June 2006                              MSTCV Itinerary

 

Sunday 4th       Reefton Spur via St Andrews                                                                  Joel Haley leading

10 am Yarra Glen

From Yarra Glen we’ll head to Christmas Hills, across to Panton Hill and up the St Andrews Road to Kinglake before working our way back across to Healesville and down to Warburton for morning tea after 105 km. Depending on the weather, a quick squirt up Mt Donna Buang may be an option. We’ll press on to the Reefton and down to Marysville (65 km, lunch) before making our way back to Healesville to break up. The chance of snow up around the Lake Mountain turnoff is a real possibility this time of year. Expect around 240 km for the day. Wear warm gear, no matter what the forecast.

 

Sunday 11th     Highlands                                                                                         Paul Southwell leading

                        10 am Whittlesea

Up to Kinglake West and on to Flowerdale via the slippery and dangerous road to Yea. Left towards Seymour picking up the Highlands road. Look for the gravel mid-corner near the top. Left to Seymour for morning tea / early lunch. On to Pyalong, Emu Flat and the Burke and Wills Track down to Lancefield for lunch #2. Options abound from here depending on weather and enthusiasm. One option is to head back to Pyalong and pick up the best bits of the Seymour Road before turning right at the 45 km/h corner and working our way across to Broadford and Strath Creek to break up at Kinglake West. Expect around 310 km for the day with good roads and 1.3 km of hard packed dirt near Emu Flat.

 

Sunday 18th     Lavers Hill via Great Ocean Road                                                        Cliff Peters leading

                        9.30 am West Gate Shell Servo

Cliff eats and drinks this route as he commutes between Portland and Melbourne to pick up the Sunday rides. Expect to traverse the established route of Lara and Moriac (1st stop) and then on to Deans Marsh, Lorne, Apollo Bay and Lavers Hill for lunch at 1 pm. Back to Melbourne via Apollo Bay, Forrest, Deans Marsh and the Moriac loop breaking up at Lara. Expect 500 km door to door. Suit experienced riders.

 

Sunday 25th     Mt Bunninyong Fire Tower                                                                   Geoff Jones leading

                        10 am Whittlesea

Flowerdale, Strath Creek, Broadford, Highcamp, Lancefield, Carlsruhe first stop to visit Nigel. Then on to Springhill, Daylesford, Spargo Creek, Gordon and Bunninyong for lunch, checking out the fire tower and koalas en-route.  Back to Ballan, Greendale, Myrniong and Bacchus Marsh to break up at Diggers Rest on the Calder Hwy. Lots of interesting and different roads. Around 340 km for the day.

 

 

July 2006

 

Sunday 2nd      Cape Liptrap (Gippsland)                                                                    Ben Warden leading

                        10 am Berwick

Cape Liptrap is the southernmost point of the peninsula west of Wilson’s Promontory. There is a lighthouse reached via a few kilometers of dirt. Depending on the participants and weather we may stop at the dirt.  Morning tea will be Loch if you are running late. We’ll lunch at Walkerville after negotiating a mixture of roads tending to more open country the further south we go. After checking out the lighthouse we’ll head north to Fish Creek, Meeniyan, Mirboo North and Trafalgar with multiple options depending on the available light. Expect around 450 km for the day with some dirt. This ride will not suit inexperienced riders or those on their first Club ride.

 

Thurs. 6th        Social Sip, Marks Place, 7 pm, Corner Grattan and Swanston Streets, Carlton

Melway’s Reference: 2B E8

Collect your magazine and save the club some postage and handling, catch up with the latest gossip, enjoy a hearty meal, all in a friendly and safe environment. Over by 10 pm. Be there.