While we cant confirm the entire route quite yet, we can say surely that the wonderful Fernleigh Track will almost certainly form the last little stretch of the ride before Newcastle.
We were out scoping that way earlier in the week, and it is a wonderful traffic free corridor that makes those last few km fly by. Should be extra beautiful in the dark.
newcastle overnight 
Hi guys. We here at YORK LANE , located in York Lane behind Wynyard would love to offer all riders going to Newcastle a complimentary coffee before meeting up at the start.
We will be open from 7pm on the Saturday night with food and other alcoholic beverages available . Call Dieter on 0415 236 351 for more info
Dieter,
I’m 1/2 of the not so organising team. We discussed your idea last night and think that it’s great. Will drop past on the way to the start for sure.
I dropped a couple of little posters at the bar last night. Do you want to do a little page or some such thing with your offer that we can post up on here ?
G