Let it Roll: Hawksburn- from Clyde to Bannockburn

I helgen cyklade jag en runda som jag lange tankt gora: Upp och forbi Clyde lookout, via Hawksburn road och over till Bannockburn. Jag valde att borja vid bron i Alexandra och cykla Clutha river trail till Clyde. Det gar att gora den har turen som en loop genom Bannockburn, men det ar lamningsasong nu, och vagen var stangd over vissa omraden, sa jag maste vanda tillbaka. Det gjorde inte sa mycket, det blev en ordentlig 58 km tur, med en hel del backar. Det har ar en ganska latt 4WD vag som gar genom typisk Centrala Otago natur. Den jobbiga delen ar stigningen och uppforsbackarna. For de som tycker att cykla i en riktning ar nog, och for de som inte gillar en brant gammal uppforsbacke lika mycket som jag gor kan jag rekommendera att borja cykelturen i Bannockburn, for att undvika de brantaste delarna, som antaglien ar runt Clyde lookout. Det blir hett som attan dar uppe, sa massor av vatten och solkram rekommenderas.

Last weekend I did a ride that I've been thinking of for quite a while: Up past Clyde lookout, via Hawksburn road over to Bannockburn. I choose to start by the bridge in Alexandra and did the Clutha river trail to Clyde, just to make the ride a bit longer. There is a loop you can do through Bannockburn, but unfortunately they closed parts of it due to lambing so I had to turn around and go back. Doesn't matter, it ended up being a good 58 km ride with quite a lot of climbing. This is a pretty easy 4WD road, that goes through some pretty typical Central Otago landscape. The hard part is the climbing. For those who think a one-way ride is enough, and for those who don't fancy a good steep old uphill as much as I do, I would recommend to do the ride with start in Bannockburn to avoid the steepest part of the track, which is probably around the Clyde lookout. It gets pretty hot up there, so lots of water and sunblock is recommended.