Across the Great Dividing Range

Do you want to go up and down some big hills on a bike?

I do.

This human powered trip run by two of your former conservation officers will entail (at least one, probably more) trips to bakeries.

Do you need any more convincing?

TRIP DATES FOR THIS TRIP HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO THE WEEKEND OF THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER

Surface:

The route is almost all on gravel, of varying quality.  Tyres of at least 35mm are suitable.

23% paved. 77% gravel.

Itinerary:

Saturday:

Please be at southern cross by 9am.   Depart from southern cross station at 9:16. if you miss the train, tough luck.

Google maps to Tallarook link.

Start riding by 10:45.

Yea bakery. 

Approx. four hours of riding. 1,100 meters of elevation. 73.5km.

Camp at ferns creek.

Sunday:

get moving by 9.

no bakery.

Approx 7 hrs of riding. 1,300 meters. 66.2km.

Hurstbridge train, we get there when we get there.

back to the city.

Route:

the route!

Participant Requirements:

Usable Myki.

Have a roadworthy bike with 35mm tyres (it's possible to hire one from a shop if you don’t have one)

Be a competent bike rider

Be able to pack all your overnight gear onto your bike (you can hire some MUMC bikepacking gear to help you)

Know how to replace a punctured tube (can learn how to do this from a youtube video)

Have a good understanding of how to navigate using GPS.