RTG24 Itinerary

Travel to Young

By car, Young is a 4 hour drive from Sydney or a 2 hour drive from Canberra. We are providing a bus transfer from Canberra on Saturday 18 May. Riders need to be at the departure point, the Little National Hotel in Canberra by 12pm on Saturday 18 May.

We suggest parking your car in Canberra at the Little National Hotel Carpark as this will be our final accommodation, and it will also be the pickup location or the bus departing to Young on Saturday morning.

There is an early bird rate of $15 per day for bookings made more than 30 days out, and this can be pre-booked online here.

Welcome to Young: BTTB Shed Tour

The Boys to the Bush team will be opening their doors to allow all riders to drop into their shed on Saturday 18 May from 2pm for a tour and to meet the team. 

For riders arriving to Young earlier, we encourage you to pop into the shed at 299 Boorowa st. Parking is available across the road in the Bunnings carpark. 

We hope to be stopping the bus by the shed before we arrive at the Young Tourist Park. 

Registration: 2-4pm

Arrival time: Please arrive to the Young Tourist Caravan Park between 2-4pm to register and check in. When you arrive, you'll be greeted by the FDC team at the Young Caravan Tourist Park, where you'll check in for the ride and your accommodation,

You'll be given your room key, your ride kit (jersey and knicks), t-shirt and a hard-copy of your rider booklet with everything you need to know about the ride.The rider booklet will also be emailed to you a week before departure so you can prepare in advance.

We'll get your signature on our waiver form and you'll be on your merry way to store your bike and check into your room. You can then head to the undercover BBQ area to join the group for welcome drinks and a BBQ Dinner.

Opening event from 5:00pm: 

• Welcome to Country
• Ride Briefing with Kent from Entoure 
• BBQ Dinner and drinks at the Young Caravan Park..
• Accommodation: Young Caravan Park, 17 Edwards St, Young.

Young to Yass

We ride in a south easterly direction towards Yass, via Harden for coffee and along the Burley Griffin way to Binalong for lunch. P1 has a longer route on Day 1 than P2/3.

• Breakfast at the Young Tourist park
• Ride opening ceremony - ride begins! 
• Morning tea stop: Harden. Morning tea with the Harden Country Women's Association (CWA) 
• Lunch stop: Binalong Hotel 
• Ride end:  Clubhouse Hotel, Yass 
• Check into your accommodation across the road. 
• Dinner at the Yass Bowling Club, a short stroll away. This evening we'll be hearing from some of the Boys to the Bush team. 
• Accommodation: ThunderBird Hotel Yass and the Hi Way Motor in Yass. 

Yass to Goulburn

We do an inverted U, going north to Boorowa for coffee, then easterly to Crookwell for lunch and southerly to Goulburn. P2/3 riders have the option of a (part or full) morning uplift to Boorowa.

• Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the Thunderbird Motel
• Ride begins Coronation Park, Yass  - Uplift: Yass to Boorowa for P2/3 riders. 
• Morning tea stop:  Marsden St General Store, Boorowa
• Lunch stop: Crookwell Public School
• Ride finish: Mercure Goulburn
• Dinner and briefing at the Mercure Goulburn
• Accommodation: Mercure Goulburn

Final day of the Ride

We ride in southerly direction towards Canberra, via Gunning and stopping for lunch in Gundaroo. We finish the ride in Canberra and prepare for a wonderful celebratory evening!

• Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the Mercure Goulburn
• Morning tea: Merino Cafe Gunning 
• Lunch: Gundaroo Public School
• Ride finish: The Jetty on Lake Burley Griffin Foreshore, Canberra. Hugs and High fives! 
• Check into your accommodation 
• Meet for pre-dinner drinks
• Take a short stroll to our Final night Gala Dinner thanks to Doma Hotels at the Hotel Realm
• Accommodation:  The Little National, The Burbury and The Brassey Hotels, National Circuit, Canberra. All hotels are within the same precinct, with an easy walk to/from our dinner venue. 

• Time to make your way back home.
• Grab a coffee and breakfast at your leisure in one of the many cafes in the DOMA precinct. 
• Check you've got all your gear packed and haven't left any bits and bobs like phone chargers behind.