Gawler Wheelers - ROUTE03 - Gawler-Kersbrook-Williamstown-Gawler - HILLS

Event Details

Time: April 9, 2011 from 7:30am to 10:30am
Location: Gawler, SA
Website or Map: http://www.bikemap.net/route/…
Event Type: gawler_wheelers, gw_route03, gw_group_ride, gw_hills
Organised By: Wilson Devo
Latest Activity: Feb 26

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Event Description

Start
Gawler Park Homemaker Centre (located here with info here)
485 Main North Rd
Evanston, Australia, 5118

Finish
Gawler Park Homemaker Centre
485 Main North Rd
Evanston, Australia, 5118

Info
Distance : Approx 61 km
Duration : 2 to 3 Hours
Elevation : Steep hills and undulations
Surface : Bitumen
Suitability : Hill climbers
Ride Style : Social ride (not training ride)
Pace : 25 to 30 km/h (depending on weather conditions)
Invitation : All riders are welcome to attend
Departure : 7:30am sharp (be there by at least 7:20am for ride briefing)
Route Map : Not a GPS upload (refer links below)

Important
This event will be run concurrently on the same day at the same time with another Gawler Wheelers event. Choose which event you would like to do based on your preferences and abilities. Both events have the same start, middle and end points.

Notes
A hill climbers ride starting in Gawler and finishing in Gawler.

After leaving Gawler, the ride almost immediately takes on the steady rise of Sunnyside Drive followed by Gawler's infamous Alexander Avenue with its multiple 10% grades. From the top of Alexander Ave the Gawler-One Tree Hill Road provides a few fast/slow undulations before the downhill run to the Humbug Scrub crossroads.

The long steady climb of the One Tree Hill-Kersbrook Road takes the rider up and over the 500m peak above Mt Crawford Forest followed by the fast descent into Kersbrook. From Kersbrook to Williamstown the road undulates just enough to keep the legs pushing and spinning, making the coffee and cake in Williamstown all the more deserved.

The return ride to Gawler leaves Williamstown and follows the Williamstown Road through scenic Cockatoo Valley and Sandy Creek before meeting up again with the Barossa Valley Way and the final downhill run into Gawler.

Everyone is welcome to attend the group ride as long as they have an Australian Safety Standards approved helmet and a bicycle in safe working order. Road style bikes are recommended.

The Gawler Wheelers have currently adopted the excellent "Bunch Riding Etiquette" guidelines which can be read by clicking here.

It is important for your own safety and the safety of the group that you are familiar with the guidelines.

Please remember that riding in a group will be at your own risk.

For more detailed information and route maps please refer to the links below :
http://www.bikemap.net/route/887128
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/30950498
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/render_route_video?route_key=6018307810&site=mapmyride.com

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Comment by Wilson Devo on April 11, 2011 at 2:31: Gawler Wheelers Group Ride Report - Sat 09-Apr-2011
Date : Sat 09-Apr-2011
UNDULATING Route Name : ROUTE02 - Gawler-Lyndoch-Williamstown-Gawler - UNDULATING
UNDULATING Route Map : http://www.bikemap.net/route/887145
Event Info : http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/events/gawler-wheelers-route02
No. of Riders : 4

Date : Sat 09-Apr-2011
HILL Route Name : ROUTE03 - Gawler-Kersbrook-Williamstown-Gawler - HILLS
HILL Route Map : http://www.bikemap.net/route/887128
Event Info : http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/events/gawler-wheelers-route03
No. of Riders : 9

Summary
The UNDULATING Group had an incident free ride through the beautiful Barossa Valley via Lyndoch, Williamstown, and Sandy Creek then back to Gawler. A glorious morning ride made even more fantastic because the blonde bombshell fitness trainer "Cherie" rode with this group! They beat the rain and the HILL route riders back to the coffee shop!! (Frank)

There a few different ways to get from Gawler to Williamstown but for the HILL Group it was a case of Ride the Mountain and the first mountain begins only 2km from the start location. The ride up Alexander Avenue is not a climb you can forget in a hurry and being so early in the route, it tests the legs out all too soon.

After a short re-group at the `summit` the group continued on to conquer the Gawler-One Tree Hill and One Tree Hill-Kersbrook Roads with one of the group clocking 80 km/h on the fast downhill into Kersbrook. The UNDULATING group had already been and gone by the time the HILL group reached Williamstown and a decision was made to take an alternate route back to Gawler to try and beat the rain. Unfortunately the rain set in on the outskirts of Gawler but the thought of coffee at Jaspers kept the group pushing on to the finish.

The decision to try and run two routes on the same day at the same time seemed popular and allows a rider to choose, on the day, which ride is best for them. So, `we went up and over` and we will be doing it again this weekend. So, who likes polka dots ? (GW)

See you on the next ride ! Spread the word. All welcome.

Next Ride (both rides will be run concurrently on the same day at the same time)
Date : Sat 16-Apr-2011
UNDULATING Route Name : ROUTE02 - Gawler-Lyndoch-Williamstown-Gawler - UNDULATING
UNDULATING Route Map : http://www.bikemap.net/route/887145
Event Info : http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/events/gawler-wheelers-route02-1

Date : Sat 16-Apr-2011
HILL Route Name : ROUTE03 - Gawler-Kersbrook-Williamstown-Gawler - HILLS
HILL Route Map : http://www.bikemap.net/route/887128
Event Info : http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/events/gawler-wheelers-route03-1

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Comment by Dave, Lewiston on April 6, 2011 at 19:02: I'll also be there next weekend. It's Asami's Mt. Lofty ride this weekend, so I promise I'll also be working hard. Have fun!