Brindies Circ: Day 2

Day 2: 135km / ?vm

Mt Bimberi didn't want to get out of bed in the morning

After a mild night the day dawned with a low cover of cloud, and after breakfasting and packing up we were off along Lone Pine FT by 7am. 

Lone Pine FT

The condition of this trail wasn't the best, and I think we were all fearing a similar slog to yesterday, so it was heads down while we ticked off the next 10 or so kms.

Lone Pine FT

Topping out on Lone Pine we could see our future far, far below us - the Yaouk Valley. A huge, broad, flat valley, which would take us to familiar ground and the road home. The descent was steep and fast, and that was with both brakes fully on.

The end of the descent down Lone Pine FT in to the valley

Flat roads! Kennedys Rd

Arriving down in the valley we were blessed with a light tail wind to help us tick over the kms just that little bit faster. It was amazing riding through here with the Scabby Range on our left, Yaouk Peak on our right, and flat grassy plains and the odd squiggly river stretched out around us.

Turning on to Yaouk Rd

Yaouk Valley

Soon enough we'd made it to Shannons Flat, turned left and ridden back in to the ACT. We left the Bogan Hwy on to the quieter Old Boboyan Rd and had lunch at a ruin. The remainder of the ride was pretty cruisy: we got rained/hailed on briefly before making it to Yankee Hat car park, and ticked off the kms on the tar back to Namadgi Visitors Centre in a swirling wind. Monty and Steve were getting a lift from Tharwa so I jumped back on the road and tapped it out back home to Lyneham.

The end of Old Boboyan Rd at Yankee Hat carpark