I had overheard Jurgen indicating that the ride we were about to do was ear marked by the MMCC as a future ride .. little did i know that it was to stand for the Melbourne Masochistic Cycling Club !
With
heaps of climbing forecast the start from Gembrook was a welcome one.
We soon entered beautiful Kirth Kiln National Park before finding our
way to nearby Slip Rock Falls a delightful albeit small waterfall
situated in wild bush land setting. Well rested we then started our
never ending climb along Beenak East road where each KM not only added
to our climb tally but saw a gradual deterioration in road conditions.
The
final 7 kms to 7 Acre rock were tough going through a beautiful but
partly logged forest area to the 7 Acre rock picnic ground. A 1.5 km
scramble along a muddy path followed to our rock with its stunning views
over the Bunyip national park. We took our time taking in the
magnificent views having already climbed 90% of the days climb tally
(1400 metres !) in the first half of the ride. Our reverse route
thankfully had some downhill sections. We were never the less
unanimously stuffed by the time we finally reached Gembrook for a much
needed cuppa and sustenance. Many thanks to Jurgen who made our ride
memorable in more ways than one !
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