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Charlotte Pass

THE CLIMB TO THE ICONIC NSW SKI resort of Charlotte Pass begins as soon as you leave whichever Jindabyne coffee shop from which you decide to start.

It’s a a relentless, continual climb that will take you from an altitude of 910m to 1,841m, with very few opportunities to stop pedalling along the 42km route. However, the road surface is so smooth, the scenery so beautiful and the wildlife so abundant that you will probably be too enthralled at your surrounds to be too concerned about the constant ache in your quadriceps.

If you choose to undertake your ride into Kosciuszko National Park just after the Australian ski season

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