Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club

Maryborough Tarnagulla Melville Caves, Bendigo. 45, 40, 82 km hard.

Fri, Oct 2 · 12:00 PM AEST

Maryborough station, station Street, Fraser Coast Regional, AU

For this ride you will need a bike fitted with a pack rack to which you can attach paniers, that will carry a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat and pillow, as well as dinner for Friday and Saturday night and a stove to cook it, as well as brekky.
Trip over 3 days, Friday to Sunday. Day 1. (Friday) Depart Southern Cross 9.16am, Maryborough station 11.45 am. We will get on the road immediately the train arrives Maryborough Station. If you wish to have a lengthy brekky in Maryborough on the Friday there is an evening service to Maryborough for those who wish to come up Thursday night. Camp tarnagulla rec reserve on Friday night. Most seem to be planning to bring dinner to cook at the Tarnagulla RecReserve, if you don't mind doing a 16 km round trip and the road Tarnagulla to Newbridge is a lovely quiet good quality gravel road through state forest then you can have dinner at Newbridge Pub, but you will need lights to get home. Distance day 1: 46 km Day 2. (Saturday) Brekky at newbridge café general store Lunch at both banks winery glenbower. Camp Melville caves bring dinner. Distance day 2: 41 km. Day 3. Brekky bridgewater café. Visit Grand Stupa bendigo late arvo. Distance day 3: 80 km. Finish Bendigo station.
See updated route on ride with gps with new toute into suburban Bendigo.: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/56873948
Most of the weekend’s cycling will be on gravel.
In order to be suitable for this ride you will not only need to be riding a properly fitted bike and be suitably fit with 80km on the Sunday but riders also need to be a good fit with the group, as good as listening to others opinions as you are at expressing your own opinions.
The ride leaders may communicate guidance in regards to suitability for this ride.
This ride is for financial MBTC members of our club.

To join our club check out https://www.mbtc.org.au/membership

ESSENTIAL ITEMS
Functioning headlight & tail light
Spare tube and a puncture kit
MYKI card, ATM card/cash, basic tools, rain gear, food/snacks, etc

WATER
It's your responsibility to check the temperature and distance for the day and carry an appropriate amount of water. When riding outside suburbia remember that carrying too much water is better than not enough as the distances between water availability may vary greatly from the planned route due to road closures or other unforeseen circumstances.

Check Meetup for any changes the day before the ride, as the ride may be cancelled in the event of extreme weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

If you cannot make it to the ride please change your RSVP to 'NO' as soon as you know but no later than the day before ride day.

The MBTC Refund & Cancellation Policy can be found here.

When I RSVP for this event/activity I acknowledge that the activity of bicycle riding can be dangerous and that I may suffer loss or injury or death and I agree that in consideration of my participation in any event conducted by the MBTC that I will absolve from liability the MBTC, its officers, and any event organiser from all claims, demands, or suits whether for personal injury or property loss suffered whether by negligence or breach of contract or otherwise, save for any right I may have pursuant to the Australian Consumer law. I acknowledge that photos may be taken of me during MBTC rides and social events, and that it is club practice that these photos will be published on Meetup, Facebook, and the club website. I will notify the ride leader and other riders if I wish to not be photographed. MBTC cannot guarantee that my photo will not be published and will promptly honour requests to be removed from MBTC controlled sites.

The boulders of Pyalong – 77km – hard

Sun, Oct 4 · 9:30 AM AEDT

115 High St, 115 High St, Woodend VIC 3442, Australia, Woodend, AU

A scenic, train-based ride from Woodend to Tallarook with bakery lunch at Lancefield.

Mounds magical granite boulders lay scattered though the hills between Lancefield and Pyalong.

Be ready for some challenging hills (600m elevation gain) on mostly quiet sealed roads.

We’ll ride past Hanging Rock and go check out a terrific old timber trestle bridge at Pyalong.

Expect a moderate touring pace suitable for enjoying the great views of the boulder fields.

We'll finish up the ride at the Tallarook Hotel, just near the railway station (trains leave every hour).

Please come with clothing to keep warm when we stop (remember central Victoria can be colder than Melbourne).

