Looking for places to ride or go bikepacking in Victoria? We’ve got a collection of routes on RideWithGPS which can be a good starting point for all sorts of journeys. We also occasionally do a write-up of routes, which you’ll find below.
Want to submit your own adventure? You can submit your route to us here and we’ll review it for publication.
Alpine heights, pints and a few pub feeds along the way. Here’s a route that might be an easy pitch to those friends of yours you’ve been begging to come bikepacking! I found this route many years ago pursuing routes on RideWithGps and quickly bookmarked it given the name. This year I pitched the idea […]
An easy overnighter camping on the banks of Birrarung. 35km each way along the Yarra bike trails. If you’ve been trying to coax that non cyclist friend or lover out for an overnight bike ride this is the perfect opportunity. The campground has showers and a flushing loo. Route navigation and mapping will be provided […]
Half the time, but a full dose of fun. Read on for a quick report from dipping my toes into the epic Tassie Traverse. This route crosses the lands of the Palawa people. It passes through ecosystems which prospered under their careful custodianship for millennia – many of which now exist in a state of […]
Smash that RSVP button, folks, this is gonna be a special one. A trip 20+ years in the making, Will has been dreaming of bringing guests to this spectacular landscape by bike ever since his young days as an outdoor guide. The inaugural Cycling Wild Ikara tour saw five lucky participants (Jim, Meg, Nathan, Yosh […]
Gambol/ˈɡambl/ verb; to run or jump about playfully. Starting in Stawell, the Gariwerd Gambol plays on 25 years of experience riding backroads throughout Gariwerd (the Grampians) and the surrounding plains. Spring is an awesome time to visit the region, the wildflowers are abundant and the creeks are still babbling before the hotter summer temps kick in. […]
The unseasonally warm weather really turned it on in mid May for the Blackwood overnighter. Sunny skies, quiet roads bulk snacks and good vibes were a theme of the weekend. A group of about 30 rolled out from Sunbury station and settled into a steady pace on route to our morning tea break. A short […]
Huw, Andy and Adam held a Slide Night where they shared their experience and photos from the Vic Divide, a 550km off-road bikepacking route traversing the Great Dividing Range across the state of Victoria, from Melbourne to Albury/Wodonga. Run as an annual race – riders typically complete the course in 2 to 4 days, but we […]
It’s an uncharacteristically stormy day here in Melbourne, and what do we do when the conditions aren’t optimal for riding bikes? We plan rides! Tomorrow, friends, the sun will shine and we will have routes at the ready! We’ve already hit you with the blog post on what to bring on your first overnighter, now […]
**Event Currently at capacity**Please email will@offcourse.bike to join the waitlist should there be any cancellations. Come and join us for our inclusive and supported fun-filled 3 day ride in Gariwerd. This three day route has been created from many years of experience riding backroads into the National Park from Ararat, thus THE DIRTY (Ara)RAT was […]
We’ll be heading out to camp on the banks of Birrarung on July 8th so get your warm sleeping bags out and get ready for a cozy night around the fire.
The inaugural Fools Gold 420 bikepacking event departed from Maryborough at 8am on Saturday 22nd April. Almost 30 participants started, and approximately half completed the 420km event through Central Victoria in times ranging from 27 hours to 4 days.
Calling all easy-riders and aspiring bikepackers. We’ll be heading out into the Brisbane Range for an easy overnighter on March 25th/26th
I have a habit of winging Easter trips. Something about the freedom of five days off, and the abundance of amazing routes across Victoria, I often find myself paralysed by choice. A day or two before Easter, my friend Heath and I had a bright idea. We decided to turn our backs on every one of Victoria’s amazing established routes, and poke around somewhere neither of us had ever been before.
You ever go on a ride that leaves you thinking ‘OH MY GOD everybody needs to go ride that!!!’ This is one of those rides.
The Dirty rat is a choose your own adventure west of Ararat into the area known as Gariwerd.
Fancy doing a 1000km unsupported bikepacking route through some of Australia’s most rugged and beautiful high country?
Click through and download the “Beginners guide to the Hunt 1000” PDF that Huw put together, which shared his experience of preparing for, and riding the 2017 Hunt 1000 event in the hope of inspiring more people to take the plunge and give it a go in 2018.
Our friend and talented wordsmith Pepper Cook has dropped a few musings about our latest installment of Commuter campout: Single Track. Whiskey. Leaping Frogs. Prairie Breakers. Large bearded men and one lady in flannos riding bikes adorned with front baskets, complete with decorative foliage. These are just a few items to be found in the […]