Comments on: Melbourne’s coffee trails http://treadly.net/2006/12/28/melbourne-coffee-trails/ Work is just something I do between bike rides Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:01:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2006/12/28/melbourne-coffee-trails/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Treadly and Me Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:20:56 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=260#comment-468 <p>Yes, I agree: there are plenty of options. My suggestions are:</p> <ol> <li><a href="/2007/11/08/melbourne-day-trips-by-bike/#ride-1-the-capital-city-trail" rel="nofollow">Capital City Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/2007/11/08/melbourne-day-trips-by-bike/#ride-3-the-bay-trail" rel="nofollow">Bay Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/2007/11/08/melbourne-day-trips-by-bike/#ride-3-the-merri-creek-trail" rel="nofollow">Merri Creek Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/2007/11/08/melbourne-day-trips-by-bike/#ride-4-warburton-trail" rel="nofollow">Warburton Trail</a></li> </ol> <p>See <a href="/2007/11/08/melbourne-day-trips-by-bike/" rel="nofollow">this entry</a> for more details.</p> Yes, I agree: there are plenty of options. My suggestions are:

  1. Capital City Trail
  2. Bay Trail
  3. Merri Creek Trail
  4. Warburton Trail

See this entry for more details.

]]> By: Zed http://treadly.net/2006/12/28/melbourne-coffee-trails/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Zed Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:16:15 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=260#comment-469 <p>Lots of places to go but assuming you are staying in central Melbourne:</p> <p>East along the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarra_River_Trail" rel="nofollow">Yarra River Trail</a> (north side of river) to the north end of the Anniversary Trail. South along Anniversary Trail to Gardiners Creek Trail. Head west along Gardiners Creek Trail back to the Yarra River trail - take south side back into town. About 50km all up. Take careful notes before you head out as it's easy to get lost.</p> <p>For something less suburban, take a train to Lilydale station and head over to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warburton_Trail" rel="nofollow">Warburton Trail</a>. Out to Warburton and back is about 80 Km. But you can stay over night there.</p> <p>To get right out of town, take a train to Wangaratta and ride the <a href="http://railtrails.org.au/states/trails.php3?action=trail&trail=22" rel="nofollow">Murray to the Mountains Trail</a>. It goes nowhere near the Murray but it's hoped one day it will. Lots of good places to stay and some wine tastings along the way are possible. Would need about three days to do it justice - may be possible in two?</p> <p>You can get a bike next to the Yarra River just down from <a href="http://maps.google.com.au/?ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=-37.818862,144.968682&spn=0.001521,0.0018&z=19" rel="nofollow">Federation Square</a>.</p> <p>I know nothing about the company or their bikes. I'm sure there are plenty of others around renting bikes and some do bike riding tours.</p> Lots of places to go but assuming you are staying in central Melbourne:

East along the Yarra River Trail (north side of river) to the north end of the Anniversary Trail. South along Anniversary Trail to Gardiners Creek Trail. Head west along Gardiners Creek Trail back to the Yarra River trail – take south side back into town. About 50km all up. Take careful notes before you head out as it’s easy to get lost.

For something less suburban, take a train to Lilydale station and head over to the Warburton Trail. Out to Warburton and back is about 80 Km. But you can stay over night there.

To get right out of town, take a train to Wangaratta and ride the Murray to the Mountains Trail. It goes nowhere near the Murray but it’s hoped one day it will. Lots of good places to stay and some wine tastings along the way are possible. Would need about three days to do it justice – may be possible in two?

You can get a bike next to the Yarra River just down from Federation Square.

I know nothing about the company or their bikes. I’m sure there are plenty of others around renting bikes and some do bike riding tours.

]]> By: Sam http://treadly.net/2006/12/28/melbourne-coffee-trails/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Sam Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:03:36 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/?p=260#comment-470 <p>Hi, I am a newcomer to your blog and have been enjoying it tremendously! Particularly those sections about routes and trails in and around Melbourne - cycle friendly coffee houses sound about right to me!</p> <p>Sorry for the cheeky question, but would you be able to advise me - I am visiting Melbourne (from the UK) in March (13th - 18th) and am trying to decide how best to explore Melbourne and surrounding areas, and I am quite sure that a day's bike ride would be fantastic! Would you be willing to recommend routes and possibly bike rental shops?</p> Hi, I am a newcomer to your blog and have been enjoying it tremendously! Particularly those sections about routes and trails in and around Melbourne – cycle friendly coffee houses sound about right to me!

Sorry for the cheeky question, but would you be able to advise me – I am visiting Melbourne (from the UK) in March (13th – 18th) and am trying to decide how best to explore Melbourne and surrounding areas, and I am quite sure that a day’s bike ride would be fantastic! Would you be willing to recommend routes and possibly bike rental shops?

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