What's On and Ride Calendar

ULYSSES CANBERRA 
Ride and Event Calendar

IMPORTANT: Assess your own skill level and choose your rides accordingly.

• Be there with a full tank in time for the ride briefing.
• Ride responsibly. Your safety (and that of your fellow riders) is up to you.
• Please note your ride leaders phone number - it is provided with every listed ride! 

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Ride program notes

1. The 2025 calendar below provides key information for each ride.
   

2. The 2025 calendar is a rolling wave plan, updated monthly covering at least the next three months of riding activity.

3. Further details of each ride (departure location and time, route, stops, fuel, lunch etc) will be published on the WhatsApp Group Ulysses Canberra Rides. These details will usually be uploaded within one week of the ride date.

4. To access Ulysses Canberra Rides, please scan the following QR code using the WhatsApp camera.

   
5. Ride leaders for 2025 

   
   For more information about each ride, please message the ride leader.
   If you have any suggestions about a particular ride, the ride program  generally, to suggest a new ride or volunteer to lead a ride that you have designed, please message the coordinator.
   Prospective new Ulysses Club or Canberra Branch members. If you are a prospective new Ulysses Club or Canberra Branch member and would like to join us for a ride, you are most welcome. Please contact the ride leader before the ride in case there are any last minute changes or for more information.
   

 

Important upcoming events  

 

NB: Departure time and place, and even destination may change. 
Always check the latest message in the Ulysses Rides WhatsApp group for the most up-to-date details.

 

March 2026 
 Sunday, 8 March
Destination:        O’Connell via Oberon
Type:               Long
Distance:           500
Leader:             Kevin Sherman
Exp Depart:         08:30
Exp Start:          Sutton Bakehouse
Coffee:             Crookwell
Lunch:              O’Connell Hotel
Phone:              04 7359 1107


Wednesday, 11 March
Destination:        Mogo
Type:               Medium
Distance:           236
Leader:             Dave Mossman
Exp Depart:         10:00
Exp Start:          Bungendore IGA
Coffee:             Braidwood
Lunch:              Grumpy and Sweethearts
Phone:              


Sunday, 15 March
Destination:        Young
Type:               Medium
Distance:           295
Leader:             Steve Bardwell
Exp Depart:         09:30
Exp Start:          Ampol Nichols
Coffee:             Boorowa
Lunch:              Wilders Bakery
Phone:              02 6382 1275


Sunday, 22 March
Destination:        Tumut
Type:               Medium
Distance:           364
Leader:             Steve Alford
Exp Depart:         09:00
Exp Start:          Ampol Nichols
Coffee:             Jugiong
Lunch:              Royal Hotel
Phone:              02 6947 1129


Wednesday, 25 March
Destination:        Braidwood (dirt)
Type:               Short
Distance:           172
Leader:             Bob Mullett
Exp Depart:         09:30
Exp Start:          Spotlight Queanbeyan
Coffee:             
Lunch:              The Bakery
Phone:              


Sunday, 29 March
Destination:        Rockley via Tuena
Type:               Long
Distance:           432
Leader:             TBA
Exp Depart:         08:30
Exp Start:          Sutton Bakehouse
Coffee:             Crookwell
Lunch:              The Rockley Pub
Phone:              02 6337 9415


April 2026 
 Sunday, 5 April
Destination:        Goulburn
Type:               Medium
Distance:           240
Leader:             Dave Mossman
Exp Depart:         10:00
Exp Start:          Sutton Bakehouse
Coffee:             
Lunch:              The Roses Cafe
Phone:              02 4822 2248


Sunday, 12 April
Destination:        Wombat
Type:               Medium
Distance:           315
Leader:             Dave Mossman
Exp Depart:         09:30
Exp Start:          Ampol Nichols
Coffee:             Jugiong
Lunch:              Wombat Hotel
Phone:              


Sunday, 19 April
Destination:        Junee
Type:               Long
Distance:           415
Leader:             Scott Huxtable
Exp Depart:         09:00
Exp Start:          Ampol Nichols
Coffee:             Murrumburrah
Lunch:              Junee Railway Station Cafe
Phone:              02 6924 1044


Wednesday, 22 April
Destination:        Captains Flat Slow Ride
Type:               Short
Distance:           87
Leader:             TBD
Exp Depart:         11:00
Exp Start:          Spotlight Queanbeyan
Coffee:             NA
Lunch:              Captains Flat Hotel
Phone:              02 6236 6069

Saturday, 25 April
Peter Arday Memorial Anzac Day Service Temora
Distance:    400 km
Difficulty:	Long ride. 
                  Some ride fitness and endurance required. 
                  Some slow riding skills would be helpful when at Temora.
Leader:       George Attard
Meeting:      Ampol Nichols 7.15 for a 7.30 start.
Notes:         Wear your or your family’s medals & ribbons. 
                  In the past, the Ulysses contingent has joined the formal 
                  ANZAC parade up the main street whilst mounted on our motorcycles.
                  Helmets required.
March Assembly Time: 10:30 AM at the Temora Police Station


May 2026
 
Sunday, 3 May
Destination:     Taralga
Type:               Medium
Distance:         260km
Leader:            TBD
Exp Depart:      09:30
Exp Start:         BP Watson
Coffee:             Crookwell
Lunch:              Taralga Hotel
Phone:              02 4840 2007

Wednesday, 6 May
Destination:     Gunning (dirt)
Type:               Short
Distance:         148
Leader:            TBD
Exp Depart:      11:00
Exp Start:         Sutton Bakehouse
Lunch:              Hume Cafe
Phone:              02 4845 1034

Sunday, 10 May
Destination:     Tarago Chomp and Chat
Type:               Short
Distance:         106
Leader:            Bulldog
Exp Depart:      11:00
Exp Start:         Sutton Bakehouse
Lunch:              Loaded Dog Hotel
Phone:              02 4849 4499

Sunday, 17 May
Destination:     Ulladulla
Type:               Medium
Distance:         334
Leader:            TBD
Exp Depart:      09:30
Exp Start:         Bungendore The Gathering
Coffee:             Braidwood
Lunch:              Fishermans Wharf
Phone:              02 4455 3906

Sunday, 24 May
Destination:     Murrumburrah via Jugiong
Type:               Medium
Distance:         280
Leader:            Dave Mossman
Exp Depart:      09:30
Exp Start:         Ampol Nichols
Coffee:             Jugiong
Lunch:              Barnes Emporium 
Phone:              02 6386 3316

Sunday, 31 May
Destination:     Wee Jasper
Type:               Short
Distance:         150
Leader:            Bob Mullett
Exp Depart:      11:00
Exp Start:         Molonglo Maccas nr RSPCA
Lunch:              The Distillery (Sundays)
Phone:              04 2610 2935

 
Notes

* Departure location and time subject to change by the ride leader. Confirmation and further ride notes will be communicated to members about one week prior to the ride via WhatsApp.