Over Easter, a mate and I attempted to ride from Central Coast to Wollongong via the Blue Mountains over five days (Aus), with a lot of climbing, some very questionable route choices, and plenty of Type 2 fun. We ended up adjusting our expectations midway through. Between elevation, detours, and slow progress on some of the more rugged sections, we made the call to finish in Mittagong and were completely content with that.
I’ve been slowly putting together a short video series from the trip, just something to document the experience and hopefully share some of the highs and lows with others who enjoy getting out there too.
Here’s the link to the first video (9m30s long): https://youtu.be/YhJgPDDwmCo?si=QBAMXKizemTQTUG0
For those curious, the route was pretty much an adaptation of "Mountains to the Coast: Mt Wilson to Ourimbah" in reverse, paired with the "The Caves Traverse: Blue Mountains to Leisure Coast" from the Omafiets website (with some modifications of course). https://omafiets.com.au/pages/routes
Really enjoyed the route, but really wished I had some lower gear ratios on me, some days had us walking for hours!
by prawza