East Malvern along the Anniversary Trail to Kew then taking the Main Yarra Trail to Kooyong.
Our first time taking this route and not without the usual frustration of missing turn offs, getting completely lost or going in the wrong direction, even after studying the Melways before we left. It took us 20 minutes just to find where the Anniversary Trail began, accidentally riding through a Golf Course before finding the actually path over a bridge (with a sign saying it was closed)!
Just the 3 of us on this ride Catherine, Caitlin (the back seat driver) and myself. Connor was at his Mums for Easter and although it was predicted that we would have tag alongs, this did not eventuated.
The last stretch of the ride has no photos as we ran out of light and camera batteries, not to mention that Catherine need a little bit of assistance (push) to finish the last stage of the ride as she was feeling a bit off colour from the word go.
[Caths Comments] For a person who has only been on a bike 6 times in the last 20 years this is a good start for a learner rider. More effort required than riding the Yarra Trail from Mount Waverly to the City (20 Km) but still an easy pace. Although there are no major hills there are inclines on a regular basis. This is compensated by some fabulous downhill runs. Yes I did require a push for the last 4 kms (out of 31 Km) but Matt failed the mention I had been sick for the whole Easter weekend.
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Bike Rides, Outer Circle
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April 2006 - Outer Circle
