Enjoyable long ride Sunday 24 August 2008

I was supposed to go to the footy with my friend Dan and his sons today but alas I was uninvited. Instead I rode to Southern Cross, took the train out to Ringwood and rode back towards the CBD on the new EastLink Bikepath. I joined the EastLink Bike path on the west side of Ringwood Rd just before the Ringwood Bypass. The signage for bike was confusing, I confirmed that I was indeed traveling in the correct direction when I was able to ask someone cycling towards me.

The path goes into the Mullum Mullum Creek valley, it goes up and down and a challenge for me as I STILL haven’t mastered standing up in the pedals when going up a steep grade. The trees, plants and birdlife are lovely. I wandered along this path for about an hour until it joined the “old” path. I kept riding towards the CBD finally peeling off at Middleborough Rd returning via Box Hill Station. It is hard to estimate the distance traveled as the bike path curved around so much.

I am off to wash to mud off my bike now!