Take a trip to Wyndham Vale and cycle back to town - Sunday ride of 54 km

A bike ride of approximately 54 km and mostly on bike paths. (Should suit everyone's abilities). There might be some warm showers as 27° is forecast.

Wyndham Vale forecast: 27°C. Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. ie tailwinds 😀.

https://reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/wyndham-vale/forecast/detailed/#d2026-01-04

Distance: ~54km. This is a one-way ride with a small section or two of good quality gravel pathway but all the rest is sealed.

Speed: 20-25 km

Getting there: Catch the 10:10 Vline train from Southern Cross station toward Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
10:10 from Southern Cross arrives Wyndham Vale 10:44.

Meet me either at Southern Cross on the train or at Wyndham Vale. Trains are every 20 mins during January so take an earlier one if you can as Vline capacity for bikes is limited to 12 over four bike racks.
(Wyndham Vale station has toilets located by the waiting room if anyone was wondering)

Route:
We'll start with some local paths in Wyndham Vale before heading to Werribee and then on to Point Cook and Skeleton Creek Trail. That will lead us east to visit "100 Steps of Federation" in Altona Meadows.
From the 100 steps, it is a short ride to Altona for our lunch spot (plenty of choices in Pier St). We'll use Bay Trail West after lunch from Altona to the City via Williamstown.

This ride finishes at Melbourne Exhibition Centre (Jeff's Shed) or you can exit early at Altona or Williamstown, for example, to a Metro train.

Note: Finish time is an outside estimate.

Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39747205
*Actual route may vary on the day

Bring :
Water, sunscreen, spare tube, pump, snacks, your phone with my number. Please check your bike and tyres before the day.

Contact: Neil Griffiths - 0419 560 409

*Photo: Lookout at 100 Steps of Federation (Altona Meadows) - Google image

"All riders are riding at their own risk and Melbourne Cycling does not take any responsibility for any injuries or accidents you may have on any of our rides"