This year’s Great Victorian Bike Ride hit the rail trails, with Day 7 (November 29) involving a 77km stretch of the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) from their Mansfield camp to Alexandra. Hundreds of riders enjoyed the views of Lake Eildon, and pedalled across the Glad Phillips Bridge to feel the serenity of Bonnie Doon before heading over the hill to Alex. Friends of the Great Victorian Rail Trail member Ross Vaughan was at the Mansfield campsite and reported: “Extremely challenging weather for the riders’ arrival on Wednesday, November 27, followed by beautiful sunshine (for Thursday’s rest day) and for their departure from Mansfield on November 29.”
The Friends group had a display at Mansfield and helped spread the RTA message by handing out RTA-branded chocolate-covered-coffee beans to some lucky cyclists. Thanks Ross! This was the final “Great Vic”, with Bicycle Network Victoria blaming rising costs and declining entries for this mammoth event, but you can still ride the Great Victorian Rail Trail any time, with a few organised rides coming up.
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One comment on “Great Vic on the GVRT”
The next day was even more challenging when riding to Marysville via Eildon – it literally rained for all of the ride.
But it was Great!