While I have some internet access and a few spare moments I will tantalize you with a quick taste of our Blue Derby experience .
I will keep it short and to the point, Derby trails are without doubt THE BEST trail network in Australia and are easily the equal of anything I have seen or ridden in New Zealand!
Our 3 day taster of trails included the iconic Blue Tiers trail, an epic 17km trail that traversed from alpine tundra to lush Tasmanian forest and finished at the historic Weldeborough Hotel.
From Weldeborough we shuttled up to the top of Atlas Trail. Atlas is another epic descent through ancient temperate rainforest with the added challenge of long sections of granite boulders and slabs to add some technicality but also includes plenty of World Trail's signature fast/ flowy trail.
To cap it off, we were blessed with 3 perfect days of blue skies and top temps of 20°C! Perfect riding weather while Brisbane was STILL wet! (7 days straight)
Today, we are near Hobart and are planning an Epic climb over the back of Mt Wellington, along the North/South track to Glenorchy, then a tootle into Hobart. It is going to hurt!
Oh, yeah, for the Great Cycle Challenge I am sitting at 993km of my 1000km goal so I should be able to comfortably tick that off today.
Let's see how mush further I can go.....
Cheers.
Those trails looks awesome. Thanks for the update.
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