This section is peaceful and attractive with a mixture of bush and farmland.Everton station site to Beechworth (16 km) This trail will connect at the Trout Farm to the 5km Harrietville Trail which already runs up to Harrietville. Construction of this extension is due for completion in January 2022. From there the 16 km Great Valley Trail will take cyclists further up the valley. NOTE: The sealed trail now extends further up the Ovens Valley to the Tawonga Gap Rd turnoff. It is a regional centre with many facilities.Īn easy ride on a bitumen sealed bike trail runs from Bright and alongside Morse’s Creek to the small historic village of Wandiligong. Porepunkah is a popular summer holdiday destination.īright is also a very popular tourist town with its proximity to the alpine area. The end of the rail trail is the old Bright railway station, now a museum open on Sundays or by arrangement.The trail follows the Back Porepunkah road and returns to the railway corridor Take a dip in the nearby Ovens River if the day is warm enough. At Porepunkah the trail passes beneath the highway bridge.Farms growing berries and grapes may tempt you to make a detour to taste their wares.Mt Buffalo looms on the right and the high country approaches in front. The trail rejoins the original alignment at Jones Reserve, then rises at a gentle continuous grade as it follows the Ovens Valley to Bright.Myrtleford has plenty of accommodation and facilities Myrtleford to Bright (30 km) At Myrtleford much of the railway easement has been sold follow the Rail Trail signs through town.This section undulates through farmland and native bushland to Taylors Gap (where the original cutting here has been filled in to improve the Great Alpine Rd) before beginning the descent into Myrtleford.Everton station site to Myrtleford (26 km) The Cafe has variable opening hours so visitors should check before relying on it to be open. In Eldorado there are public toilets, a general store and a cafe (Firebox Cafe). It’s also a junction for the trail to Beechworth, which heads off to the left Myrtleford and Bright are to the rightĪt the Wangaratta-Eldorado road, cyclists can make an on-road diversion to the impressive Cock’s dredge at Eldorado, returning to the trail on the Eldorado-Tarrawingee road (18 km round trip).After 11 km the site of Tarrawingee station is reached and the trail climbs gently to the Everton station site, formerly a junction to Beechworth or Bright.The trail now crosses flat farmland with distant views of the Everton Hills.From the park, a pathway runs beneath the road and on to a flood levee bank before paralleling the Wangaratta to Bowser road, which has the first of several rest areas with a steam locomotive theme.Follow the signs from Wangaratta Station to the trailhead at Apex Park next to the Ovens River.
A network of pathways, levee banks and disused roads is now used to reach Bowser. The rail line to Bright left the main Melbourne to Albury line at Bowser. "There were a few days that have been pretty hard physically and mentally, and we've had some freezing mornings," he said.
Mr Ware said that the team had not ridden less than 160 kilometres a day except for the first day, but had dreaded the Adelaide Hills. "The Nullarbor was cool, and Adelaide was the best reception," he said. He said they had received plenty of support from the places they had travelled through, including at Dublin in the Adelaide Plains, where they met a cycling fanatic who helped them with some bike problems.
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"I'm just full of admiration for what the ASRC do, they're really nice people." Mr Ware said after a friend of his did a similar ride last year, he got the idea in his head to do something to support the centre. "It's an issue, I feel passionate about it and there are people out there who need help," he said. Mr Ware said over the past decade he had become more interested in the topic of asylum seekers and felt inclined to help. The crew aimed to raised $10,000 for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in Melbourne by completing a gruelling ride of more than 3500 kilometres by May 31. Ben Ware, of Melbourne, and Elijah Newton and Sarah Wilson, of Western Australia, started their trek from Perth to Melbourne on May 9, making their way across the Nullarbor and through Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend last week. THREE Australians have made a difference in the lives of asylum seekers by completing a charity ride from one side of the country to the other.
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