News | Social rides

The May social ride will be held on Sunday 20 May with a visit to the developing trail network in Gisborne … and a social catch up with the dedicated team of local enthusiasts who are maintaining this trail network. The ride will take in some pretty special singletrack en route to Hobbs Road and […]

The April Social Ride will showcase the most recent and awesome addition to our riding options in central Victoria with a tour of the trails at La Larr Ba Gauwa Park. We’ll roll out as a group from the Goldfields Track café in Harcourt Central at 9am sharp (get in early if you want a

The first rolling (easy) ride for 2018 is on this Sunday, 8 April. We will be leaving the Theatre Royal at 9am. Bring your own food, water, spare parts, and have a bike in good repair. Riding will be at a slow pace so everyone can keep together. We will be back by noon, after

We have just finalised our calendar of social rides for the year ahead, including a series of gentle, rolling rides for newcomers. We will be encompassing many of the great trails around Castlemaine, and venturing to other parts of central Victoria in conjunction with our partner mountain biking clubs. Copies of the calendar will also

The March Social Ride will be held on Sunday 18th and will venture into the somewhat uncharted territory of Mount Macedon. There is some pretty scenic singletrack on the slopes of Mount Macedon but they are mostly unmarked and largely the preserve of a few adventurous locals. For this social ride we will be joining

The February Social Ride will be held on Sunday 18th and will explore the twists and turns of the highly regarded Cloverleaf layout in the Walmer State Forest. These trails have hosted rounds of the Intwerwinter series and continue to attract riders from far and wide. nThe Cloverleaf trails are within easy reach of the

In January we are teaming up with the Wombat MTB Club to conduct a social ride in Creswick. Following the funding of the Harcourt MTB park, Creswick has also received funding for the construction of a very extensive network of trails in the forests around the township. Our January ride will provide an opportunity to

n November’s Social Ride on Sunday 26th will be a cruise along the Goldfields Track from the letter boxes at Dry Diggings (Sawpit Gully Road). The trail is in excellent condition and the bush will be at its best. The plan is that riders can travel the complete distance to Castlemaine (approx 40km) or opt

The October Social Ride will be held on Sunday 22nd with an exploration of the rejigged Pineys trails. Much of the Pine plantation has been harvested over the past year with the loss of some trails. However the local ‘trail fairies’ have been beavering away in the past few months on reconstructing some trails and

n The September Social Ride will be held on Sunday 17th with a trip down to Melbourne to sample the singletrack goodness available at Plenty Gorge. The Plenty Gorge MTB Club conduct regular social rides on the 3rd Sunday of the month, offering a range of lengths and difficulties to suit all levels of riders.