Today I had to do a trip down south to Ulladulla to drop some cushions off for the brides business. (www.cooshonz.com) Whilst there, I thought I would take the opportunity to ride somewhere I hadn’t ridden before. I remember it being lumpy, but good lord.
On the way home, I was chatting to my mate Josh from Brisbane. He asked about the ride and with out much thought I described it as being lumpier than Christina Hendricks chest. He dared me to put that on the blog. I said I would go one better!
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There, so now that that is out of the way. To the ride.
It was a gray old day and it seemed very humid. I started out at the breakwater in the bay at Ulladulla.
Breaking Water
From there it was up a hill that had be puffing before I had 500m on the Garmin. Said Garmin was also reporting 14% gradient at one point.
Here is the ride profile.
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A the top of the hill I swung around and headed North, destination, Mollymook.
The run down the main street of Ulladulla was broken up by cars parking and lights. So much for getting a run up at the next climb. I slogged my way up to the Mollymook turn off then enjoyed a pretty swift run to Mollymook beach.
Mollymook Beach
I was sweating a fair bit and had a quick chat to an old bloke who used to be a cyclist. He was bewildered by my orange tyres.
I then headed further North to explore around Bannister Head. It is a very nice area with some great spots looking over the sea. I wasn’t stopping though, I needed to get out to Milton and then head back.
Just before you get back on to the highway at Milton there is a 500m climb that tops out at 17%. Well, that is what my Garmin said. It felt like 37%.
It was an enjoyable, if not lumpy, run along the highway back to Ulladulla. I decided to have a quick look around and went exploring. Here are a few of the spots I found.
Ocean Views
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Where the light lives.
I then headed back to the car. It was a terrific ride and I will be heading back to do it again. Highly recommended if you are in the area.
sounds like a nice ride norbs
I really do have to make a trip up your way soon, you have some picturesque places to ride in. Very Jelous!!!
Oh & thank you for the Christina Hendricks pic. Brrr!!! Can’t wait for new season of MM.
Hi, next time your in town call into the LBS Mountain Cycles for some great advice on ride locations. MTB is the choice of bike for our region with a great variety of terrain to ride.
Thanks Bartman. Will do.