12th
annual King of the Mountain Challenge
Climb 12 KOM Climbs
in the Southern Highlands
Camp at Berry Showground between Friday
13th and Sunday 22nd Nov ‘15
Muggaccinos.com invites you to camp at scenic Berry Showground @ $9 per
tent p/n (with no booking req’d) or book a room in a motel and cycle over some/all
of the 9 days the bestest cluster of
tough climbs in NSW - nestled around pristine Kangaroo Valley and verdant Kiama. Or cruise the flatlands along the marvellous
Illawarra coastline.
Utilising Berry Showground as a home base enables cyclists to catch
the quaint local train service to Bombaderry, Kiama and Albion Park Rail on 3
of the 9 days to climb 6 of the below 12 KOM
Climbs in the Illawarra Climb Region.
1. Woodhill Mountain
from Berry
2.
3. Tourist Rd up Bellawongara
Mountain to Cambawarra Mtn Lookout Cafe
4. Cambawarra Mountain from Bomaderry
5. Cambawarra
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. Fountaindale Rd up
Saddleback Mountain
12. Barrengarry Mountain to
Fitzroy Falls
Rides commence from Berry on the other 4 days to climb remaining 5 KOM Climbs.
If you have concrete quads you might scale the above Climbs
on a double 52/39 chain ring, so long as you have a 28 on your rear cassette. However, a triple chain-ring or compact 50/34
front crank is recommended.
Muggaccinos 1st
Commandment is:
“Hills are your
friends, and mountains are your mates.”
Flatter day rides on quiet roads SW of
No bookings at Berry Showground req’d and only $9 per night per tent camping fee - 20m
council swimming pool is 100m from Berry Showground campsite.
Berry is a showpiece of the Southern Highlands with lots of things
to do, people to see, places to go and pubs to visit, when not cycling its marvelous mountains.
Not every cycle enthusiast can get days off work in early Nov, so approx
30% of attendees will drive down early Saturday morning to Kiama station for
final two days of climbing – 5 climbs. It
is 2 hrs drive from the
Contact Phil Johnston 0434 715.861
or
ScribePJ@bigpond.com if you would like to be added to the 11th
King of the Mountain Challenge Attendance Schedule
in The Bullsheet. If at the 11th hour you have to
bail-out, no worries, ‘cause there is always next November.