There is no hiding from that second number, 3,000 metres of ascent. This is not a ride where you will be averaging 30 kilometres per hour. This is a big day! Do not assume that it will be over in four hours and 30 minutes. This course offers a little of everything. The amazing countryside is first and foremost, there is something about Australian bush, you will see the scars of the recent fires ride beside magical rivers, some you will go over while on others, your feet will get wet going through the weirs. The dairy farming county and the seven State Forests will all provide each rider with a beautiful snapshot and some good(ness) ‘hurt’ as you ride through this beautiful region. The course is set up like a strange figure 8. Riders will leave Mogo and head out into the Mogo State Forest. That first segment, more info below, is a good leg burner and will take riders up to the highest point on the ride at 221 metres above sea level, it is not until after 11.5 kilometres that riders will enjoy their first proper descent.