Blue Liners Australia

2024 Tamworth Ride

18 May 2024

 Ride plans:

Clarence Coast Crew Ride Plan

3-day Ride Plan option - Leaving Friday 17th May

Day 1- Friday 17th May - Maclean to Wauchope / Total 530Km / 6.5 hours.

07:30 - Departing Ferry Park Maclean for BP South Grafton.

08:15 – Arrive at South Grafton.

08:30 - Stands up, leave for Glen Innes.

(South Grafton to Glen Innes 158Km - 1hr/50min)

10:30 – Arrive at Glen Innes (Ampol Service Station / Fuel Stop)

11:00 – Stands up leave for Walcha.

(Glen Innes to Walcha 160Km – 1hr/50min)

13:00 – Arrive Walcha. (Fuel Stop and Lunch)

13:30 – Stands up for Wauchope.

(Walcha to Wauchope 163Km – 2hr/10min)

15:30 – Wauchope. (End of day one)

17:30 – Dinner at the Wauchope Country Club.

Accommodation for Wauchope:

Wauchope Motel

84 High Street Wauchope

Ph: 02 6585 1933

Rooms are still available. Please call the Motel to book your room.

Day 2 - Saturday 18th May - Wauchope to Tamworth / Total 370Km / 4.5 hours

08:00 – Departing for Wauchope for Wingham.

09:30 – Arrive at Wingham.

(Wauchope to Wingham 80Km/1hr)

10:30 – Straight through Wingham for Gloucester.

(Wingham to Gloucester 80Km/1hr)

11:30 – Arrive at Gloucester – Fuel and Morning tea.

12:30 – Stands up, leave for Tamworth.

(Gloucester to Tamworth 210Km – 2hr/30min)

14:30 – Tamworth – (End of day two)

18:30 – The Blaze Room, Tamworth Leagues Club.

Accommodation for Tamworth.

Motel Grande, (A FEW ARE STAYING HERE)

117 Goonoo Goonoo, Tamworth

Ph: 02 6765 4444

Tamworth has plenty of accommodation options to choose from if the Motel Grande is booked out.

Day 3 – Sunday 19th May - Tamworth to home.

Making your way home will be up to the individual rider.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Tamworth.

Regards

Darrell Shaw

Clarence Coast Ride Coordinator

Blue Liners Australia

2-day Ride Plan option - Leaving Saturday 18thMay

Day 1- Saturday 18th May 2024 - Grafton to Tamworth / Total 370Km / 4.5 hours.

08:30 – Meet at BP South Grafton.

09:00 - Departing BP South Grafton for Glen Innes.

11:00 – Arrive at Glen Innes (Ampol Service Station / Fuel Stop)

(South Grafton to Glen Innes 158Km - 1hr/50min)

11:30 - Stands up, leave for Armidale.

12:30 – Arrive at Armidale (Stop for Lunch)

(Glen Innes to Armidale 100Km/1hr)

14:00 – Stands up, leave for Tamworth.

15:00 – Arrive at Tamworth – (End of day one)

(Armidale to Tamworth 100Km/1hr)

18:30 – The Blaze Room, Tamworth Leagues Club.

Day 2 – Sunday 19th May 2024 - Tamworth to home.

Making your way home will be up to the individual rider.

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SYDNEY METRO RIDE PLAN - TAMWORTH 18 MAY, 2024 (+ optional extension).

Saturday 18th May, 2024:

7.30am - meet at McDonalds Windsor Rd, McGraths Hill

8.00am - depart McDonalds up Putty Rd to Grey Gums Cafe (88km 1hr15).

Morning brew around Robbo’s Table.

10.30am - depart Grey Gums & continue up Putty Rd.  Left (northwest) onto Jerry’s Plains Rd / Golden Hwy to Jerry’s Plains (103km 1hr20)

12midday - after a regroup we’ll continue west on Golden Hwy for a short distance then right onto Edderton Rd, right on Denman Rd & into Muswellbrook (Royal Hotel) for lunch & fuel stop. (36km 30mins)

1.30pm - depart Muswellbrook up the New England Hwy to Wallabadah (Marshall MacMahon Hotel) for a quick refreshment  (102km 1hr15)

3.15pm - depart Wallabadah & continue up the New England Hwy to Tamworth (54km 45mins)

4pm - arrive Tamworth.

6:30pm - Blue Liners annual dinner at West Tamworth Leagues club.  NO TICKETS AT DOOR - be sure to register/pay at below weblink.

There is plenty of accommodation options in Tamworth, but a fair few from Sydney are already booked & staying at the Golden Grain Motor Inn.  It’s a very short walk to the club.  Ph: 6765-3599.

Sunday 19 May - Either make own way home, or join a heap of us on a 2nd night to Coonabarabran.  Mad Bill is conspiring up a route (probably via Mt Canobolas), which will be confirmed over breakfast in Tamworth.  2nd nights accommodation is at Country Gardens Motel, Ph: 6842-1711. Or if that fills up there are numerous other motels and motor-inns in Coonabarabran nearby.

Monday 20 May - ride home via Dunedoo, Gulgong, Mudgee, Blue Mountains.

Mark Goodwin