The Bike Packing Essentials – Donnelly River

Event Type |

Bikepacking

Date & Time

  • 04 October, 2024
  • 09:00 AM

Location

  • Cnr Sears & Andrews Rds
  • Donnelly River

Difficulty

  • All comers
Event Details:

Join us on a fun, social riding weekend around the pretty historic timber mill of Donnelly River. The TBES offers a great opportunity to learn about bikepacking over the weekend in a supportive environment, with like-minded people. The weekend consists of two gravel rides alongside an informative 3-hour off-road riding skills course with accredited mountain bike instructor, to equip you for many Munda Biddi forest cycling adventures.

Day-1 is the skills course and a 28km loop, followed by a scenic

Day-2 out and back from the village covering 70km’s.

Grades & Distances:

Intermediate – Frequently ride off-road on mountain bike trails, gravel, or forest tracks. Capable of controlling your bike speed, climbing and descending hills. Riding time is up to 3 hours.

Confident Rider +18 – Frequently ride off-road on mountain bike trails, gravel, or forest tracks. Capable of controlling your bike speed, climbing and descending hills. Riding time is up to 5 hours.

Race Entry

Where: Donnelly River

When: Friday to Sunday 4-6 October, 2024

Ride rating: Intermediate to Confident

Cost: $360 members | $400 non-members

What to bring: Bike, helmet, water, shoes, bike clothing, meals and toiletries.

What’s included: 2-nights accommodation, off-road bike coaching session and 2 ride guides.

Contact Information
  • Club: Munda Biddi Trail Foundation
  • Event Organiser: Munda Biddi Trail Foundation
  • Contact Number: (08) 6186 6995

Tim Roach

Elected Director | Off Road

Tim has been in senior leadership and strategic development roles for more than twenty years. He is currently Director of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University and is a past Assistant Commissioner and General Manager in the public service. He is an Accountant (FCPA) and sits on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia.

Tim has been involved in racing mountain bikes, BMX and triathlon for many years, both as a father of two children who race and as a past and current bike racer. Tim is the current over-50 State Champion in downhill mountain biking. He is also a very regular and enthusiastic transport cyclist; frequently seen in a suit and tie riding to meetings in the city on a mountain bike.

Denise Sullivan

Chair | Governance & Risk Committee

Denise Sullivan has a career spanning over twenty years in senior management and executive roles in the state public and not-for-profit health sectors.

In her usual role of Director Chronic Disease Prevention with the Western Australian Department of Health, she leads the development of state chronic disease and injury prevention policy and planning frameworks and contributes to the shaping of the national preventive health policy agenda.

Her professional interests cover many aspects of chronic disease and injury prevention encompassing health communications, health promotion and research, public policy on health and workforce planning and development.

She has a particular interest in furthering collaborations with other sectors with a mutual interest in promoting a more active and healthier WA community, and creating and sustaining environments that support this. Denise is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Leadership WA Signature Program, and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian College of Health Service Managers.

Denise is a recreational cyclist and recent convert to mountain biking (although trainer wheels still on!).