This ride was a scouting ride for a future cycle tour towards Melbourne. It was a solid challenge and the midday heat was felt while struggling up. I think I didn't bring enough food and was hungry-sleepy traversing Fitz's hill towards Canberra on the way back. That situation was resolved with an ice-cream in Tharwa.
A broken spoke! A pannier bag was sucked into the wheel.
End of the sealed Boboyan road
Touring gears definitely help overcome these gradients.
The dirt road surface was pretty good on Boboyan road.
Clearing the unsealed section on the way down was a really quick affair. The Hospital Hill lookout provided a stunning view and an idea to use the Old Boboyan Road next time - as long as we're prepared to ford creeks. I didn't feel too bad at 1415m elevation but was feeling rather drained for each uphill on the way back. It was getting a bit chilly towards the end of the ride but the suburban section was flat enough. It was a total of 106km. Interestingly mapmyride suggested it required around 5000kj one way.
