The Great Northern 6 Pack 2018 starts from Cairns, and visits Mossman, Mareeba and Atherton.  Choose from a 100km or 200km ride for each of the six days of the series.  You can even split your day into a 50/50km adventure, or have a day off.  It's entirely up to you.  

Join us for this amazing series of rides in beautiful Far North Queensland. Beaches, rainforest, cassowaries, tea plantations and outback scrub - we have it all.  Quiet roads, great company and the best scenery on offer.

Register for the series, and choose your accommodation in shared cabins and motel rooms.  

The participation fee includes all rides, gear transport, most meals, series medal, a ferry ride across the Daintree River, and some hot laps of an international standard raceway.

Entry - $560 members (plus accommodation)

            $620 non-members (plus accommodation)

Full details at audax6pack.longrides.bike

Please check the  Audax Lighting Rules and the Reflective Garment Guidelines.

Day One of the Great Northern 6 Pack.  Ride from Cairns Pier along the Esplanade to the northern beaches of Cairns.  Take a quick diversion through Palm Cove and Yorkey’s Knob, before heading north on the Cook Highway along the oceanfront to the halfway point at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures. 100km riders can opt to continue to from Hartley’s to Mossman via Port Douglas, or take the 

50/50 option.  Break your Audax day into two 50km brevets, and spend a few hours checking out the crocodiles at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures, before continuing the journey north to Port Douglas and Mossman.  Discounted entry to Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures has been organised for Audax riders .

The 200km course heads south for some along quiet ocean-front riding along the southern edge of Trinity Inlet before turning north back through Cairns and to Port Douglas and Mossman.  It’s a flat, easy and scenic start for Day One of the 6 Pack.

Scenic undulating ride skirting Brisbane Valley lakes

This is the big one !!  Day 2 of the 6 Pack starts with some serious sight-seeing on a tour through the beaches and rainforest of the World Heritage listed Daintree Rainforest.

 200km riders start with a quick loop out to Mossman Gorge, before heading north to Daintree Village.  They then join the 100km route for a trip across the Daintree River by ferry, before tackling the leg-stretching climb across Mt Alexandra and down through the Daintree to Cape Tribulation.  Spot some cassowaries and Ulysses butterflies during a day’s riding through the rainforest.

100km riders can enjoy a little trip across the river, before returning to Daintree Village and Mossman.  Or take the 50/50 option with a break in Daintree Village.  Enjoy a few hours on a river cruise (at a discounted price for Audax riders), or sample the delights of this special area of rainforest before returning south.

Day 3 and it’s time to head up the hills, as the 6 Pack makes its way from the coast to the northern end of the Tablelands.  Head up the Rex Range, pausing for views across the Far North coastline.

The 100km takes a stopover at Mt Molloy pub, before having a small taste of the Quaid Road with its views across the Quaid Dam to the west.  Continue to Mareeba, with a little detour to the Golden Drop Winery with its famous Mango wines.

From Mt Molloy, the 200km ride heads northwest along the Mulligan Highway through Mt Carbine.  The turnaround point is at the Desailly Range lookout.  It’s a stiff little climb, but the amazing views are well worth the effort before starting the return journey to Mt Molloy and on to Mareeba.