sadsacnews2013: TRAMPS: Traralgon - Callignee 24 February

The ride started with twenty or so keen riders, all ready for a solid day of riding in the hills.
Conditions were forecast to be trying as the day progressed, this ended up being the case.
We had a couple of new riders on the day, being mother and daughter combination, Leanne and Kate.
They picked one of the more challenging rides to start off.
The route was rather easy to start, with the run out to Loy Yang and on towards Traralgon South being on rather flat terrain. A couple of the riders, including myself, had a go on the bike path and can report that it is a good surface, even on narrow tyres. Once at the Callignee road the flat ground was left behind. It was not long before some of the riders found the conditions, rather muggy by this stage, a challenge. Luckily the route shown on Bikely was not the correct one, reducing the final climb considerably. Even so, considerable effort was required to reach the lunch spot.
The facilities at Callignee, built since our last visit, were impressive. Despite this abundance of furniture we still managed to try out our new portable table. Young Vance had gone to considerable lengths to produce a table worthy of the club. I can see it outlasting the trailer by some years. Also on display on the day were new metal containers for the beacon and the defibrillator. We may need that new trailer before too long if items keep appearing. Of note, at the lunch stop, was the rather difficult mini golf course, the locals must be experts.
After lunch the run back down the hill was enjoyable , as always ( for most). From Traralgon South a couple of riders took the bike path again (this time the full length) to confirm it's condition, a very good option.
The flat final run into Traralgon was appreciated as the temperature was getting up there, 38 on my gauge.
Everyone had the same idea as us for the coffee stop, the arches were flat out.
Overall another pleasant day out on the bike.