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McPhails + Meryla Pass Group Ride - Feb 28th?
I'm looking at doing another McPhail's downhill + Meryla Pass ride soon,
and I thought I'd see if there was interest in doing it as a group ride.
http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=...
I recall that few guys on here mentioned being keen to do this one, so it's
just a matter of finding a good date that works for everyone.
Based on the previous thread, the popular choice was to park at the bottom
and do the Meryla Pass ascent first, then ride back down McPhails.
The rough plan would be meet in the Valley at 8am (this would mean leave
Sydney 545am). Ride up Meryla pass at a fairly sedate pace, with a few rest
stops, followed by the big bomb down McPhails.
This should allow us to knock over most of the climbing before it gets warm. All up this will take
about 4 hours of riding time, so we should be at the bottom of McPhails grinning like idiots by noon.
How does Sunday 28th Feb sound? (Weather Permitting)
If there is interest I'll create the upcoming ride entry.
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Need to organise time off work though.
Any chance of doing a few shuttles at the end to the top of McPhails or maybe just doing McPhails with a mix of riding and shuttles to the top?
It's actually a very long shuttle - 16kms each way by road.
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&sa...
It would be a bit of a logistical exercice organising cars and drivers etc, so this time round I was going to just ride the whole loop. Yes the climb is a bugger, but it's largely under tree cover and the plan is to have plenty of breaks, to eat, take photos, etc.
Anyway let me know if you're still keen.