It's one of the biggest trends in travel this year: pedal power.
"At the Bridge Road Brewers you just have to sign a form to rent out a free ‘Town Bike’. We used them to cycle the 2km along the rail trail to Pennyweight Winery where we did a tasting including a great pinot noir."
The Murray to Mountains Rail Trail is listed as "Best By Bicycle" in The Age Traveller, Best of Australia: 50 unforgettable adventures
Tim Glascow and India Lopez pedal their way through Victoria's High Country and find the autumn harvest in full swing.
"beers and mountain bikes are an obvious pairing"
"We toast the bounty of the north-east and five days' pedalling from the Murray to the mountains."
Bountiful Beechworth features in Ride On Magazine's Ride to Harvest feature.
Pedal Power Down Under features in Singapore's news!
Dear Rail Trail friends, managers and supporters.....
Wangaratta Out and About is an outdoor activity club based in North East Victoria. They welcome casual members who are travelling through the region.
"In fact our next family holiday is to cycle the rail trail from Beechworth to Bright."
Borrow a bike for free at Brown Brothers.
The recent rain has not effected 99% of the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail for this long weekend! The sun is shining again and you can easily get around the other 1%.
Check out the brand new guide to Victoria's High Country Brewery Trail and the brewer's favourite mountain bike rides.
Sue Wallace and friends cycle the vineyard trails on a laughter-filled girls' weekend.
RIDE Australia features Sam Miranda's very special limite release Etiquette Jaune 141 (2012 Pinot Noir).
Bright, Victoria listed in the World's Top 50 Rides in Ride On Magazine
"Riders of all shapes and sizes are jumping into the saddle and a lot of them are pedalling on the food and wine trails in north-eastern Victoria."
No Leave No Life is a television series, giving seven hard working Aussies a much needed break from work.
Get your FREE pocket sized copy of the Murray to Mountains Ride Guide.
En Route Australasia features "The Food Cyle, Cycling the Rail Trail in Victoria's countryside"
Now you can write or read reviews of the Murray to Mountains Rail on Trip Advisor.
Share the latest news, events, images and comments on Murray to Mountains new Facebook Page
It is now even easier to find your way from or to Bright's Town Centre to the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail.
The new Murray to Mountains website was officially launched mid-December 2011.
Now you can follow Murray to Mountains on Twitter @CyclingM2M
Watch videos of cycling around Murray to Mountains on YouTube
Tourism North East are proudly hosting the 2013 National Cycle Tourism Conference in Milawa, Victoria
Come and join us for three weeks of everything cycle!
Welcome to the inaugural Audax Hotham Challenge, a new Alpine Cycling event from Audax Australia Cycling Club.
235kms, 3 Epic Climbs. Are you up for it?
The ultimate road cycling challenge event in Australia. Plus your chance to WIN a trip to the Tour de France
Cycling Tours of the Beechworth Vineyards
The 2012 Tour of Bright will be held on the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of December. To make it fair for everyone, this year we are announcing that entries WILL OPEN ON THE 3rd OF SEPTEMBER. The total number of riders in the race is capped to 550.
The weekend of November 24 – 25 has been set aside for the event which will involve specific rides for 'hard core' cyclists, the determined amateur, social cyclists and cycling families… all on the one weekend.
Following in the footsteps of the legendary Kelly Gang, rides will start and finish in Glenrowan, with the choice of four routes designed to suit a range of rider abilities and fitness levels.
Terra Australis is back, but not as you know it.....
King Valley is a favorite region to those that know it, this event gives you the opportunity to see the best of the valley all in one day. Run 15km, Kayak 12km, Cycle 39km & Run 3km
The Ride2Work program aims to get people started and keep them riding to work.
Cross Country Downhill Mountain Bike Event
Practice and seeding by day...racing at night under full lights !
Bike Muster gets ready to roll in Myrtleford in Victoria! Recreational cycling event Bike Muster made its Victorian debut in the picturesque north eastern township of Myrtleford and surrounds in 2011 and is on again the first weekend of October in 2012.
Keep a look out for the riders coming through Wangaratta as part of a 1200+ km, 9-day fundraising cycle ride.
Choose from a challenge road race or a relaxing gourmet ride in the King Valley.
Cycle Celebration; Meet-Ride-Drink-Eat-Spectate THE ULTIMATE DAY OF CYCLING Bridge Road Brewers are planning yet another epic day of cycling, dining and spectating. Including 2 optional cycling loops, and a French themed three course dinner. Then sit back and enjoy live coverage of the Tour de France on the big screen.
A 13km leisurely social ride from Wangaratta to the picturesque grounds of Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard.
A cycling adventure in the glorious north-east. Calling all chaps, dandies and bon vivants, join us for a weekend of cycling revelry and high fashion in 'vintage' Rutherglen.
The SIX HOURS IN THE SADDLE event is an endurance mountain bike race which can be entered solo or in a team of 2, 3 or 4 people (same or mixed sex). The competitor/s with the most laps after 6 hours of racing wins.
The MTB XC Eliminator is a short course cross country mountain bike race run over a short 500 metre course.
Come along for a ride along Beechworth's famous Rail Trail to the bridge and back again.
The Alpine Assault is Australia’s ultimate 100km Mountain Bike race. Starting in the Alpine Village of Falls Creek and finishing 100km’s later in the nationally famous MTB town Mount Beauty.
The Australian Bike Friday Club Inc will be holding its 16th annual event at Corowa and Rutherglen. Some 120 cyclists ranging in age from children to 80 year-olds will be taking part. Riders come from all states and territories and there will be visitors from Canada, USA and Japan.
Ride the High Country - Mansfield, Buller, King Valley. Visit: www.bikevents.com.au for full event details.
Local riders are invited to support this ride with breakfast at the Beechworth Bakery and to ride with the charity riding group out of town.
A family fun ride from Myrtleford to Gapsted on the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail.
The 3 Peaks Challenge provides cyclists with one of the world’s toughest and most picturesque cycling challenges of the Victorian Alps. 13 hours, 235km
Now in its sixth year, the long weekend of cycling in Victoria's High Country is a fully supported event, offering ride legs to suit all serious road cyclists.
Firstly, you do not have to be a good rider or experienced in cycling to enjoy riding through northern Victoria on the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail. The highlight for many is tasting the local gourmet delights in the King Valley and northern Victoria region, including Beechworth, Myrtleford, Gapsted and Bright.
Gravity 12 Hour MTB Event
The 5th Australian Cycle Tourism Conference and Rail Trail Symposium will be held in the Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra from 2-3 February 2012.
The ultimate challenge event.
A training camp and family holiday in one.
Wangaratta Cycling Club Christmas Track Carnival
The brand new Murray to Mountains website and social media platforms will be officially launched 15th Decmeber 2011
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