Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club

CresFest 3 day Base Camp - Intermediate

Fri, Apr 10 · 10:00 AM AEST

ballarat station, ballarat, Melbourne, AU

This ride is open to financial MBTC members.

Cost for venue is $200 and cost pp will vary depending on the number of people attending. Ideally, we need 10 people to come along and it will be a nice cheap weekend.

•What we'll do:
Come join us for 1, 2 or 3 days of touring in Creswick and surrounds. We'll also make time to enjoy the various CresFest acts available over the weekend both free and paid. Some will need to be prebooked depending on your choice.

Day 1
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54455563

Day 2
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54455709

Day 3
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54455809

If you would prefer, you can also make use of the accommodation and come along for 3 days of riding the Creswick Trails or just to do your own thing.

Friday 10th April, Catch the 8.36 am train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat. We'll meet in the Ballarat Station waiting room at 10 oclock and make our way to Creswick via Kingston, where we'll stop for lunch. It's approx 30k til lunch, so we won't be stopping for a coffee along the way. If you'd like a coffee before you start, please catch the earlier train (7.53am)

Saturday we'll head out to the north (this could change if the wind is unfavourable) and then over to Clunes for lunch.

Sunday we'll pack up and make our way back to Ballarat via the Creswick Trails and State Forest.

Cresfest tickets are currently on sale, so if you are interested in booking a paid event it would be a good idea to start thinking about that now.

I have booked a table at the American Hotel for 6.30 on Saturday. There is a supermarket and plenty of cafes in town to purchase food. We can have a BBQ dinner on Friday night, a short walk from the hall.

The entire town is booked out but we have secured the use of the local Scout Hall for the two nights. The Hall has plenty of grassed area to pitch your tent or park your van. You can also sleep inside the hall, however, it is a concrete floor. The hall is well equipped, with oven and hotplates, microwave, crockery, cutlery, pots pans, kettle, griller oven, fridge, tables and chairs. You only need to bring your bedding. There is a toilet in the hall but no shower. A free shower is located at a local park, a short distance from the hall.

Etiquette: Social pace. We wait for each other to regroup at key navigational points. No one is left behind with a puncture.

RIDE REGISTRATION FORM
The form should be available within a day or two of the ride announcement. The link to the form will be seen in the event messages when you RSVP. Please complete it when available.

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

• Important to know
Touring or mountain bikes only as we will be riding some loose gravel roads. Not suitable for road bikes
Bring camping gear including tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat,
Water
Recommended to bring 2 water bottles due to distances between towns.
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 your app for any changes the day before a 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. To join our club check out https://www.mbtc.org.au/membership

Benefits include other rides not listed on Meetup, special event meetings, social events, RWGPS club subscription, etc.

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 Trade Practices Act 1977 (Commonwealth) as amended. I agree that photos taken of me during MBTC rides or social events may be used for publicity purposes.

Glenlyon Camping weekend departing Kyneton, finish Castlemaine. Hard 30 & 37 km.

Sat, Apr 18 · 10:15 AM AEST

Kyneton Railway Station, Mollison St/Lauriston Reservoir Road, KYNETON, AU

Depart Kyneton Station 10.15, please note if you are planning to come by train, trains are now so often crowded that you will need to book a ticket days in advance if you want a seat and spaces for bikes are limited.
Trains departing SX 7.01 arr 8.16, dep 7.40 arr 9.00, dep 9.01 arr 10.11.
View Kyneton to Glenlyon on Ride with GPS:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54479002
Camping is free at the rec reserve.
Flushing toilets with running water in hand basins.
You will need to bring dinner and a stove to cook it on as well as a tent, sleeping bag, mat and camping pillow.
Your bike will need to be fitted with pack racks and paniers to carry camping equipment, food and water.
A late lunch is available at Glenlyon General Store but it closes 3pm.
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No food drink or toilet stops between Kyneton and Glenlyon.
Glenlyon Cafe itself closes at 3pm but I estimate we'll be into Glenlyon in time for a late lunch before it closes at 3pm
There are no other cafes restaurants or even an iga in Glenlyon so you will need to either bring dinner or buy one of the more substantial lunches available at the Glenlyon general store and reheat it for dinner
Brekky available on Sunday at Glenlyon General store and for those who are on the train we will trek across to Castlemaine via Porcupine Ridge Road and Vaughan Springs.
See Ride with GPS:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54479075
For those who have come by car they can return to Kyneton via the saturday route in reverse or contact me through Meetup maybe for a more interesting route through bridge road and lyonville springs rec ground.
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For those who wish to ride ahead of the group, depart early or arrive at Kyneton late, please download the route on Ride with GPS.
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People coming on this ride need to be fit, experienced cyclists with the necessary cycling equipment but also need to be a good fit socially, good at listening to others as they are at expressing an opinion.
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This ride is for financial MBTC members. To join our club check out https://www.mbtc.org.au/membership

RIDE REGISTRATION FORM
The form should be available within a day or two of the ride announcement. The link to the form will be seen in the event messages when you RSVP. Please complete it when available.

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.