UPPER HUNTER ULYSSES BRANCH
RIDE CALENDAR April 2011 to March 2012
Issued 23rd March 2011
NOTE:
ALL OUR RIDES LEAVE FROM McDONALDS EITHER IN SINGLETON
OR MUSWELLBROOK, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTIFIED.
Unless other arrangements
are made all accommodation bookings are your own
responsibility.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE,
turn up on ride days with a FULL tank of Petrol.
If you intend going on
a ride can you have two choices to let us know.
1.
The preferred method is to go to the Upper Hunter
Ulysses web page or directly to
http://upper-hunter-ulysses.socialgo.com/ and there
you can register your intention to attend. You can also
see who else has registered.
2.
Otherwise please let Donna know. She will keep a
record of who intends going so that a telephone call to
her will also let you know who is going on a particular
ride. Donna can be contacted by telephone or email. Home
65 432 402; Work 65 422 025; Email
donna44@bigpond.com.
Some rides
are marked TBA, which probably means we havent assigned
a ride to the date. This is your opportunity to jump in
and suggest a ride. All suggestions are gratefully
received at
lothring@pacific.net.au.
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2011 |
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November 5 |
Social Night & Meeting, Albion
Hotel Singleton. Meeting 6pm.
All Welcome. |
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November 6 |
Day ride to Belmont Sixteen
footers for lunch.
Depart MM 8-15am SM 9-00am via
Milbrodale, Broke, Wollombi,
Paxton, Quorrabolong, Mulbring,
Freemans Waterhole and then
around the Lake to Belmont.
After Lunch back home via
Cardiff, Edgeworth, Mt.
Sugarloaf, Kurri and Greta. |
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November 18/19/20 |
3 day ride.
First night (Friday) at Port
Macquarie and second night
(Saturday) at Dorrigo Xmas
Party. Depart MM 7-00am. SM
7-45am (Friday) and ride to Port
Macquarie via Dungog, Gloucester
up Thunderbolts Way to Walcha
and then across the Oxley
Highway to Port Macquarie for
our overnight stop at the
Townbeach Motor Inn,
Gordon Street. Port Macquarie.
Tel 02 65838899. Saturday
morning we head north up the
Pacific Highway to Urunga and
then turn left up through
Bellingen on to our overnight
accommodation and Xmas Party at
the Lookout Motor Inn,
Dorrigo. See below for
remaining details. |
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November 19/20 |
2 day
ride. Overnight at Dorrigo for
Xmas Party. Depart SM
7-30am. MM 8-15am and ride up
the New England highway to
Armidale then across Waterfall
Way to Ebor and on to Dorrigo
for our overnight accommodation
and Xmas Party at the Lookout
Motor Inn, Dorrigo, (owner
is Lyn Steep) Tel 0266.572511.
Cost is $TBA per person includes
your accommodation in either
double or twin room, pre dinner
nibblies, 3 course dinner, live
entertainment & cooked breakfast
on Sunday morning. Please
book early to avoid
disappointment. Back home on
Sunday via Ebor, Armidale and
Uralla then down Thunderbolts
Way to Gloucester, Dungog,
Gresford and home. Alternative
routes home can be considered on
Sunday morning |
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December 3 |
Social Night & Meeting, Albion
Hotel Singleton. Meeting 6pm.
All Welcome. |
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December 4 |
Newcastle Toy Run.
Leave SM at 8:00am and ride to
Griffith Park Stockton to meet
up with other riders before
riding in convoy into Newcastle
at 10:00am. |
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2012 |
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February 4 |
Social Night & Meeting, Albion
Hotel Singleton. Meeting 6pm.
All Welcome. |
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February 5 |
Day ride Breakfast Ride
Somewhere nice, comfortable and
not too hot |
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February 18/19 |
2 Day ride to Nambucca Heads
via Dungog, Gloucester, Walcha,
Armidale, Dorrigo, Bellingen.
Overnight White Albatross
Caravan Park Ph: 6568 6468
Leave MM 7-15 SM 8-00am.
Approx distance = 550km. Return
home either the same way or down
the New England Highway from
Armidale or back down the
Pacific Highway. |
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March 3 |
Social Night & Meeting, Albion
Hotel Singleton. Meeting 6pm.
All Welcome. |
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March 4 |
Day ride to Quirindi.
Depart SM 8:15 MM 9:00 via
Wybong, Sandy Hollow, Merriwa,
Willow Tree with lunch at
Quirindi. After lunch back via
New England Highway. Round trip
from Singleton approx 360km. |
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March 17/18 |
2 Day ride to Mudgee.
Depart SM 8:15 MM 9:00. Our
route is via Scone, Merriwa,
Dunedoo (lunch), Gulgong and
Mudgee. Accommodation at Golden
Chain Soldiers Motel (02)
6372-4399. Our return route is
via Lue, Bylong and Merriwa.
Total distance approx 560km to
Singleton. |
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March 25 to April 6 |
13 day AGM Ride see separate
itinerary |
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March 26 to April 1 |
Ulysses AGM Mildura |
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March 31 |
Social Night & Meeting, Albion
Hotel Singleton. Meeting 6pm.
All Welcome. |
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April 1 |
(Daylight savings ends 2:00am)
Day ride to Mungo Brush via
Elderslie, Lambs Valley,
Bolwarra Heights, Woodville,
Seaham, Clarence Town, Karuah
Bypass turning right off the
Pacific Highway for Tea Gardens
and Hawks Nest and then on to
Mungo Brush for lunch. Return
journey to be determined on the
day. Depart MM 8-15am. SM
9-00am. |
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April 6 to 9 |
Easter |
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April 14/15 |
2 day ride
to Millthorpe. Depart SM 7:30,
MM 8:15. Our route takes us to
Jerrys Plains (now a new bit)
turn off to Apple Tree Flat,
Bureen, Yarrawa, Baerami,
Rylstone, Ilford, Sofala,
Bathurst then Millthorpe.
Accommodation at Millthorpe
Motel, 26 Victoria St,
Millthorpe. Tel 02 6366 3653.
Our return route is via Lithgow,
Bells Line of Road and Putty
Road. Approx distance 690km. |
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May 5 |
Social Night & Meeting, Albion
Hotel Singleton. Meeting 6pm.
All Welcome. |
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May 6 |
Day
ride to Wiseman's Ferry
for lunch via Wollombi. Return
via the Putty Road. Approx
distance 380km. Leave MM
8am. SM 8-45am. |
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May 12/13 |
2 day ride
to Bingara. Depart SM 7:30, MM
8:15. Follow the New England
Highway to Tamworth then Uralla
for lunch. Take Thunderbolts Way
to Bundarra then follow the road
to Copeton then Bingara.
Accommodation at Imperial
Hotel Motel 21 Maitland St,
Bingara. Tel 02 6724 1629.
Our return route takes us
through the Mt Kapitur National
Park to Narrabri then down the
Kamilaroi Hwy to Willow Tree
then home. Distances Saturday
437km, Sunday 430km. |
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June 2 |
Social Night & Meeting, Albion
Hotel Singleton. Meeting 6pm.
All Welcome. |
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June 3 |
Day ride TBA |
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