L E S L I E V A L E

45km

770m

Villino

A Leslie Vale loop is a great combo between some ‘Tassie flat’ coastal roads, a little bit of dirt and the start of exploring the foothills of kunanyi/Mount Wellington. We love this ride because of its relatively easy start, but also for the contrasting elements of being in the city, to quickly working your way to the beach, then country farmland and finally working your way up to the eucalyptus forest of kunanyi.

How Long is this ride?

This ride is 45km in distance. Hobartians usually consider this our ‘recovery ride’. Ie. it is one of the flatter options we have locally, as such, it is a good place to start to get an idea of the terrain you may encounter in nipaluna/Hobart.

Difficulty

All rides are designed to showcase some of our favourite parts of our doorstep, which generally involves a number of hills. As such we recommend you have some form of bike experience to give these rides a go… and come with your best climbing legs (or at least a good attitude).

This is a relatively short ride, however definitely don’t discount the amount of climbing you have to do, particularly in the last half of the ride.

Suggested Finish Locations:

Coffee: Bear With Me for great post ride coffee breakfast or lunch! Or have a mid ride snack at the Bush Bakery.

Alcohol, beers and burgers: We recommend making a post ride recovery stop at Preachers if you’re that way inclined.