Mount White with a side serve of humidity

2026 Worst Train Line? The winner: Southern Highlands

Crookwell, my way

Back in Oberon

40C gravel ride, where unsurprisingly I saw no one else and knocked on houses to fill up my water bottles.

Multiple knee deep river crossings, constant rain, wearing shorts, and then unable to find the 'trail'. I turned around at about 5km in.

The description sounds so pleasant:

"Follow the riverbed upstream, keeping to the true right bank as much as possible. You will need to cross the river several times. The track climbs into the forest at a marked point just below the junction with Long Valley Stream; it is easy to miss if you are on the wrong side of Cass River so stay on the true right. The river is crossed again via a bridge, then the track climbs for another 20–30 minutes before crossing the river again."

My experience, not so much.

Nutrition

- 01:00 Weet-Bix (168 cal, 120mg)
- 01:00 1/2 cup nut museli (250 cal, 0mg)
- 01:00 Pure nutrition whey protein (240 cal, 338mg)

00:45 SIS gel (87 cal, 0mg)
01:00 Pure nutrition electrolyte (200 cal, 400mg)

Post run

Honey stinger (140 cal, 90mg)
Smooshed date balls (135 cal, 0mg)
Fat Bomb (210, 30mg)

Before - 658 cal + During - 287 cal + After 485 cal = 1,430 cal

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Mount White with a side serve of humidity

2026 Worst Train Line? The winner: Southern Highlands

Crookwell, my way

Back in Oberon

40C gravel ride, where unsurprisingly I saw no one else and knocked on houses to fill up my water bottles.

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