ided to change things around a bit for this week's ride. We started off exploring some trails around the old mining area of Specimen Hill which has a fair bit of sharp slate and quartz lying around. This resulted in our first flat in quite a few weeks with Phil slicing a nice gash in his rear tyre.Not wanting to get any more flats we headed off towards the tracks of Maiden Gully. Phil led us on tour of his home turf which ended with a nice flowing down hill run back onto the main Kangaroo Flat/Maiden Gully road.
We then made the decison that we should try the Eagles Nest in reverse. Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. Its not always easy finding your way along tracks even when you know them quite well in the normal direction. But after a few false starts we made our way to the start of the climb. After making the climb in this manner its easy to see why you pick up so much speed when you make the descent coming the other way. The first two sections of the climb were very steep before settling in to a more steady but still challenging push to the top. The view from the Eagles Nest is always spectacular and today was no different apart from the added bonus of no wind (a first for all of us).
After completing the up and down ride across the ridge line towards the highway it was time to enjoy the good times as we headed down the the side of Big Hill at high speed weaving our way amongst the trees whilst at the same time keeping an eye out for any unsuspecting Kangaroos that might stray into our path.
After a quick sprint along the gas pipeline road it was a casual roll into Kangaroo Flat for a well earned coffee and custard tart from Garlands (makers of the best custard tarts in Bendigo).
Ride time 2 hours 16mins
Distance 35.6kms
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