I’ve done some basic thinking about this year’s holidays. The route will look something like this
The stages will be:
Day 1
As last year: Coffs Harbour to Grafton. The only possible change is to the Coffs Harbour accomodation (the Bentleigh Motor Inn) was a bit noisy, being next to a pub and on the Pacific Highway. However, it was convenient.
Day 2
As last year: Grafton to Casino. No need to change anything
Day 3 and 4
Here I am faced with several choices:
- Ride to Kyogle and have a semi-rest day there. It’s only 30km, and looks fairly flat. However, I don’t think that riding 180km over 2 days is really enough to require a “rest day”. However, If I did this, it’s only 94km via Uki to Mullumbimby. I guess it depends if there’s something worth doing at Kyogle 🙂
- Ride to Murwillumbah. That’s 97km. Then Day 4 would be 37km to Mullumbimby.
- Ride to Uki (84km), leaving 41 km to Mullumbimby via Stoker’s Siding on Day 4. However, I wonder about the turn from Stoker’s Siding onto the old Pacific Highway. Although it’s not the main road anymore, the turn is at the bottom of a hill, where vehicles can come screaming down each side, if I recall correctly.
Questions
- Does Uki have accomodation? A possibility is Uki Guesthouse.
- How good is the road from Uki to Stoker’s Siding?
