Audax Australia rides
Long-distance road, gravel, dirt and social rides from the public Audax calendar.
Audax is non-competitive, self-supported long-distance cycling. Riders complete a published route within a time limit, with events ranging from approachable social rides to road and gravel brevets of 200 km, 600 km and beyond.
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All rides commence together from Willaston to Templers and Owen, with all returning via Pinery and Mallala back to Willaston. Longer distances explore the Welsh mining towns of the Copper Coast including Maitland, Wallaroo and Bute.
A scenic meander from the Babinda Creek through the town to the Boulders and then cruise through the cane fields of the East Russell before heading to the Boat ramp at Bramston. The journey home does a loop of the Eubenangee swamp via Crocodile Flats
Every Wednesday morning the Warriors, a group of Senior Cyclists, enjoy 5-6 hours exploring the Mornington Peninsula. The routes are varied between Roads and Trails. A favourite is the Warby Trail. Start times may vary.
Ride either a 215 km gravel course from Canberra to Cowra. Return next day on the 215km gravel course. 35mm or 32mm tyres should be adequate. No support you will need to carry your own gear to Cowra or send it ahead.
100, 200, 300 & 400 km rides exploring north by northwest from Hornsby and extending into the heart of the mysterious Hunter, Cessnock, Singleton and a few less distant destinations. All UNSUPPORTED but following well worn paths.
The Nouveau Trois is the longest of the three rides to finish the Audax year, and will be held on Saturday to give you the time to complete the next step to the easiest Audax award, the Nouveau Randonneur.
Reasonably flat course with distances of 110, 150, 200, 300, 400 and 600 km. We start with part of the river loop, and then head west, taking in the Scenic Rim and the Brisbane & Lockyer Valleys. Please contact me if you need sleeping arrangements.
The Nouveau Deux is the mid-length ride to finish the Audax year, and will be held on Sunday to wrap up the easiest Audax award, the Nouveau Randonneur, and give you time to get home.
Watson - Sutton - then split depending on your ride selection 50BA, 150BA, 200BRM, 300BRM, 400BRM or 600BRM
Audax Ultra 320km Audax Half Ultra 150km Audax Classic 100km Audax Casual 50km
Explore the Huon Valley this Sunday with the Ranelagh Ramble! Choose 100 km or 50 km, enjoy quiet roads and light dirt sections, then relax at Calvert Park with a friendly post‑ride BBQ. A perfect spring day out on the bike.
Second of the Mixed Terrain Series Grand Ridge Road is a classic randonnée through the Strzelecki Ranges on sealed and unsealed roads. The route has been \"improved\" to include even more of those beautiful Gippsland gravel roads we love to ride.
Every Wednesday morning the Warriors, a group of Senior Cyclists, enjoy 5-6 hours exploring the Mornington Peninsula. The routes are varied between Roads and Trails. A favourite is the Warby Trail. Start times may vary.
A series of rides out of Temora. Very flat. Course is mostly low traffic areas. Big groups like to form on ride though due to the constant flats.
Join Audax Tasmania on Nov 14 for the Ross Ride brevet! Start in historic Ross, spin to Campbell Town, Longford, Bracknell and Cressy, with a short bit of light gravel, big‑sky views and classic Tasmanian Flat roads. A full, rewarding day on the bike.
Watson - Sutton - then split depending on your ride selection 50BA, 150BA, 200BRM, 300BRM, 400BRM or 600BRM
Take a gamble on the Goat Track: an easy and traffic free way up Mt Glorious. A gentle descent over the back leads to a flat return via Fernvale, Rosewood and Mutdapilly. There are small sections of dirt road well-suited for road bikes.
Start at midnight and ride through the north of Brisbane to finish on Sunday morning after competing two or three separate loops from the same place you started in Clontarf.
Take on the ASH Dash: Audax Tasmania’s legendary 208 km brevet with 4,250 m of climbing. Conquer the All Seven Hills, ride stunning rivers, valleys and coastlines, and test yourself on Tasmania’s most iconic endurance challenge.
Treat yourself to mixed terrain adventure of epic proportion. A breath taking ride through the Alpine country via Woods Point, Jamieson and the formidable Mt Skene. Fully supported with camping available at Lake Glenmaggie.
Our Christmas weekend get-together starts with a night ride!! Choose from a night-time gravel ride or road ride on quiet roads around the Tablelands. Front up again if you dare when Rudolph Does Revenge in the morning.
Rudolph is back in FNQ and is ready for some Christmas revenge. Choose a road or a gravel ride and finish with an Audax-sponsored brekky at Two Strawberries. Take in the great scenery, ride with friends and enjoy your weekend on the Tablelands.
