Cycle Rides Around Armidale

Cet itinéraire est en cours d'évaluation en tant que sentier cycliste touristique balisé possible. Le parcours de 359 km part d'Armidale dans les hautes terres nordiques, traverse les petites villes historiques d'Uralla et Walcha, puis descend par les vallées de Cockburn et Peel jusqu'à Kootingal e…

A lovely half-day coffee ride on quiet, scenic and mostly sealed roads. Head out of town on Bundarra road, turning at about 15 km towards Invergowrie. At Invergowrie there is a small shop selling coffee, but its too early to stop yet. Bundarra Rd has some fast traffic and lacks a shoulder so we avo…

This route provides an alternative to Thunderbolts Way which is rather too narrow for the traffic it takes. In contrast, this route is entirely on quiet roads although about 37 km is unsealed. We have ridden the route in both directions have decided it is easier in the northerly direction. On the o…

This is just one of multiple circuits from Armidale to Guyra. It is hilly because, the terrain around here is always hilly! and because Guyra is significantly higher than Armidale. This mapping tool considerably underestimates the climbing, which is actually around 1100 m. We choose to do the harde…

Une belle sortie, un peu plus courte que la boucle complète de Guyra. Prends la Boorolong Rd vallonnée mais panoramique en sortant d'Armidale et tourne sur Toms Gully Rd. Cette portion est non goudronnée sur environ 7 à 8 km. Jette un œil à la gare bien entretenue de Black Mountain (pas de services…

This route from Glen Innes to Armidale or the reverse avoids the New England Highway and provides a very scenic ride across the tablelands. Make sure you stop and look at Backwater Post Office

Cette balade est un entraînement vallonné, mieux fait sur un vélo gravel car il y a une section pavée significative, depuis le tournant de Lyndhurst Rd jusqu'à environ 7 km avant que Chandler Rd ne rejoigne à nouveau Rockvale Rd. Il y a généralement très peu de circulation, à part le trafic des nav…

This is a stunning route best taken in anticlockwise direction to get the best of the views from Green Hill rd. In the opposite direction, the climb up green HIlls Rd would be a serious challenge requiring low gears. I rode on a fairly heavy duty touring bike with fat tyres. Optimal bike would be a…

This was a really fun ride, done on a day when I just needed to escape from life! I had ogled the road that follows the railway line on a train trip shortly beforehand and decided that I needed to ride that road. From Armidale I took one of the standard cycling routes to Uralla following Bundarra r…

This circuit from Armidale to Wollomombi falls and back via Hillgrove and Bakers creek falls could be undertaken in one longish day. Instead, we chose to take our tent and a barbecue tea and camped out in the National Park. This meant that we not only had a leisurely ride in both directions, but we…

This is a hard work road loop that can be done in either direction, depending on the wind. The roads are all paved but have no shoulder. The traffic is usually light but fast along Thunderbolts Way and Bundarra rd. Climbing up the pinnacles from Yarrowyck is hard work but I thinks easier than the c…

I did this ride with a (tough and energetic) 14 year old girl, several years ago. The trip, particularly the first day, was a quite a challenge but one we thoroughly enjoyed. We took it in three days. Day 1. Armidale to via Rockvale Rd Ebor, 92 km, mostly sealed roads apart from about 10 km of Ro…