Lerderderg Explorer Bike Ride

This 2 hour circuit (at a fairly fast pace) ride takes you along some beautiful sections of the famed Lerderderg Track, right out of Daylesford. The Lerderderg Track is part of the Great Dividing Trail, and runs from Bacchus Marsh, north to Daylesford, but you’re just exploring the northern-most section of the track. This ride is really only suitable in late spring, summer and autumn, as some sections of the smaller tracks become boggy in winter. Half of the ride is on the Lerderderg, but you’ll also ride along the Lost Three Childrens Trail and some other tracks like Post Office Track. It's suitable for either a mountain bike or a CX/gravel bike. You ride mainly fire trails but with some short sections of single track, through striking tall, open messmate and peppermint forest with wattle and hazel pomaderris understorey. It really is a beautiful and atmospheric ride. Some evidence of mining is evident on the ride, including sections of the trail upon which rail lines once sat, used to help transport ore and timber over the years. There are some decent climbs and descents on the ride, which begins at about 550m and reaches a maximum elevation of 770m.