3 Days Bikepacking | Dungog to Newcastle | Trains, Ferries & Bicycles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Things never go quite the way they are planned when it comes to bikepacking, but it doesn't mean it isn't a really enjoyable experience in a beautiful part of the world.
I travelled to the most northerly point of the Opal Network in NSW; Dungog. From their, I rode via Black Camp Creek across to Stroud and then via Branch Lane down to Kurauh. Finally, I cut across country, through the Meadowie State forest to Newcastle where I caught the train back to Sydney.
Riding my Giant Trance 2, 2019 fitted with Maxxis Ardent 2.25 tyres. New SLX brakes and XT rotors, and pulling a Pack 'n Pedal rack and bag from Thule.
This was a fun, deeply satisfying trip. It had moments of pain, and hours of pleasure.
Thanks for watching
Mike Coles
mike-coles.com
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Just "found" this vid, great watch. I bikepack Dungog to Gloucester regional areas constantly when I'm not in the outback.
Keep on keeping on mate 🦘☮️
Nice to "meet" another bikepacking video maker - thanks for sharing!
I just saw this thumbnail and thought. "Oh - THAT looks interesting" and then I noticed it was from my old buddy! Cheers, 'Colesey'!
You say the nicest things!
Nice video
Great video, I really enjoy your trips. I can relate a lot to you, older man as well😃
Enjoyed the video Mike. Great ride.
Great fun! Turns out that you took the right bike!
Oh yeah! Full squish on the downhill parts was perfect!
love your vids, mate! Wish you could do more of them!
I wish I could more too! I do have hopes and dreams of doing these trips more frequently.
This is the GPX file that I followed. Please note, it has been edited to avoid the farm detour! drive.google.com/file/d/1N1GzTmghy3RoYSEhWfWGCvpHVUO-76zD/view?usp=sharing
Hey Mike have u thought about a cygnet solar charger. Only slightly bigger, n heavier than you boost charger!!
No I hadn’t thought about that, mostly because I generally take shortish trips and what I have works fine for me. If I needed to recharge (longer trips) I’d definitely consider one.
I had one, they're great, but I left it behind a window to charge, n forgot about it... not so great after that!😂
Hi again Mike, just trying to work out on map your route, not clear how you get across from Black Camp Creek Rd, do you have a map you can share please?
I can share a GPX and image map. But I’ll revise the map to show my altered route, due to the dead end..
@@mike-coles that would be great, thank you
@@paulninnis14 I just pinned the actual route I took at the top of the comments.
@@mike-coles thanks Mike that great. I just had a quick look and it makes sense. Any reason you decided to go down Buckets Way rather than Booral-Washpool Rd? The latter seems a much quieter route?
No, there was nothing clever in that choice. I was pretty tired by that point and didn’t give it much thought. If I was doing that part again, I’d take the Booral Washpool Road.