A great hilly ride with close to 3000m of climbing (200km route) and the scenery of Sydney's northern national parks. 150km option for the time poor or 250km for those after more punishment.
A very simple plan - mixed terrain - ride out on the rail trail to Shelley (then some) and back - stop at Keotong for lunch - total planned distance approximately 200kms - other options for 115, 70 and 50 km rides from Tallangatta coming soon.
Discover amazing gravel roads in the goldfields country. This year the longer route has gone back to original distance and heads out to Harcourt after last years re-route because of bushfires.
5 mountainously beautiful rides to Lake Mountain & Donna Buang. 200, 150 & 120km are on sealed roads. 126km is a 90% sealed loop ride using Acheron Way. 130km Gravel Classic ascends DB's west face & goes to Marysville on an improved very rideable route.
This year includes a 200km BRM. The Kernot Store has new owners with much friendlier opening hours. (8am to 11:30pm) Please note route change at start due to bridge closure at Kernot
This 100, 200 & 300 km ride takes in the sights of Esk, Somerset and Laidley valleys. About 100 km of the ride will be in daylight and the rest at night. Lights required for the 100, 200 and 300km events. Fully supported ride.
100 clicks of fabulous gravel, with brief interruptions of hardtop. Enjoy vistas over Lake George and big sky views over Oolong and Lade Vale. Return to Gundaroo for post ride refreshments Mid ride stop at Gunning.
100 km, 150 km, or 200 km. Depart Phil Denman Park in Beanland Street, Jamboree Heights, and head out toward (almost) the Darling Downs and return.
Take the day off work for an unsupported midweek version of the classic Great Ocean Road route from Anglesea to Apollo Bay and back. Ride one of the most scenic coastal roads in Australia.
Starting at South Perth Foreshore along the coastline through Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton, turn around at Yallingup beach.
Meander Meander 400: A new 400 km adventure through Northern Tasmania. Ride the Tamar, climb to Deloraine, loop around Mole Creek and Meander, then roll east to Longford and finish the quiet night run to Campbell Town. A true meandering epic.
Cruise the Hippie Highway and pedal your way back to simpler and more colourful times. Magnificent hinterland riding, with many ups and downs. Some lovely gravel roads to give riders the good vibrations, just like the good old days.
Take the path less travelled to discover some of Gippsland's finest cycling country. Lots of unsealed roads and hills make this a ride that is not for the faint of heart.
Teams of 3-5 riders. Each team chooses its own starting point and course. Start Saturday morning and ride at least 360 km. All rides finish in Wangaratta Vic. at 8:00 Sunday, with a celebratory breakfast for riders $50 and supporters $25.ter
The Fleche Opperman All Day Trial (or “The Oppy”) is a 24-hour team time trial held annually. If you’re not up for 24 hours of riding, try the Traces Nationale or Petit Oppy. Teams must ride together and finish at the Bell Tower in central Perth.
This is a comprehensive tour of North Eastern Victoria following tried, true, and fully tested courses. A cunningly devised ride of progressively shorter loops out of Wangaratta. An unsupported ride.
Climbing through the tall timbers of Deongwar State Forest to Ravensbourne National Park. Skirting Lake Cressbrook and Perseverence Dam. Lunching in the little Darling Downs village of Crows Nest before the big downhills to Esk
Starting from Walmer st at Yarra Boulie, take the roads less travelled to the best view points within 300km of Melbourne! This route will test the climbing legs, but you will be rewarded with the scenery.
Parramatta Park then NW to Windsor, thru Blue Mountain foothills to Richmond then south to Penrith. Return via M4, M7 and T-Way. 200km ride deviates to Springwood and back via Hawkesbury Rd. Take a journey to Lithgow on the 300 and Bathurst on the 400.
Meander Meander 400: A new 400 km adventure through Northern Tasmania. Ride the Tamar, climb to Deloraine, loop around Mole Creek and Meander, then roll east to Longford and finish the quiet night run to Campbell Town. A true meandering epic.
Get in the spirit of Paris - Roubaix and the Spring classics with a mixed terrain ride around the Macedon Ranges (and beyond), starting and finishing at the Kyneton velodrome. This is not a road ride!
PSP to Muchea thence thru the Chittering Valley and Julimar Forest to Toodyay. Leave Toodyay via back roads with a stop at Bakers Hill Pie Shop. Then Woorooloo, Chidlow, Darlington, Midland & back to Bassendean.
Reasonably flat course with distances of 110, 150, 200, 300, 400 and 600 km. We start with part of the river loop, and then head west, taking in the Scenic Rim and the Brisbane & Lockyer Valleys. Please contact me if you need sleeping arrangements.
