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Victoria specific bushwalking discussion. Please avoid publishing details of access to sensitive areas with no tracks.Goldfields track
Sun 22 Nov, 2015 9:03 pm
I'm thinking of bicycling the Goldfields track someone soon, does anyone know how many days it would take to do the ride?
Also, does anyone have a recommendation of where I could hire mountain bikes from? Anywhere in Melbourne, Bendigo or Ballarat would be fine. Panniers and such would be useful but I could just cycle with my pack.
Also, does anyone have a recommendation of where I could hire mountain bikes from? Anywhere in Melbourne, Bendigo or Ballarat would be fine. Panniers and such would be useful but I could just cycle with my pack.
Re: Goldfields track
Sun 29 Nov, 2015 10:13 pm
check their website. It can get hot and dry this time of year
Re: Goldfields track
Mon 30 Nov, 2015 9:00 am
dinna89 wrote:I'm thinking of bicycling the Goldfields track someone soon, does anyone know how many days it would take to do the ride?
Also, does anyone have a recommendation of where I could hire mountain bikes from? Anywhere in Melbourne, Bendigo or Ballarat would be fine. Panniers and such would be useful but I could just cycle with my pack.
Try Aus Cycling Forums - http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewforum.php?f=76
Re: Goldfields track
Mon 07 Dec, 2015 10:36 am
I'm a roadie rather than a MTBer, but I would have thought that 50 km a day was a pretty gentle pace, 75 km/day more usual, and 100 km/day more ambitious.
It is indeed hot and dry on the Goldfields track at this time of year, but the greater range of a MTB should have you passing reliable water a couple of times per day, especially in towns along the way.
It is indeed hot and dry on the Goldfields track at this time of year, but the greater range of a MTB should have you passing reliable water a couple of times per day, especially in towns along the way.
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