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! 


Ride program notes

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

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

  1. 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.

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

  2. 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 correct details.
 
January 2026

Date:              Sunday 11 January
Destination: Dalgety
Distance:      305 kms
Exp dep point: Ampol Hume
Exp dep time: 09:30
Coffee: Cooma
Lunch:          Dalgety Hotel
Ride Leader: Scott Huxtable

Date:               Wednesday 14 January
Destination: Gunning (dirt)
Distance: 148 km
Exp dep point: Sutton Bakehouse
Exp dep time: 11:00
Lunch: Hume Cafe
Ride Leader: Bob Mullett
 
Date: Sunday 18 January
Destination: Harden
Distance: 280 km
Exp dep point: Ampol Nichols
Exp dep time: 09:00
Coffee: Jugiong
Lunch: Harden Country Club
Ride Leader: Scott Huxtable
 
Date: Sunday 25 January
Destination: Tarago - 'Rusty Rider Special'
Distance: 106 km
Exp dep point: The Gathering Bungendore
Exp dep time: 11:00
Lunch: Loaded Dog Hotel
Ride Leader: Bulldog
 
February 2026 
 
Sunday 1 February

Destination: Jindabyne
Distance: 325 km
Exp dep point: Ampol Hume
Exp dep time: 09:30
Coffee: Cooma
Lunch: Jindabyne
Ride Leader: Kevin Sherman
 
Sunday 8 February

Destination: Candelo
Distance: 400 km
Exp dep point: Ampol Hume
Exp dep time: 09:00
Coffee: Nimmitabel Bakery
Lunch: Candelo General Store
Ride Leader: Scott Huxtable
 
Wednesday 11 February
Destination:      Mogo
Distance: 335 km
Exp dep point: The Gathering Bungendore
Exp dep time: 10:00
Coffee: Braidwood
Lunch: Grumpy and Sweetheart
Ride Leader: Dave Mossman




Sunday 15 February               
Destination: Cowra
Distance: km
Exp dep point: Ampol Nichols
Exp dep time: 09:00
Coffee: Murrumburrah
Lunch: Rose Garden Coffee Place
Ride Leader: Dave Mossman




Sunday 22 February               
Destination: Kangaroo Valley Loop
Distance: 367 km
Exp dep point: The Gathering Bungendore
Exp dep time: 09:30
Coffee: Nerriga
Lunch: The Friendly Inn
Ride Leader: Bob Mullett


Wednesday 25 February           
Destination: South Coast Loop
Distance: 478 km
Exp dep point: Ampol Hume
Exp dep time: 08:30
Coffee: Bemboka
Lunch: Narooma Hotel
Ride Leader: TBD

March 2026 
 
Sunday, 1 March
Destination: Majors Creek
Type: Short
Distance: 130
Leader: TBD
Exp Depart: 11:00
Exp Start: Bungendore The Gathering
Coffee: NA
Lunch: Elrington Hotel
Phone: 02 4846 1145


Sunday, 8 March
Destination: O’Connell
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: TBD
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: TBD
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: TBD
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
Type: Long
Distance: 432
Leader: Dave Mossman
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: TBD
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: TBD
Exp Depart: 09:30
Exp Start: Ampol Nichols
Coffee: Jugiong
Lunch: Wombat Hotel
Phone:


Sunday, 19 April
Destination: Junee
Type: Long
Distance: 415
Leader: TBD
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
Type: Short
Distance: 87
Leader: TBD
Exp Depart: 11:00
Exp Start: Spotlight Queanbeyan
Coffee: NA
Lunch: Captains Flat Hotel
Phone: 02 6236 6069

 

 
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.