sadsacnews2013: TRAMPS: Morwell - Morwell National Park 05 May

A good number of riders fronted at Morwell for what turned out to be a fine but cool day.
The club's ride co-ord was in attendance but after learning of his new temporary residence status I fear he will not be able to benefit too often from all the hard work he put into planning the current routes. Hopefully he will be able to return to this state on a more permanent basis in the not too distant future.
The route on the day was reasonably flat for the first 20 odd kilometres before heading off into the foothills of the Strzelecki Range. As per my suspicion the lunch stop was at the National Park. After a reasonable climb we arrived at the picnic spot to find it almost deserted. As it turned out the other visitors were Jos and Rhonda joining us for lunch. I noted that the club table is put to work on every ride now. It does free up the existing tables for the riders I must admit. After a relaxing lunch aided by some rather delicious offerings from the Maurice (although I prefer the BMC version) Team we were ready for stage two.
The first kilometre after lunch was the steepest of the day and a few started the ride home with a walk. Once at the high point it was a quick downhill plunge to the flatlands near the pondage. A short climb to Churchill had us into the slightly bumpy ground prior to the final run home to the carpark. As a number of riders had made their way to the start under their own steam, they were given a small shortcut to the after ride coffee stop, read McDonald's. The rest returned to the car park to record an enjoyable ride in the mid fifties.
This was my first National Park loop and I regard it as a ride quite suitable to introduce new riders to the club. The hills were not too taxing and the roads reasonably quiet. A good day of riding.