2022 Ural Adventure Ride
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Our 2022 Ural Adventure Ride was a three-day ride held the weekend of 16th to 18th September.
Friday morning saw an eager group of riders, their passengers and smiling faces gather at Ural Australia headquarters, ready for the first day’s ride.
With steady rain all the previous day and night, there was some concern for what the day had instore for us. With a minor alteration at the beginning of the route to avoid flooded roads, everyone left keen for what lay ahead!
The weather soon improved with plenty of sunshine as the group took to the back roads to enjoy the first day’s adventure.
A pleasant picnic lunch in an old school yard where even a little lamb wanted to join in the fun.
Winding along roads now turned dusty with a few water crossings to be had, then onto Glen Innes for the first night’s stay.
Saturday morning saw a sunny start to the day as our enthusiastic riders again took to the back roads out of Glen Innes to enjoy more spectacular scenery with plenty of opportunity for regular stops.
A relaxing lunch by cool, running rivers, then later winding over mountain ranges to enjoy spectacular views from a couple of lookouts.
Bellingen was the destination for our second night’s stay with a few venturing back up the mountain to Dorrigo due to the limited accommodation available. We gathered for dinner to share stories with much laughter as we celebrated another great day’s ride.
Dorrigo was the starting point Sunday morning for the final day, another sunny day as we headed west, enjoying the many twists and turns of the mountain back roads, a morning tea stop at Ebor Falls before continuing on. More sealed roads with a mixture of dirt and of course more creek crossings, a great way to end the ride.
A huge thanks to our ride organiser, Greg Jansen of Rocky Creek Designs, for organising another great weekend of Ural riding spent with friends reunited, new friends made, a great bunch of people, great riding and, as always, wonderful comradery shared as we rode together!
We can’t wait for the next one!
Greg’s videos of the ride can be seen on You Tube:
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8-ZoG2MTp8
