We ride through Epping, Carlingford to West Pennant Hills (some short challenging climbs up to 18% gradient) before cruising through to Baulkham Hills, Winston Hills and meeting up with the start of the M7 cycleway near Glenwood.
An undulating ride along the M7 before we stop near the M4 @ Spaghetti Junction for a water stop. We continue along the M7 with a reasonable amount of climbing before we turn left at Abbotsbury and climb up to Moonrise Lookout.
We then drop down from Moonrise lookout, exercising caution due to a steep descent and then we follow the path to Pemulwuy for our Coffee Stop. After coffee we ride along the old Sydney water canal passing through Merrylands to Parramatta and thence under the M4 (cycleway) and Parramatta Valley Cycleway to Meadowbank, finally take the gentle climb up the hill to return to Epping.
The ride is suitable for strong self-sufficient riders on road bikes. Riders will need to be competent in suburban traffic environments. This hard grade ride has a surprising amount of climbing with some quite short but steep pinches at 10-18%.
Come prepared with two water bottles, tyre repair tools and snacks for a long ride. The coffee stop is toward the second half of the ride at about the 60km mark. In warmer months managing food and water intake will be important as the there are some quite exposed sections to sun.
Distance: 97.00
Elevation Change: 1400
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