The surface of that muddy water is frozen!
In the interests of actually putting rubber to the road, I went out on a recce a week or so ago to see what the trail alongside the railway line was like between Blackheath and Medlow Bath train stations. In a fit of imagination it was called Station St. It's a good trail. Very good.
One small catch--the rocky hill just off the streets of Blackheath. You get it once going out and again coming back. No surprises there. However, it's more like alpine scree than anything else I've encountered.
That sunlight in the middle of the picture, that dot, is the bottom of the scree slope on the return leg. It seems to drop about 100 metres in 25. According to the maps, it only seems to do that. Walking it worked for me on the way out. I considered walking it on the return leg, but managed to stay aboard as I bounced and jounced to the bottom.
It's not a long journey - around 6 km one way. Enough of a warm up to consider pedalling further afield--perhaps out past the Katoomba Airfield. On this day I was too tired, cold and basically out of shape to do more than consider the possibilities. However, one day soon it would make a great ride from Blackheath to Point Pilcher (beyond the airfield) and back. Any takers?
One last thing--the Whisk and Pin cafe stop at Medlow Bath. Excellent coffee and they make great breakfasts too... for the longer rides.
Heading for home, after filling my lungs with clean air and my stomach with high potency caffeine, I cycled up the final hill and onto the macadamised roads of Blackheath, no trouble at all.
Pedal On!
Thunder Horse.
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