Get set for a wonderful long weekend exploring South Gippsland! This ride is over four days, basing ourselves in Meeniyan. Spectacular views of Wilson’s Promontory and great company....... what more could we want?
Meeniyan, a Gippsland Tourism award winning town, is approximately 135kms south east of Melbourne. The name Meeniyan translates in the local indigenous language to “moonlight”. Meeniyan has a strong arts community, with fine art and craft shops, antiques and a vibrant live music scene.
This ride is suitable for intermediate to advanced riders, however if you are just starting out now, there’s plenty of time to join in other club rides and get your skills up! There will be no gravel roads on this ride.
SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER
See events page for posted route - departing Mitcham!
Depart Melbourne for Meeniyan, stopping at Garfield for lunch at 11.30 - 12. Try Cannibal Creek Bakehouse or Magpie and Stump Bakery! Here you’ll meet Gippsland riders before heading to Mirboo North, for a comfort stop/ coffee. We should arrive at Meeniyan by 3pm, with time to relax before dinner at one of the local restaurants.
Route from Garfield to Meeniyan
www.plotaroute.com/route/961327
SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER
Our first loop ride will take us via Fish Creek and winding roads to Inverloch for coffee. Then it’s on to Bassine Specialty Cheeses for a relaxing lunch on the verandah, followed by our obligatory photo outside the retro garage at Kongwak! Then it’s a leisurely ride back to Meeniyan for a well earned tipple, and dinner.
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/959955?units=km
MONDAY 4TH NOVEMBER
Our second loop ride takes us to the east, via Tarra Bulga National Park, Yarram, Toora Wind Farm, and Agnes Falls. We will grab lunch at Balook, before riding through the pristine rain forest, taking in the waterfalls along the way. Then we’re taking more winding roads via Yarram for a refreshment stop, and back to Toora for a photo shoot outside the old bank building, and back to Meeniyan for R&R.
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/954124?units=km
TUESDAY 5TH NOVEMBER
Time to make our way home, stopping on the way at Bayles for coffee, before Gippsland riders and Melbourne riders go their separate ways!
If you would like to join us on this epic Vespa trip, please indicate your attendance by RSVP as soon as possible, as well as the type of rooms you would like.
All participants will be asked to confirm attendance and will be invoiced for accommodation 3 months prior to the ride (August 2019).
Let’s ride those rolling green hills!
Photo: Cow Train #3 by David Atkinson.
Comments
Thank you Jo and Noel for sharing your neck of the woods with us.
Great planning , riding and company xxx
Same here, a great weekend. The rain didn't dampen our spirits. Great riding and so well organised. Thanks to Jo and Noel, and fellow riders.
Thanks guys! So glad everyone enjoyed the weekend! It was our pleasure to organise this event!
I concur David, it was a fabulous weekend, wet wet wet, green greener greenest, especially Kim's celebratory drinks, lots of laughs with great company and a huge thank you to Jo and Noel for all the planning.
Cheers Julie
Hi Noel and Jo, thank you for a wonderful long weekend in your part of the world. Impeccable planning and those glorious green hills. A bit of rain hardly dampened our enjoyment. Let’s do it all again one day, David
Gippsland Riders! Jo and Noel will leave from BP cnr John Field and Narracan Dve Moe at 10.30am to ride to Garfield, meeting the Melbourne and Geelong riders at 11.30am for lunch.
Those joining us in Meeniyan for day riding on Sunday and Monday, we will be departing Meeniyan Motel at 9am sharp both mornings. Please arrive with a full fuel tank.
Any questions? Post them here!
Hi everyone! Meal details:
Saturday - Lunch Garfield, choose your cafe!
Afternoon comfort stop at Mirboo North.
Dinner is booked at the Meeniyan Hotel (next door to our motel) for 6.30pm.
Sunday - Breakfast - your choice of cafe/ bakery in Meeniyan. Motel rooms have toaster, kettle if you prefer a light breakfast in your room and IGA is close by.
Morning Tea/ Coffee - Inverloch.
Lunch - Bassine Specialty Cheeses - complimentary meal from your club!
Dinner - Nothing officially booked, Trulli Pizzeria are open however bookings of more than 10 must have the set menu for $35pp. Nothing stopping us having small group tables , or takeaway pizza. Pub is open with live music, or Moo’s @ Meeniyan Cafe. Menus can be seen on facebook.
Monday - Breakfast - your choice.
Morning Tea/ Coffee - Mirboo North
Lunch - Tarra Bulga Guest House, Balook. Menu on facebook.
Afternoon Comfort stop - Yarram
Dinner - the Meeniyan Pub has been booked.
Tuesday - Breakfast - your choice!
There is now a place for another lady member to share a twin room and Pammie has had a little run in with a van in Bali and now has a very swollen foot... Please let Jo know a.s.a.p. if you want to come along.
Details - Ride from Melbourne
If you are booked in for the Melbourne Cup Long Weekend ride through South Gippsland, then this is the official ride down from Melbourne to meet with our Gippsland friends in Garfield. The route is about 80kms consisting of enjoyable riding along some very pleasant secondary roads. Taken at a leisurely pace, we should arrive in Garfield around 11:30pm in time for lunch.
The Route
https://goo.gl/maps/Ei8G7vkNFrFZxjNE9
Ride Departure Point and Time
Our usual departure point in the east, Britannia Mall, 485 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham (pull into the north side service road at the start of Mitcham shopping centre). Several cafes in this mall will cater for our needs. The ride will leave at 9:30 am sharp so arrive at 8:00 am if you need breakfast and coffee beforehand.
No fuels stops have been planned so please arrive at the departure point with a full tank of fuel.
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