” route to Yass… the other park related to the weather….rain!

On the weather front there was considerable rain overnight in Canberra and as we started on our normal 7.30 ish ride the rain was gentle but steady.

We made good time to the scenic road which included travel on the wonderful Canberra bike paths. The road out of Canberra to Yass was terrific until we reached the crossing of the Molonglo river where the road was closed. With no alternative roads available it was back to Canberra again and on the bike paths for what seemed an eternity until we met the Barton Highway which leads to Yass 

The Highway road had a good shoulder which made for good travelling but the rain was fairly steady for most of this part of the trip. We made a couple of rest stops which broke the journey which seemed to be timed to the heavier downpours luckily 

We arrived at the Australian Hotel in Yass which is a traditional Aussie pub. After some mucking around we headed for a warm shower and a clean up after a heavy day of riding. 

Today we rode 124 kms and climbed over 1300 metres. The original plan was for us to do about 70 kms and about 1000 metres of climbing… so a lot of additional work!

I/we w were pleased with the day despite the additional challenges and all the additional riding makes us a lot stronger for the days ahead…. Hopefully the rain will ease!

Bugger! The road is closed!

Back to Canberra!!!


WTF we do now Chris?

Hooray we have finally reached the start of the Barton Highway!!!