It was to be a shortish ride around the back of Kirth Kiln.
Jurgen muttered something about needing to attend his wife's birthday party, Helen claimed her bike was in for repair and Kirsten pleaded work.
That left Mike and myself to carry the can.
We knew where we started viz Emerald, and where we wanted to get to, viz coffee at Gembrook. We had 50% if the route mapped out and the sun in the East and moss on the trees to guide us the rest of the way.
Gembrook then L into Ure Rd. We'd been told that whilst Ure Rd ends at the entrance to Kirth Kiln, it was still navagable beyond that point to roads connecting back to Gembrook.
Having successfully navigated predatory cows on Ure Rd we reached the point where it becomes a track. That's where our 50% planning ended. Mud, potholes, rocks, moss, tree roots, inclines, 2km per hour riding for the next 4km. Pretty, but not all that nice. And the track finally ended in a T intersection,.... not a sign post in sight. Flip of the coin and go Right. Hills! More T intersectipns. More coin flipping. More hills. Finally we spotted a 4wd who knew where we were and how to get out. It ended well for into Kirth Kiln we ploughed, a climb to Gembrook and refuelling at the cafe. Homewards via the climb up Stilwell's Deviation, which, after what we had just experienced, was a pleasure.
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