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A ride on trails and a few roads to beautiful Brimbank Park in Melbourne's northwest. We start at Rushall and join the Merri Ck trail linking to the Ring Rd trail.
Then it's west we go to the park for lunch at the park cafe in an outside setting. (I reccomend the toasties).

We return from the Brimbank Park to town via the Maribyrnong River trail with approximately 9km of gravel (it’s that easy, yellow compacted Lilydale gravel) and finish at Melbourne Exhibition Centre in South Wharf.

Getting there:
Ride 5km from the CBD or catch a train out.

9:49 Flinders St platform 1 Sth Morang train arrives Rushall 10:11 or take an earlier Greensborough / Hurstbridge one to Clifton Hill and cycle 500 metres from there to Rushall. Best to be early, please.
Check the Metro disruptions site in case there's any outage on your line:
https://www.metrotrains.com.au/planned-works/

Map & GPS files :
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/15183233 *

  • Route may vary on the day

Total distance:
About 60 km

Pace: about 20-25 kmh (typical speeds not average)
on sealed paths and slower on unsealed or uphill

What to bring:
Water, spare tube and any specialist tools, snacks, Myki.
Your phone with my number in the contacts, thanks

Bike: Suits hybrid or gravel bike best. Road bikes will be okay if you have hard-wearing tyres.
Panniers not recommended as they'll catch the wind.

Contact:
Neil Griffiths - 0419 560 409

*Photo:
A ford crossing on the Maribyrnong River within Brimbank Park - July 2016

"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"

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