A Day Out 300, Long Day Out 400 or BIG DAY OUT 600. Westlake to Ma Ma Creek, Toowoomba or Dalby on Darling Downs and return. Rides are semi-supported. Overnight accommodation in Dalby can be organised for 600km riders
An easy bayside run from Port Melbourne to Portsea, enlivened by a detour to the top of Arthurs Seat on the outward leg. Folks I have one rider who is riding on Sunday. If this suits you, please feel free. Just enter and let me know your preference.
Get your friends together and create a team for this year's Oppy. Start at a location of your choice and join everyone for breakfast at St Lucy's This year, we have three options: 360km Fleche, 180km Petite and 200km Traces Nationale
Out through the Cotter, over Mc Donald then Bullocks Flat and Warks Rd to Bulls Head. Along the range behind Mt Coree then Two Sticks and Blue Range Roads. Home along Brindabella Road via the Cotter.
Reasonably flat course with distances of 110, 150, 200, 300, 400 and 600 km. We start with part of the river loop, and then head west, taking in the Scenic Rim and the Brisbane & Lockyer Valleys. Please contact me if you need sleeping arrangements.
Ride the roads Frank loved. This journey through Northern NSW takes us through the exact scenery and terrain that Frank called home. It’s a tribute to a life lived with passion, on the roads that meant the most to him
Go back to the way Audax rides used to run - a scrappy map and dodgy route notes for navigation. NO GPS TO GUIDE YOU. Don't forget your map clips. Start/Finish at Elwood Bakery corner Glen Huntly Rd & Broadway. Navigation by CUE SHEETS AND MAP ONLY.
Take on the Dark of Winter with an Audax Tasmania 200 km brevet: start on the Intercity Cycleway, follow the Derwent to Bushy Park, climb out of the fog on Hollow Tree Rd, and hit the Bothwell checkpoint for a warm coffee before heading home.
Festum Prophetae or "The Festival of the Prophet" is a worldwide celebration of The Prophet, Eddie Merckx's Birthday. We will celebrate the festival with an plethora of distance options. Ride Hard. Ride Far. Honour The Prophet with Dignity and Respect!
A meander through the Fassifern Valley, the Carrot Capital of Australia, taking in country scenery and mountain vistas. The ride will be undulating and traverse some of the less travelled roads in the valley.
***Please note new start times*** Incorporating the All About Ballam 200km, the Peninsula Linking 100km and a new 50km version for a day of riding from Ballam Park Frankston.
**Event completed in 2026**Imagine riding the Great Queensland Rail Trail Adventure GQRTA from Gladstone to Brisbane over five days whilst raising much needed funds for Rare Ovarian Cancer Research? An epic 600km multi-terrain cycling odyssey awaits!
Easy ride ride on country back roads for a great day out. Leave Peacehaven Park Highfields for Oakey and Pittsworth to arrive at Rudd's Pub Nobby in time befor lunch before heading back via Biddeston and Oakey.
Explore the four faces of glorious Mt Glorious, just for fun. With lots of fast descending and wonderful views, this is a ride for the hardy and determined rider. Start and finish outside The Gap police station at Walton Bridge.
Ride around the Gold Coast hinterland and northern NSW. Currumbin Creek - Tweed Heads - Bilambil - Chillingham - Tyalgum - Uki - Stokers Siding - Mooball - Wooyung - Cabarita Beach - Chinderah - Tomewin - Currumbin Creek
From Werribee via the back roads to Lara and Geelong foreshore. 150km rider continue via Horseshoe Bend Road to Torquay and 200km riders continue via Bells Beach to Anglesea and loop back to Lara via roads west of Geelong.
A collection of short "lunch" rides on bikepaths around the Melbourne area.
A collection of short "lunch" rides on bikepaths around the Melbourne area.
A collection of short "lunch" rides on bikepaths around the Melbourne area.
Meander south from Ballan on all sealed roads or the gravel option on 50% unsealed roads. Both rides visit Meredith for a checkpoint. In 2027 this ride includes a 200km all sealed options extending the all sealed 100.
This ride has limited support. A spectacular, challenging and most of all, rewarding day on the bike. Dirty Boonah will take you on some of the best gravel roads South East Queensland and the Scenic Rim has to offer.
Starting and finishing in Castlemaine, choose from the 50km, 100km, 150km or 200km rides that all ensure a coffee stop in the beautiful town of Maldon.
This is not the Dirty Pig and Whistle! Avoiding the flatter corrugated roads to the north west this ride offers two distances of 100km or 100 miles (160 km) and explores the hillier terrain to the north east.
Source: Audax Australia public event calendar. Last checked 11 Oct 2026. Event details and registration status can change; confirm with Audax before riding.