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Ride description	#10. Piggery Hill
Distance	52.2 km
Total Altitude gain	933 meters
Total Descent	933 meters
Difficulty (fitness) (1-10)	6
Difficulty (skill) (1-10)	4
Scenery (1-10)	10
Traffic Concerns	Mornings Early Evenings Weekends Parking	:Excellent Good :Peek traffic not good on major out bound roads :Heaps of tourists to Monbulk and from Emerald :Excellent
Safety	Sun glare Wet Conditions	:At certain times :Good
Cafe on route	Yes
Access	Suburban train goes right to the start at Belgrave station if you do not have a car plus there is ample parking on Bayview Rd next to the fire station (where the P symbol is on the map)
Approximate distance of start from Melbourne	35km
Notes	This is a great beginners ride as there are no massive climbs, just undulating terrain with great scenery, a perfect intermediate ride. What is intermediate? If you can ride 80km on the flat without needing a week to recover, your no longer a beginner! It is called Piggery Hill because you pass the old piggery on the top of the hill on Beenak Rd. I have never noticed it because the scenery of the valley and mountains are too spectacular (for me) to look at anything else plus it is a big downhill and can be pretty fast.

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