Gawler Wheelers-ROUTE60-Gawler-Kersbrook-Cudlee-Creek-Lenswood-Lobethal-Cudlee Creek-Kersbrook-Gawler-HILLS

Event Details

Time: October 20, 2012 from 7:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Gawler, SA
Website or Map: http://www.bikemap.net/route/…
Event Type: gawler_wheelers, gw_route60, gw_group_ride, gw_hills
Organised By: Gawler Wheelers
Latest Activity: Feb 26

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Event Description

Event Date : 20-Oct-2012

Start/Finish
Gawler Park Homemaker Centre (located here with info here)
485 Main North Rd
Evanston, SA, 5116

Info
Distance : Approx 90 km

Duration : 4 to 5 Hours

Elevation : Hills

Surface : Bitumen

Suitability : Hill Climbers

Ride Style : Social ride (not training ride)

Pace (ave) : 25 to 30 km/h

Attendance : Please RSVP

Departure : 7:30am sharp (be there by at least 7:10am for ride briefing)

Route Map : Refer 'COMMENT WALL' below

GPS : ROUTE60.GPX - ROUTE60.KML

Note
This event will be run concurrently on the same day at the same time with another Gawler Wheelers event.

Ride Details
A hill climbers ride starting in Gawler and finishing in Gawler.

After leaving Gawler, the climbing starts almost immediately with the steady rise of Potts Rd followed by the Gawler-One Tree Hill Rd. The Gawler-One Tree Hill Rd provides a few fast/slow undulations before the downhill run to the Humbug Scrub cross roads.

The long steady climb of the One Tree Hill-Kersbrook Rd takes the rider up and over the 500m peak above Mt Crawford Forest followed by the fast descent into Kersbrook. The ride then continues south via South Para Rd to Chain of Ponds and the Millbrook Reservoir.

After a short section of Torrens Valley Rd, a left turn onto Tippett Rd followed by another left turn onto Gorge Rd leads to Cudlee Creek.

A right turn onto Fox Creek Rd starts the climbing again and continues the route towards the township of Lenswood.

Exiting Lenswood by turning left onto the Adelaide-Lobethal Rd, directs the route to Lobethal where a short break will no doubt be welcome.

The route leaves Lobethal with a left turn onto Pioneer Ave and after a short climb, gives way to an extremely fast descent back to Cudlee Creek.

The route returns to Gawler via the same outbound path, until a left turn onto Alexander Ave from the Gawler-One Tree Hill Rd, starts the final downhill run into Gawler which completes the ride.

IMPORTANT

The Gawler Wheelers Group Ride Guidelines and Group Ride Recommendations must be read prior to attending a Group Ride Event.

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Comment by Craig on October 19, 2012 at 7:01: Thanks JB :) good luck on Sunday. You'll smash it !!

Comment by J.B. on October 18, 2012 at 22:41: I really wanted to do this ride, but have decided to test my fitness in the AHVCC 5 peaks on sunday. Have a good one guys.

Comment by Frank (GW) on October 18, 2012 at 19:39

Ride Day/Time Local Weather Update as at Thurs 7.30pm

Hi all. Sat morning Gawler weather forecast below fyi. Looks as though it will be warming up early. Important safety reminders:

Two water bottles highly recommended
Always carry Emergency Contact ID details on all rides
Check tyres for wear and correct pressure

Two great GW rides to choose from this week. All welcome....just take your pick. Only two sleeps to go...see YOU there :-)

Comment by Chris Cuthbert on October 16, 2012 at 22:36: Thanks Keith

Comment by Dale (rouleur) Riggs on October 16, 2012 at 13:03: Time constrains will eliminate me from this one. I'm opting for the other ride this week.

Comment by Craig on October 16, 2012 at 10:51: I think I'll do this route rather than the 100k GS. As for fox creek rd. I've done it plenty of times on my duel sus mtb while doing xc/dh runs. So if I can do it on that, it should be a breeze on the road bikes lol

Comment by Dave, Lewiston on October 15, 2012 at 19:01: @ Peter, try this link:

http://app.strava.com/segments/623108

Not so bad, once you get past that 22-23% part. Not much worse than Alexander Avenue, really :)

Comment by Keith Davies on October 15, 2012 at 18:15: Chris & Barry good luck around the bay.

Comment by Peter Bond on October 14, 2012 at 17:56: Im intending to do the Westpac 30 Storey stairclimb (walking) on Friday. So i dont know how my legs will feel on Sat morning but i really want to ride as its my 1yr anniversary with GWers!!! .

Im ok with most of this ride, but Fox Creek sounds a horror - can anyone make a 'sensible' comparison to other hills around Gawler or Adel Hills in either length or slope to help me gauge the pain?? thx.