Name: Cycling Round the Bay Lite, with overnights in Ocean Grove
Start: 2024-12-13T09:10:00+11:00
End: 2024-12-15T18:00:00+11:00

To BOOK you must GET a TICKET from the Nomads website by following: **[http://thq.fyi/se/b2dcc10ed4c7](http://thq.fyi/se/b2dcc10ed4c7)** Click on **Get Tickets.**
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Enjoy a “Round The Bay Lite” scenic tour from Geelong to Frankston, with an overnight stay in Ocean Grove. **\*\* Limit of 10 riders \*\***
**GRADE \| TYPE \| LENGTH**: Hard 129 km point\-to\-point cycling \(Day 1: Hard 51 km \| Day 2: Ride or Rest day in Ocean Grove\| Day 3: Hard 78 km\)\. The route has on\-road sections as well as both sealed and unsealed cycling trails\, and very limited early exit options\. \(The official *Round The Bay* ride of more than 210 km in a single day is totally off the Nomad’s grading scale)! There are some sections on busy roads.
**ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION**: This is a three day cycling weekend with Fri/Sat overnight stay in a private house in Ocean Grove.

* **Friday**: we'll travel via V/Line train to Lara, then cycle to Ocean Grove via Corio Bay and the Bellarine Rail Trail. Night in Ocean Grove house.
* **Saturday**: An optional ride, walk or rest day. Options are to walk along some of the rugged Bass Strait beaches, around Lake Connewarre, or a ride towards Torquay. Dependent on weather and inclination. Night in Ocean Grove house.
* **Sunday**: we'll cycle to Queenscliff to catch the ferry across to Sorrento. From there we'll cycle via the Bay Trail to Safety Beach after which we'll head inland. First through some quiet, scenic suburban streets, Bruce Rd and the Nepean Hwy to The Briars Community Forest. We'll cycle/walk through the wetlands then some quiet suburban streets to Old Moorooduc Rd, which takes us on a wide shoulder to the start of the Peninsula Link Trail. From there it's an excellent, wide path all the way to the Baxter Trail for the final 4 km descent to Frankston Station.

**Notes**:

* You will need a sleeping bag (or similar), pillow slip and towel. There will be a car at Lara train station to deposit them in, and they will be transported to Ocean Grove for you.
* We will abort the Sorrento to Frankston ride on Sunday if any of the following occur: a threat of bad rain; a forecast for hot temperature, trains cancelled on the Frankston line, or the likelihood of a strong headwind. If that happens the options are 1)ride to Portarlington and catch the ferry to Southbank, 2) cycle back to Geelong via another route, then catch a V/Line train back to Melbourne.

**BOOKING**: By Monday 9th December or ASAP. **Limit of 10 participants.** To BOOK you must GET a TICKET from the Nomads website by following: **[http://thq.fyi/se/b2dcc10ed4c7](http://thq.fyi/se/b2dcc10ed4c7)** Click on **Get Tickets.**
***Note:*** *An RSVP on Meetup is **NOT** a booking.*

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