Rides

Ride Calendar Sub Committee Guidelines

TYPES OF RIDES AND STARTING LOCATIONS

Types of Rides
A description of the types of rides undertaken by the GTC.

E = an Easy Ride that is no more than 50 kilometres and is mainly on flat courses without any major climbs.
M = a Medium Ride that is usually more than 50 kilometres and not more than 80 kilometres and is mainly on flat courses without any major climbs.
M H = a Medium Hard Ride that is usually more than 50 kilometres and not more than 80 kilometres and has one or more hills to climb.
H = a Hard Ride and is considered a hard ride because of distance (over 80 kilometres) and may also have a number of hills to climb.

Examples of Ride Types

EASY RIDE: South Geelong Railway Station to Drysdale and return is mostly a flat ride with a few rises (40 kilometres).
MEDIUM RIDE: Rippleside to the You Yangs and up to the You Yangs observation area, returning via Lara and the Ted Wilson Trail. There are two hills on this course, the first is to the observation area of the You Yangs and the second is along the Ted Wilson Trail (60 kilometres).
MEDIUM HARD RIDE: Fyansford to Moriac via Merrawarp and Barrabool Roads. There are a number of hills on this route and Barrabool Road also has a continuous rise to Gnarwarre, even after the hills have been climbed (60 kilometres).
HARD RIDE:
Bunnings to Jan Juc via Vickerys and Bells Beach. There are a number of hills to be climbed making this a hard ride (75 kilometres).
Anglesea to Wye River and return. A long distance and several big hills to climb (95 kilometres).

Ride Starting Locations

Advertised Starting Point	Bunnings (Waurn Ponds Princes Highway/Colac Road)
Actual Starting Point	Bunnings Nursery – Northern end or Princes Highway end
Melway Reference	Map 464 K 7
Toilet Available	No (only at Bunnings)

Advertised Starting Point	Church Street/Ted Wilson Trail
Actual Starting Point	Corner Church St and Graylea Avenue Hamlyn Heights
Melway Reference	Map 441 C 10
Toilet available	No

Advertised Starting Point	Fyansford Hotel (Deviation Road/Hamilton Highway)
Actual Starting Point	Parking area next to the hotel
Melway Reference	Map 451 A 2
Toilet available	Yes

Advertised Starting Point	Grovedale Hotel (Surf Coast Highway/Torquay Road)
Actual Starting Point	Hotel car park, southern side
Melway Reference	Map 465 H 7
Toilet available	No

Advertised Starting Point	Showgrounds (Geelong Showgrounds) Breakwater
Actual Starting Point	Bike Path on the corner of Carr Street and Breakwater Road
Melway Reference	Map 452 E 9
Toilet available	Yes, in the Showgrounds through the main gate and to the right

Advertised Starting Point	South Geelong Station (off Yarra Street)
Actual Starting Point	South Geelong Railway Station, next to the Cycle Security Cage
Melway Reference	Map 452 B 7
Toilet available	Yes

Advertised Starting Point	Rippleside (Princes Highway/Melbourne Road)
Actual Starting Point	Rippleside Park, just up from the restaurant - Ripples on the Bay
Melway Reference	Map 441 K 10 and Map 442 A 10
Toilet available	Yes

See next page for Rippleside Park Map

Advertised Starting Point	Eastern Gardens
Actual Starting Point	Hearne Parade Park and Ride Car Park
Melway Reference	Map 452 F 3/4
Toilet available	Nearby

Map of Rippleside Park Starting Location

Map of Upper Hearne Parade Carpark

On occasions there will be rides that commence in locations other than Geelong, for example Meredith, Ballarat or Birregurra.