Devil's Ride 2019 - Tasmania - Cycle Australia
Cycle Across Oz presents its 2019 Devil's Ride exploring Tasmania, the Apple Isle. The ride consists of two legs which can be ridden individually or combined into a single tour
This trip brings together pretty well everything that Tasmania has to offer the tourist. Wilderness, mountains, beaches, craggy cliffs, settler history, convict history, rivers, unique fauna and flora, towering forests, pastoral lands, inland lakes, vineyards, hop fields, amazing stars.
The full tour begins in Devonport. The East Coast leg ends in Hobart where the West Coast leg begins. The West Coast tour end in Devonport. The details are presented in the West Coast and East Coast tabs below
Download Forms: Please complete a registration form. You will also need to complete and sign the medical information form, which includes a disclaimer form. Cycle Across Oz also operate a code of conduct which you will need to read and sign.
Download and print registration and medical information forms and mail to us with your deposit of AUD300 as soon as possible to secure your place. Places are filling fast.
- East Coast: Devonport to Launceston to Coles Bay to Port Arthur to Hobart: February 10, 2019 to February 25, 2019. 785 kms, 6873 m climbing and 5 exploring/rest days. $2,100
- West Coast: Hobart to Strathgordon to Stahan to Cradle Mountain to Stanley to Devonport: February 28, 2019 to March 17, 2019. 990 kms, 9588 m climbing and 5 exploring/rest days. $2,300
- Download itinerary covers both East and West Coast leg
This trip brings together pretty well everything that Tasmania has to offer the tourist. Wilderness, mountains, beaches, craggy cliffs, settler history, convict history, rivers, unique fauna and flora, towering forests, pastoral lands, inland lakes, vineyards, hop fields, amazing stars.
The full tour begins in Devonport. The East Coast leg ends in Hobart where the West Coast leg begins. The West Coast tour end in Devonport. The details are presented in the West Coast and East Coast tabs below
Download Forms: Please complete a registration form. You will also need to complete and sign the medical information form, which includes a disclaimer form. Cycle Across Oz also operate a code of conduct which you will need to read and sign.
Download and print registration and medical information forms and mail to us with your deposit of AUD300 as soon as possible to secure your place. Places are filling fast.
Logistics. For the East Coast leg you will need to get to Devonport and depart from Hobart. For the West Coast leg, you will need to get to Hobart and depart from Devonport. Devonport is 100 kms by road from Launceston and 280 kms from Hobart.
Regular flights depart from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane and fly direct to Hobart and Launceston (Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Qantas). International travellers will need to transfer from one of the Australian gateways (Melbourne will be the easiest). Direct flights are available from Melbourne only to Devonport (Qantas operated by Sunstate Airlines). Alternatively you can travel to Devonport from Melbourne by sea on the Spirit of Tasmania.
Tassielink and Redline operate bus services between Hobart and Launceston and Devonport. You will need to book in your bicycle at least a day in advance.
http://www.tassielink.com.au/timetables/hobart-launceston-devonport
http://www.tasredline.com.au/index.php/route-bus-service/
Car rental is available at all three points. Some rental companies will offer a car for point to point travel without a one way charge.
Weather Tasmania is an island at the edge of the world. It is the last stop before Antarctica. Because it sits beside the Southern Ocean, the climate can vary greatly on any given day. Expect four seasons in one day. The island sits right in the middle of a prevailing westerly wind flow. There is almost always the word West in the weather readings. As we are riding in the middle of the summer, we might see a few days with north westerly wind but we will not be surprised to have south westerly if we get a cold front passing by.
For the West Coast ride, we will be riding mostly cross wind but will almost certainly have headwinds each time we track towards the coast. The mountains in the middle do provide some protection from the wind as we head down the East Coast. Again we will mostly have cross winds all the way down to Tasman Peninsula and will not be surprised to have to deal with headwinds for the few days back to Hobart. Temperatures will range from the low to mid teens (think 6C to 9C - 40F to 50F) to the high teens (think 18C - 70F). Cradle Mountain can be quite a bit colder. Sea temperatures on the East Coast will be about the same as the air temperatures, which makes swimming a strong possibility. Rainfall will be the next most important weather feature (after wind). West Coast collects more rainfall than the East Coast with up to 200 mm per month in February (8 inches) possible. The East Coast is about half of that (4 inches). March rainfall is about the same level with a wider spread on the West Coast. It will rain. The good news is the long range forecast for the West coast is well below normal (thanks el Nino) but well above normal for the East coast
https://www.eldersweather.com.au/longrange/raindatesdrill.jsp - pick Tasmania and choose the region.
For more tasty morsels explore
https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/
https://gobehindthescenery.com.au/
Regular flights depart from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane and fly direct to Hobart and Launceston (Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Qantas). International travellers will need to transfer from one of the Australian gateways (Melbourne will be the easiest). Direct flights are available from Melbourne only to Devonport (Qantas operated by Sunstate Airlines). Alternatively you can travel to Devonport from Melbourne by sea on the Spirit of Tasmania.
Tassielink and Redline operate bus services between Hobart and Launceston and Devonport. You will need to book in your bicycle at least a day in advance.
http://www.tassielink.com.au/timetables/hobart-launceston-devonport
http://www.tasredline.com.au/index.php/route-bus-service/
Car rental is available at all three points. Some rental companies will offer a car for point to point travel without a one way charge.
Weather Tasmania is an island at the edge of the world. It is the last stop before Antarctica. Because it sits beside the Southern Ocean, the climate can vary greatly on any given day. Expect four seasons in one day. The island sits right in the middle of a prevailing westerly wind flow. There is almost always the word West in the weather readings. As we are riding in the middle of the summer, we might see a few days with north westerly wind but we will not be surprised to have south westerly if we get a cold front passing by.
For the West Coast ride, we will be riding mostly cross wind but will almost certainly have headwinds each time we track towards the coast. The mountains in the middle do provide some protection from the wind as we head down the East Coast. Again we will mostly have cross winds all the way down to Tasman Peninsula and will not be surprised to have to deal with headwinds for the few days back to Hobart. Temperatures will range from the low to mid teens (think 6C to 9C - 40F to 50F) to the high teens (think 18C - 70F). Cradle Mountain can be quite a bit colder. Sea temperatures on the East Coast will be about the same as the air temperatures, which makes swimming a strong possibility. Rainfall will be the next most important weather feature (after wind). West Coast collects more rainfall than the East Coast with up to 200 mm per month in February (8 inches) possible. The East Coast is about half of that (4 inches). March rainfall is about the same level with a wider spread on the West Coast. It will rain. The good news is the long range forecast for the West coast is well below normal (thanks el Nino) but well above normal for the East coast
https://www.eldersweather.com.au/longrange/raindatesdrill.jsp - pick Tasmania and choose the region.
For more tasty morsels explore
https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/
https://gobehindthescenery.com.au/
