Self-run cycling adventure  ·  Tasmania, Australia  ·  2027

Fat
Bastards
Tasmania

Five days in the saddle. The best coastline in Australia. Bay of Fires at sunset. Oysters at the water's edge. Very good pinot. No guides, no rules, full send.

Days 1 – 2  ·  Arrival + ~110 km  ·  1300 m climbing

Launceston to
St Helens

Touch down in Launceston and walk Cataract Gorge before dinner at Stillwater riverside. Day two is the big opener — out through the Tamar Valley wine country, mandatory stop at Josef Chromy for sparkling wine on the lake, then up over the Sideling and through the rainforest descent of Weldborough Pass before rolling into St Helens for sunset on the bay. Long, scenic, earns its dinner.

Day 3  ·  St Helens → Bicheno  ·  ~75 km  ·  600 m

Bay of Fires &
The Penguin Coast

Morning at the Bay of Fires — flame-orange lichen on ancient granite, impossibly white sand, a swim at Binalong Bay you'll remember for years. Then south down the coastal road through Scamander and Falmouth — light traffic, clean shoulder, classic east coast riding. Arrive Bicheno mid-afternoon for the Blowhole and Waubs Bay. After dark: little penguin tour — book ahead. Genuinely brilliant.

Day 4  ·  Bicheno → Coles Bay  ·  ~60 km  ·  400 m

Freycinet &
Wineglass Bay

Morning ride down the coast with a Friendly Beaches detour — the Hazards rise pink-granite from the sea as you approach Coles Bay. Bikes parked, walk to the Wineglass Bay lookout (2.5 hrs return) — one of the great views on earth, full stop. Lunch at Freycinet Marine Farm — $1 oysters at a picnic table at the water — the best $30 lunch in Australia. Sundowners on the Freycinet Lodge deck overlooking the bay.

Day 5  ·  Coles Bay → Triabunna  ·  ~75 km  ·  500 m

Swansea &
The Midlands Coast

Gentle coastal riding through sheep country, long views, light legs. Stop at Kate's Berry Farm in Swansea for berry ice cream — an east coast institution. Roll into Triabunna on the estuary and prep for tomorrow. Get supplies in Swansea; Triabunna is small.

Day 6  ·  Triabunna → Hobart  ·  ~95 km  ·  800 m

The Road
to Hobart

South down the Tasman Highway from Triabunna, through Buckland and Orford, into Sorell and across the causeway to Hobart. Rolling, scenic, manageable shoulder. Late lunch in Salamanca Place. MONA in the afternoon — take the MONA ROMA ferry from Brooke Street Pier, allow three hours. Celebratory dinner at Franklin or Fico booked weeks in advance. You have absolutely earned it.

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