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Saturday, 7 Sep @6:22 am | 1,280 k/ 10,500 vm
Start: Melbourne GPO
Finish: Whippets Workshop
Surface: Mixed terrain - sealed roads, bike paths, gravel roads and sand
Ride File: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46619472
Cost: FREE, but you must sign our disclaimer. curvecycling.com/pages/ride-event-need-to-know?
Curve will run the Dirty Valda as a spirited social ride starting on Sat 7 Sep 2024. Roll out will be at 6:22am from the Melbourne Town Hall, the route finishes at Whippets Workshop in Stepney, South Australia.
A MAProgress page will be created for some 'dot watching' fun, for those who want to use a tracking device.
Expect a bit of everything on this course, lots of riding, some hiking, a taste of singletrack, black top, sand, big towns and tiny ones, forests, rivers, plains and climbs. Some basic logistics information will be provided to assist your planning. The distances between resupply points and water may look manageable, but careful planning and preparation will be required; opening times are not always reliable, some of the terrain may take longer than expected, especially in adverse weather.
Take some mates or leave everyone in your dust, ride the lot or jump on for part of it, then hop on a train. Tent, bivy, motels or other, this adventure is yours to make of it what you will.
Unless you're a fan of phrases like 'would have', 'could have' and 'should have', this is the moment to have a go at a bike packing trip.
There is no support offered of any kind, all riders must be self-sufficient.
RESOURCES
Logistics Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vxTuPB1_bcaH8-MCGyE9jbxRND8BHtOkWE_uLvwytEU/edit?usp=sharing
Detailed Route Description: https://www.curvecycling.com/blogs/news/dirty-valda-recon-is-complete
FAQ: https://www.curvecycling.com/blogs/news/the-dirty-valda-a-bikepacking-quest-faqs-and-more
Sign up on MAProgress here:
https://dirtyvalda2024.maprogress.com/event/register
Tracking will be here:
https://dirtyvalda2024.maprogress.com/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Melbourne Town Hall, Gingerbread Village, Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia,Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