View the route here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/57348150?via=GRkvUt07jtkMgERdHKm7Qw

MEETING POINT & TRAINS
Pedal-off from Bourkies Bakehouse Woodend at 9.30.
Bendigo line trains leave Southern Cross at
7.40 arr. Woodend at 8.50 (Swan Hill train)
The Bendigo line is very popular for bikes so we will make it an early start.

LUNCH
Options for lunch in Lancefield include the bakery or the Aspy Café.

FINISHING THE RIDE & TRAINS HOME
Join if you wish for an end of ride beverage / chips at the Tallarook Hotel, which has the best slogan ever (“things aint crook in Tallarook”)
Trains for Melbourne depart every hour at 15.21, 16.21, 17.21
The posted end time (4pm) is a guess only.

ESSENTIALS
Please make sure you have lights, spare tube and a puncture kit, water bottles, snacks, etc

Check Meetup for changes or messages one or two days before the ride. We recommend you enable notifications.

WATER
It's your responsibility to carry an appropriate amount of water. There won’t be any chance to refill bottles apart from Lancefield.

WHO CAN JOIN
If you’ve already done 3 trial days riding with us please make sure you have joined up as a paid member. Check out https://www.mbtc.org.au/membership

RSVPS
If you cannot make it to the ride please change your RSVP to 'NO' at least one day before the ride day.
When I RSVP for this event/activity I acknowledge that the activity of bicycle riding can be dangerous and that I may suffer loss or injury or death and I agree that in consideration of my participation in any event conducted by the MBTC that I will absolve from liability the MBTC, its officers, and any event organiser from all claims, demands, or suits whether for personal injury or property loss suffered whether by negligence or breach of contract or otherwise, save for any right I may have pursuant to the Australian Consumer law.

I acknowledge that photos may be taken of me during MBTC rides and social events, and that it is club practice that these photos will be published on Meetup, Facebook, and the club website. I will notify the ride leader and other riders if I wish to not be photographed. MBTC cannot guarantee that my photo will not be published and will promptly honour requests to be removed from MBTC controlled sites.

Best Dimmy in Melb #2 social 38 km

Thu, Oct 15 · 10:30 AM AEDT

Seaford Station, Station St, Seaford VIC 3198, Australia, Seaford, AU

We will meet at Seaford Railway Station.

Then ride to Tai Wah Chinese Restaurant , one of the last family owned suburban Chinese Restaurant's that happens to make excellent homemade Dim Sims.

Relive your youth when dad and mum would take you to your local Chinese Restaurant for Beef Chow Mien and Sweet and Sour Chicken .

After lunch wide ride to Oakleigh for some nice Greek coffee and a teeny weeny sliver of cake!

Now properly fueled the final leg can be made ,on wards to Caulfield Station.

Any type of bicycle will do as it is on roads and cycle paths. Bring water .
Your bike needs to be in good order and wet weather gear if the forecast is for rain.

Ride route Seaford to Caulfield

ESSENTIAL ITEMS

Functioning headlight & tail light

Spare tube and a puncture kit

MYKI card, ATM card/cash, basic tools, rain gear, food/snacks, etc

WATER

It's your responsibility to check the temperature and distance for the day and carry an appropriate amount of water. When riding outside suburbia remember that carrying too much water is better than not enough as the distances between water availability may vary greatly from the planned route due to road closures or other unforeseen circumstances.

Check Meetup for any changes the day before the ride, as the ride may be cancelled in the event of extreme weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

If you cannot make it to the ride please change your RSVP to 'NO' at least one day before the ride day.

This ride is for MBTC club members, or those who have not yet done 3 days riding with us. To join our club check out https://www.mbtc.org.au/membership

When I RSVP for this event/activity I acknowledge that the activity of bicycle riding can be dangerous and that I may suffer loss or injury or death and I agree that in consideration of my participation in any event conducted by the MBTC that I will absolve from liability the MBTC, its officers, and any event organiser from all claims, demands, or suits whether for personal injury or property loss suffered whether by negligence or breach of contract or otherwise, save for any right I may have pursuant to the Australian Consumer law. I acknowledge that photos may be taken of me during MBTC rides and social events, and that it is club practice that these photos will be published on Meetup, Facebook, and the club website. I will notify the ride leader and other riders if I wish to not be photographed. MBTC cannot guarantee that my photo will not be published and will promptly honour requests to be removed from MBTC controlled sites.