MRA Family Rides






	MRA Family Rides MRA Family Rides New to riding and want to ride with others? Interested in a short ride on the “off weeks” to bring your grandchild along on? Like to supervise you teenager and show them the etiquette of group riding? Want to try out a few roads nearby, but out of Canberra? Want to discover a few lovely country coffee shops? New to Canberra and want to meet some folk who can tell you what’s on? Come to McDonalds in Fyshwick at 9:30am for a cuppa on the fourth Sunday of the month and then join us for a short ride and great company. We’ll be leaving at 10:00am. The ride schedule for the whole year and prepared maps are on the MRA website: http://mraact.org.au/ or see the list below: • January, 4th Sunday - Tarago Focus on rolling curves. ~ 100km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Queanbeyan, Tarago / Goulburn turnoff, Tarago, to Loaded Dog. Return via windmills, Bungendore, Smiths Gap, Federal Highway.) • February, 4th Sunday - Cooma Focus on highway riding. ~ 200km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Monaro Highway to multi-burger shop (or other) at Cooma. Return by the same route.) • March, 4th Sunday - Corin Dam Focus on braking. ~ 80km + 50km for Corin Dam return. Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Hindmarsh Drive, Cotter Road, Paddy's Flat to Moon Rock Café. Option Corin Dam. Return via Tharwa, Drakeford Drive) • April, 4th Sunday - Goulburn Focus on cruising. ~ 200km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Oaks Estate, Sutton Road, Federal highway to Greengrocer. Return via Tarago, Bungendore then possibly split: north - Smiths Gap, south - Queanbeyan) • May, 4th Sunday - Captains Flat Focus on back roads. ~ 100km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Queanbeyan, Captains Flat Road to the art café. Return by the same route.) • June, 4th Sunday - Gundaroo Focus on back roads. ~ 80km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Oaks Estate, Sutton Road, Norton Road, Macs Reef Road, Swindle Hill Road, Gundaroo Road, to Gundaroo Pub. Return via Sutton Road and Federal Hwy.) • July, 4th Sunday - Cotter / Uriarra Focus on cornering. ~ 60km Fyshwick Maca’s 9:30am, Hindmarsh Drive, Duffy, Cotter Road, Cotter, Uriarra, Duffy. Return home. • August, 4th Sunday - Gooromon Ponds Focus on dirt car parks. - ~ 50km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Limestone Ave, Barton Hwy, Wallaroo Road, Gooromon Ponds Road to café, Return by the same route) • September, 4th Sunday - 4 Hills Focus on roundabouts and corner marking. ~ 65km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Mt Ainslie, Red Hill, Black Mountain, Mt Stromlo. Return home. • October, 4th Sunday - Bowning Focus on highway merging. ~ 180km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Limestone Ave, Barton Hwy, Murrumbateman, Yass bypass, Binalong Road to Bowning cafe. Return by the same route.) • November, 4th Sunday - Bungendore Focus on coffee. ~ 90km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Oaks Estate, Sutton Road, Federal Highway, Bungendore Road, Smiths Gap to any café. Return via Defense Communications Base, Queanbeyan.) • December, 4th Sunday - Gunning Focus on alternate small roads. ~ 90km Fyshwick Macca’s 9:30am, Limestone Ave, Federal Highway, Sutton, Gundaroo, Gunning to the Doo Duck Inn (Bentley) or the Gunning Cafe, Dalton, Jerrawa, Yass Valley Road, Murrumbateman, Home