Sourdough Ride (75 km Lara-Balliang-StaughtonVale-Anakie-Lara)

From Six Ways up Forest Rd North towards the You Yangs, turn right into Branch Rd, turn left into Farrers Rd, continue along Little River Ripley Rd as it heads first North, then West.  At Bacchus Marsh Rd, turn right and head north for about a kilometer to Gilmores Rd where you turn left.  After 2 km, turn right into Lees Rd and after a further 2 km turn left into Bacchus Marsh Balliang Rd, now heading west again towards the Brisbane Ranges. Follow the road to the left as it becomes Staughton Vale Rd and travels through slight undulations before a gentle but steady climb to the Geelong Ballan Rd, where you turn left.  Continue along the Geelong Ballan Rd travelling south through Anakie and a further 10 km where you turn left into Staceys Rd.  At the end of Staceys Rd, turn right into Bacchus Marsh Rd, then left into Patullos Rd, which leads you back to Six Ways.