DAY 16 - TRENTHAM to LANCEFIELD

The ride from Trentham to Lancefield involved a substantial drop in altitude, although of course that didn't mean there were no hills to climb. 

Like this one, for example
And this one
But there was much more downhill than uphill today, which made for a welcome change. And although there was drizzle all day, there wasn't a lot of wind, so overall it was a pleasant day's riding through the Victorian countryside. We saw quite a few kangaroos, as well as sheep and alpacas. 
Quite a few kangaroos
Sheep and kangaroos with the odd alpaca
After 20-odd kilometres we arrived in Woodend. It was morning tea time and we were presented with a dilemma: our hosts from last night's b&b had recommended the award-winning vanilla slices from Bourkies Bakehouse, while friends had recommended morning tea at Milko. We do like to support these local businesses. What to do?
Of course, we had morning tea at Milko.
And picked up a vanilla slice at Bourkies to have later
From Woodend we rode the short distance on to Hanging Rock. 
This attractive blue letterbox adorned the roadside on the way to Hanging Rock 
Hanging Rock, as seen from the road
We didn't climb the rock, as there were no secure parking facilities for the bikes, but we did many of the things you would expect. 
We rode as far along the path as we were allowed
We took a photo of the bikes at the Hanging Rock sign
And we had a picnic at Hanging Rock (south-east shelter area)
We couldn't see Hanging Rock from our picnic spot, but we were treated to the company of some of the native birds. 
Birds of Hanging Rock
Hanging bark at Hanging Rock
After lunch, it was a fairly straightforward, mostly downhill ride to Lancefield, where we checked in to the Lancefield Guest House and went out to explore the sights of the town. 
Lancefield Guest House 
Sights of Lancefield
Day:  16
Distance: 48.27 km
Cycling time:  2 hrs 38 mins
Elevation gain: 852 metres
Cumulative Distance: 751.34 km
Day 16 - Elevation profile 


Day 16 - Route 

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