Touring (Road Bike) Route                                Adventure (Dirt Bike) Route              Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Route

 

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Choose from 3 different routes!!

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Our annual Suicide Awareness Ride is a family-friendly event that promotes social connectedness.  Choose your mode of transportation and join us for a weekend of fun and fellowship. 

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Touring (road bike route) and Adventure (dirt bike route)

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​​​​​​The touring and adventure routes will begin at the Gladstone Marina stage plaza area.  Registrations open at 7.00am.  When 'stands up' is announced at approx. 9.00am, we will head west, visiting some of our smaller country towns, while stopping for morning tea and lunch, along the way.  Finish at the Boyne Valley Discovery Centre (Ubobo) for an evening of live music, special guest speaker Mary O'Brien from Are You Bogged Mate, dinner, bar and overnight camping. Just a few points to note:

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• Adventure rider entrants (dirt bike riders) must be licensed and have basic trail riding/driving experience.

• All vehicles must be registered and reliable to be able to complete the route/event.

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More details can be found in the Terms and Conditions.

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​Touring (Road Bike) Route Timetable - click here.

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Adventure (Dirt Bike) Route Timetable - click here.  Download the Adventure Route GPX file here.

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City Awareness Lap - Can't attend the whole day?  Join us for the City Awareness Lap.  Cars, bikes, utes all welcome.  Register for $10 & receive 2 tickets in the lucky door prize worth over $1,000!!  Drawn before stands up at 9am.  Must be there to win!!  The Touring (Road) route will be participating in the City Awareness Lap, however the Adventure (Dirt) route will be heading straight off on their adventure.

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Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail (BBIRT) route (mountain bike)

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The Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail route will commence from the Builyan Community Centre in the Boyne Valley at 11 Pine Street, Builyan (just up the road from Kirsten’s Cottage at Builyan)..  There will be:

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26km - The bus will drive you from Builyan to Barrimoon and then enjoy a cycle from Barrimoon to Builyan.  Choose the time you would prefer to depart on the registration form.  Seats are limited and there is only 2 buses available:  8.00am or 9.30am.  If you will be requiring the bus assistance for the 26km route, please call Jenny or Kevin from Packs and Pedals on 0408 663 058 to reserve your spot.  Bookings essential.  This bus service is included in the registration fee.

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52km - Builyan to Barrimoon/return.  Meet at 8.00am at the Builyan Community Centre and cycle with the group.

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22km - Choose when you start and finish.  Drive to Golembil (in your own transport) and cycle 11km up to Barrimoon and 11km back to Golembil.  

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Bicycle Queensland Insurance coverage provided as part of the registration fee.  See here for coverage details.

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Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail (mountain bikes) Route Timetable - click here.

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See the BBIRT Code of Conduct.

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Check out the interactive BBIRT maps.

 

View the BBIRT promo video here.

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Camping

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• Camping stopover will be held at Boyne Valley Discovery Centre, 15 McDonald Street, Ubobo. Non-powered camping fee included in the registration – Saturday night only.

• For powered sites, please call the Ubobo Discovery Centre on 0439 111 268 to book your site. If there is no answer, please leave a message and they will call you back.  

• If you wish to camp the night before the ride, please book your camp site on the above number.

• A box trailer will also be available at the Marina for you to put your swags/tent in to be transported to Ubobo.

• Breakfast will be available for purchase on Sunday 8 September at the Boyne Valley Discovery Centre, Ubobo.  A coffee van will also be available on site.

 

General Points

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• Every participant in the ride is to nominate, whether you are a rider, pillion, driver, passenger or junior (under 16).

• Juniors (under 16) are welcome free of charge but will not receive the extras (shirt, dinner or drink on the last stop).

• A food vendor will be on site to purchase food for Juniors and other members of the public.

• Refunds are only available in the case of inclement weather - there will be a choice of postponing the event or obtaining a refund.

 

​Registrations

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Registrations are now open, please click on the button below.  When prompted, "Continue as a Guest".

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$60 per person

Includes - long sleeve shirt, morning tea, lunch, dinner and drink on last stop + camping (non-powered sites only).

 

$45 per person - as per above, without long sleeve shirt

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Download flyer to share with friends and family

 

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​Go to our 'Gallery' page to see photos from the previous Suicide Awareness Rides.  

 

Check out the clips of the previous rides in 2022, 2021 & 2020 below:

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The 2024 Ride4Lives' Suicide Awareness Ride is proudly supported by Gladstone Regional Council's Community Celebration Fund.  A big thank you also to this year's Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsors.