I have travelled to Beechworth multiple times over the span of 20 years and it has quietly become one of North East Victoria’s most versatile cycling bases. It works just as well for a full-loop day on the Indigo Epic as it does for a cruisy rail-trail weekend or a multi-day gravel loop through the […]
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How good is the mountain biking in Beechworth, with the Indigo Epic Trail being one of the great destination trails in North East Victoria. It has everything you need in a trail, cementing its ‘Epic’ trail status. However the beauty of this trail is the ability to carve off sections if you do not want […]
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Nov
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Beechworth is town that creeps up on you and before you know it, you are well and truly taken in for all that it offers. The Beechworth mountain bike park is no different – being an ‘oldie, but a goodie’ if you will. Tucked away in Victoria’s High Country, Beechworth Mountain Bike Park delivers a […]
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If you’re after a punchy, technical mountain bike ride that doesn’t involve a long drive out of the city, the Hans Loop mtb trail and Candlebark Park in Templestowe are hard to beat. Sitting just north east of Melbourne’s CBD, this pocket of singletrack mixes tight, twisty, technical singletrack with sharp pinches and short flowy […]
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If you’re a Melbourne local or just visiting, the Yarra Trails mtb network should be on your mtb trail hit list. The trails have been built over many years, largely unsanctioned, but seemingly accepted with trail work and infrastructure built to accommodate riders and other users of the park and surrounds. Stretching along the Yarra […]
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Tucked between Ballarat and Daylesford in Victoria’s Central Highlands, the Creswick mountain bike trails is fast emerging as one of the state’s most exciting new mountain bike destinations. With a relatively new network of trails & trailhead (Nov 2024) and access to the 210Km point-to-point Goldfields Track, Creswick MTB Park is becoming a big name […]
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Dec
Dec
The Grampians Peaks Trail is a relatively new trail hat has combined existing walking trails with newly built trail. Located in the Grampians National Park, the Peaks Trail is a thru-hike, that can be broken into sections to experience this impressive walk, in Victoria’s west. Forested ferns, granite boulders, waterfalls and eucalypt forests all feature […]
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Hiking Mt Feathertop is one of the iconic hikes in the Australian Alpine region. Moving along the Razorback ridge provides spectacular views of Valleys, with Feathertop being the jewel. It’s a classic hike that can be done light and fast in a day-trip, or camp at Federation Hut for an overnight stay. Challenging in parts, […]
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Oct
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The first things that strikes you, as start riding at Buxton mountain bike park is the beauty of this place. These trails are cut into some very impressive country. Plenty of roots, ferns and the unmistakable Australian bush sound of the Eastern whipbirds, calling out. Relatively easy to get to, the Buxton mtb trails are […]
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Oct
Oct
Bikes, beaches and beers, the holy trinity of Australian mountain biking destinations and what you can expect from the Anglesea mountain bike trails, in Victoria. The trails are surprisingly good, with old school singletrack, tweaked and improved, and set in a coastal landscape. Think sandstone like trail and rock, costal scrub, grasstrees and bushland. The […]
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