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Smythesdale lunch via the Skipton Rail Trail
Cycling Route
Details
44.16 km
274 m
Start the morning off right with breakfast at the Lake View Hotel as you look over beautiful Lake Wendouree. You will need a hybrid, Cyclecross, Mountain bike as today we are getting off road and hitting the crushed granite sand surface of the Skipton Rail Trail. Looking for a change of scenery or a fun family ride, this is the perfect ride! We head straight out of down, under the iconic Arch of Victory and not long after take a left onto the Skipton rail trail. You'll wide open grasslands and eucalypt forests as you make your way to Smythesdale, an attractive nineteenth century town. Stop for lunch at the courthouse hotel or pack a picnic before making your way back along trail. We will be stopping close to where we started with a coffee to wind down at Pipers.
Created By
Visit Ballarat
Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee shop Kick | 0.52 km | -1 m | -0.1% |
| Kanye's West | 1.41 km | 4 m | 0.1% |
| Ballarat Rail Trail #1 | 14.60 km | -89 m | -0.6% |
| Remembrance to Sago Hill | 7.56 km | -58 m | -0.8% |
| Sturt to Cuthberts | 1.81 km | -21 m | -1.0% |
| Skipton rail trail Cuthberts to Haddon | 5.65 km | -33 m | -0.6% |
| BSRT - CR2BCR | 2.27 km | -14 m | -0.6% |
| Haddon to Smythesdale | 6.12 km | -30 m | -0.5% |
| BSRT - SSVR2CR | 12.80 km | 68 m | 0.5% |
| Smythesdale to Haddon | 6.81 km | 34 m | 0.5% |
| Rail Trail - Smythesdale to Cardigan | 14.61 km | 97 m | 0.7% |
| Nintinbool to Haddon | 2.09 km | 14 m | 0.7% |
| BSRT - RCHR2CR | 7.79 km | 46 m | 0.6% |
| BSRT - Sago2Kopkes Climb | 1.10 km | 11 m | 0.9% |
| Skipton Rail Trail - Haddon to Sturt | 7.53 km | 53 m | 0.7% |
| BSRT - Kopkes2BCR Rise | 0.90 km | 7 m | 0.8% |
| BSRT - Kopkes2BCR | 2.14 km | 7 m | 0.3% |
| Carngham to Cuthberts | 2.03 km | 15 m | 0.7% |
| Toot Toot. | 1.84 km | 28 m | 1.4% |
| ACTUAL Ring Rd to Victory Av | 1.21 km | -6 m | -0.4% |
| Ring road to Victory | 1.60 km | -4 m | -0.1% |
| Arch to Lake | 1.00 km | -6 m | -0.1% |
| Rings to Racers | 1.81 km | 4 m | 0.1% |
| My helmet is bigger than yours ! | 0.44 km | 1 m | 0.0% |
| loretto interval | 0.56 km | -5 m | -0.1% |
| Primary school kick | 0.14 km | 2 m | 1.2% |