Our first post-lockdown social ride is now scheduled for Sunday 14 June. This ride will explore some of the best bits of the much revered Baco Trail network. The ride length will be around 15kms with options to add a few kms for more experienced riders. A less technical route can be taken for riders […]
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The final Social Ride for 2019 will be held on Sunday 17 November with an exploration of the rejigged Pineys trails. Much of the Pine plantation was harvested in 2017 with the loss of some trails. However the local ‘trail fairies’ have been beavering away to reconstruct some trails and create some new challenges. Please
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This month’s club social ride on Sunday 20 October will be a cross country epic starting in Malmsbury and navigating backwoods trails through the Fryers Ranges to Castlemaine. We use the word navigating in the loosest possible way of course – but there will be farm tracks, jeep tracks, some fire road to tie everything
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Sunday 22 September is World Car Free Day and to celebrate Maldon is hosting a Car Free Carnivale in the main street from 12 noon to 3pm. The heritage shopping and café strip will be transformed into a car-free thoroughfare of ideas for sustainable living. Innovative exhibitors, children’s activities and live performances will be on
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Our September social ride will be held in the afternoon of Saturday 14 September (note a Saturday not Sunday). This ride will explore the best bits of our much loved Baco Trail network (also the venue for our Dirt Crits series in 2019/20). The ride length will be around 20 kms plus so come prepared
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The August social ride will be a more relaxed ride along the Forest Creek trail leading to some fairly easy singletrack en route to the Expedition Pass reservoir. The return journey may touch on some sections of the Pineys. Not hilly or rocky; best described as twisty and fun. The pace will also be moderate
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n Our monthly social rides will return in late July with an exploration of the Poverty Gully region, including some of the historic water races. This area provides a good sample of classic Castlemaine singletrack, along with some superb relics of the gold rush era. Luke Stevens knows these trails intimately and will lead the
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Castlemaine Rocky Riders MTB Club and Mt Alexander Shire Council proudly bring you a Come and Try Women’s MTB Foundation Skills and Social Ride at the Walmer State Forest from 9am – 11am on Sunday 5 May. Become confident on your bike – on and off-road – and enjoy the outdoors. A limited number of
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The April Social Ride will celebrate the one year anniversary of the opening of the trails at La Larr Ba Gauwa Park, Harcourt. By some estimates there have been around 30,000 wheels across the trails there in the past twelve months, with most riders providing very favourable feedback on the trail layout. Some moisture on
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On Sunday 17 March we will team up with the Wombat MTB Club to tackle the Wombat Forest trails outside Woodend. Even though it is only 50 kms down the highway, the terrain, the forest and the trails are very different to our normal Castlemaine fare. These hand built trails provide a great range of
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