Melbourne to Canberra, April 2010

A Pictorial story of my trip from Melbourne to Canberra after the Masters Track Nationals 2010. This was to be the second leg of the trip in 2009, after the 2009 Masters Track Nationals in Tasmania. My frame broke last year, aborting the trip. This time I made it all the way back home.


Parkville Terrace, stayed here for a week while racing in the 2010 Masters Nationals Track Championships

Day One - Tuesday 20th
Parkville to Warragul
129 km
Route Map
Bikely Route Map

Notes: Visit to Bunyip State Park, Puffing Billy
Bunyip State Park, Puffing Billy


Main Street of Warragul


Moe Street-scape, moved off the Priness highway here to more rural Latrobe Valley roads


Yallorn Power Station, Moe local urged me to give it the finger as I rode past

Day Two - Wednesday 21st
Warragul to Bairnsdale
186 km
Route Map


Main Street of Bairnsdale

Day Three - Thursday 22nd
Bairnsdale to Omeo
122 km
Route Map


Omeo Golden Age Hotel

Day Four - Friday 23rd
Omeo to Bright
107
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Climb to Mt. Hotham
Day Four - Saturday 24th

Bright to Albury
118 km
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I rode the railtrail from Bright to Beechworth, a wonderful and peaceful trail

www.railtrails.org.au

Day Five - Sunday 25th
Albury to Junee
177 km
Route Map


Junee Railway Square

Day Seven - Monday 26th
Junee to Yass Junction
160 km
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Binalong, NSW on the way back into Yass. Worth a visit

Did not quite make it!

Original idea was to ride all the way into Canberra, become way to much, got dark and Paul Conner offered to pick me up on the way through on his trip back from Yackandandah

The full route from Junee through to Curtin is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3678128