What a beautiful day on my favourite section of the Dry Diggings Track – NE from Porcupine Ridge Rd. Note at left the new yellow topped Goldfields Track signs – easier to see when riding and there appears to be more of these along the route to provide reassurance. The track is in geat condition … More The best mtb season in Wombat Forest – spring
At 1115, the Daylesford Spa Country Railway railmotor pulled into Musk Station for the first time since the Feb 2009 bushfires. Those bushfires destroyed sleepers, track and other infrastructure. It has been a long haul to get sufficient funds for the willing volunteers to restore the track. Thanks to the state government and Bendigo Community … More Tourist Train makes it back to Musk
Departed from the Bendigo bushlands on a very pleasant riding day to trial the Geocaching Australia route feature (see previous post). A couple of km on, I rode up to the first of 3 intended geocaches as colourful runners streamed past me. There was an orienteering control site just 30m away. This cache was most … More Geocaching on a Leanganook Ride
Daylesford Fires The main fire impacted on trail riding south of Jubilee Lake which is on the southern side of Daylesford. It reached as far as Musk where it burnt out a few kms lof the Daylesford & Spa Country Tourist Railway route. An earlier posting described the associated Railway Recreation Route. Other less major … More Riding the Trails after the Feb 09 Fires – Musk near Daylesford
Two previous postings cover riding the Great Dividing Trail’s Leanganook Track. One from Castlemaine to Bendigo and the other in the reverse direction. The Castlemaine to Bendigo route described a route to bypass the very tough climb (or drop) up the southern face of Lenaganook (Mt Alexander). Only very fit and very expert riders can … More Lenaganook Trail, Western Bypass Map & GPX
See prior posting of 1st March for a full description of riding this trail. The Hard Way With Bendigo at 230m and Castemaine at 280m, this was uphill overall. Not that you would notice although the hills over the Coliban Channel tunnels did seem to have steeper slopes going this way. But they are short … More Easter Saturday: Leanganook – Bendigo to Castlemaine
IMBA estimated rating Blue, more difficult.65km approx.L=left, R=right, SA=straight ahead, 1L=1st left, @T= at T junction, @X= at cross roads Route Castlemaine – Harcourt – Bendigo bypassing the scramble of Leanganook (Mt Alexander). 65km about 5 hours with breaks at moderate pace slowed a bit by injury about 20km from Bendigo, we are fit 50s … More Leanganook Track variation, Great Dividing Trail
This 25km circuit ventures into the Upper Loddon Forest, crossing the once mighty Loddon River at each end. … More Up & Down Track : Upper Loddon circuit
IMBA grade: Easy peasy. Hybrid or mtb. L,R,SA=straight ahead Description Fairly flat. Uses 4WD, Domino Trail and rail trail. Loop route except for common route at Trentham end. Passes through habitat of endangered Powerful Owl. Route Start in either town. This example started in Lyonville. Parked in tree shade outside Community Hall in Bremners Ave … More Domino Trail: Lyonville-Trentham
Gidday, Kia ora This blog is intended to inform you of mountain bike riding possibilities in the still under utilised Wombat Forest,Upper Loddon Forest and Great Dividing Trails. In the ten years I have been living and riding here I have noticed more and more mounatin bikers finding that this area has extensive and good … More A warm welcome to you
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