East Gippsland Bicycle User Group

‘Ride the Trail in a Day’
Saturday October 1 2011, East Gippsland Rail Trail.
LIMITED TO 250 RIDERS, REGISTER NOW!
Take the challenge of riding the whole 100 kilometres of trail in the day, or choose a shorter distance for a more leisurely journey of exploration.
The Event in a Nutshell.

Date: Saturday October 1, 2011

Distance: Up to 100 km, or ride sections of 30 or 60 kilometres.

Trail Surface: Hard packed gravel after the first 10 km.

Starts from: Howitt Park, Bairnsdale 3850 in East Gippsland, Victoria.

Finishes at: Forest Park, Orbost 3888, East Gippsland Victoria. Return transport to Bairnsdale included in entry fee.

Entry includes:

Delicious healthy lunch at our Nowa Nowa lunch site.
Route Support with ‘sag wagon’, friendly marshals and sweep riders.
Return transport for riders and bikes from finish back to Bairnsdale.
Trail Passport with special offers from businesses along the way to entice you off the trail!

There will be a limited number of places available on transport leaving Orbost on Saturday morning. Please indicate on registration if this is your preferred transport option.

Entry Fee:

$95 per person.
$65 concession.( 2-18 year old, full time student, pension card holders)
$275 Family (2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children).
Children under 2 years free.

Registration: Click here to go to East Gippsland Rail Trail website

It has been quite a while since we have released a news bulletin. We are working on it. In the mean time have look at the new bicycling website at

Bike Nowa Nowa Map

Discover a hidden playground in glorious East Gippsland. Experience the outdoors with a range of activities including cycling – Rail Trail and Mountain Bike Park, canoeing, fishing, hiking, beachcombing etc. Or just relax and enjoy nature.

It has beeen some time since a news bulletin has been published. We are still here and a new bulletin will be posted soon.

The April 2009 News bulletin is now available from the Newsletter Page. We send out these regular news bulletins by email to interested persons. You can also access these news bulletins from the link in the main menu.

You can contact us by leaving a comment on this page or by mail or email as shown in the Contact Info Page. You are welcome to leave your comments. You do not need to register before making any comments however there are strong spam controls in place. All comments will be moderated before posting.