Mount Macedon

The Ride
 
Mount Macedon is the dominant feature on the landscape around Woodend. Standing at over 1000m elevation, it is a climb of 440 vertical meters for the cyclist to reach the summit.

Needless to say It was a tough climb with a maximum gradient of 12.7% .
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01:49:16

18.7

10.2

34.9

 
The Mountain Summit

The Memorial Cross is located at the summit and is built in honour of those who fell in the great wars.

The memorial Cross

 From here is a fantastic view. You can see Melbourne's CBD (Central Business District) very clearly, and Port Philip Bay, even though they are 50 miles away! The photos do not show this but with the naked eye it is very clear.

View from the Top

 As it's not often I am as high as 1000m I had to take a photo of the GPS.

Closer look at the Cross