Glasshouse Mountains August 2020

Glasshouse Mountains August 2020

Glasshouse Mountains Ride report.  August 2020

If there is one thing that can be said about a Bushrangers Mtb ride they are NEVER BORING.

The Glasshouse mountains has a plethora of riding options from wide open spaces and pine forests, sneaky tree lined single tracks, Rocky Gnarly snotty ups and downs , Magnificent Glasshouse Mt views, sick undulating sand stone features and challenging rutty ravines, not to mention Blue skies and the infamous all-consuming gullies if things get wet although today the weather was stupendous !!! and tracks even better.

So 19 crank hardy Bushrangers rode all of the above styles of tracks and then some over 42 Km and 580m elev Gain….. (OK that ads said 25km and 2 hrs but) it was sort of “make it up as we went along” which to be brutally honest is what makes a great ride even better. Yes, there was some pushing when things got boulderous and inclines neared vertical but there is always a downhill after an up.

A few memorable moments, some back tracking, a pedal that went walk about, a huge sandstone rock face borrowed some skin and created bad karma, a loose rocky track threw an E biker, some dank mud puddles shared. All was forgotten with some great native flowers out in bloom and the lure of the coffee & a Patisserie at the end of the ride.

Glasshouse bakery was doing a roaring trade added to by ravenous Bushgrangers who scoffed down carbs like they were going out of fashion….  The inner glow had returned…

Thanks to a multitude of ride leaders, too many to mention and thanks to everyone’s adventurous spirit. One to remember.

Next week is an away ride at Promisedland and Toogum as well as the Ewan Maddock dam Social ride. Check calendar for details.