Maroondah Bike Path Discovery Day

Sunday 30 April 2006

Maroondah Bicycle User Group (BUG) encourages you to discover Maroondah's bike paths on Sunday 30 April. Get your copy of the Discover Maroondah By Bike map (pick one up from the Maroondah City Council if you don't have one), dust off your bike and see what bike paths you can discover. Try all or part of the 62km challenge that links up all 38km of bike paths including marked on-road lanes or simply do your own discovering.

Ride Details:
Start HE Parker Reserve (Melways 64 C2) at 12:30pm
or start and finish at the bike path nearest your house if you like - refer to the rendezvous points in the schedule below
Finish HE Parker Reserve about 4:40pm
Distance 62km of which 44km is bike path. Alternatively you can choose from three smaller circuits that the bigger route makes when it nears/crosses itself at Ringwood Lake and HE Parker Reserve respectively. Note that these are unguided so bring your map!
Route HE Parker Reserve, west along Dandenong Creek (north side), Heatherdale Rd on-road bike lane, Mullum Creek path, Plymouth Rd path, Brushy Creek path, Lincoln Rd path, Croydon Rd path, Mt Dandenong Rd path and at the western end on-road bike lane, Ringwood Lake paths, Heathmont train line path, Tarralla Creek path, Eastfield and Town Parks paths, Dorset Recreation Reserve path circuit, Colchester Rd, Dandenong Creek path back to HE Parker Reserve.
Schedule
12:30pm Depart HE Parker Reserve riding west on the north side of the Dandenong Creek path
1:05pm Depart Ringwood St to ride Mullum Creek path
1:55pm Depart  Bellara Dr to ride south on Brushy Creek path
2:36pm Arrive Ringwood Lake at Mt Dandenong Rd
3:09pm Depart Canterbury Rd to ride north on Tarralla Creek path
3:38pm Enter west side of Dorset Recreation Reserve
4:16pm Leave east end of Dandenong Creek path (Memory Ct)
4:38pm Arrive back at HE Parker Reserve
Sorry, no guarantee we will be there at these times but if you see someone wearing a purple t-shirt and/or a reflective vest, that will be me. These times are based on a moderate 15kph average speed which should allow time for stops including photos I want to take of bike paths along the way. - Stuart
Cost Free
Who Open to everyone who wants to do the ride. Feel free to join and leave it whenever and wherever you like. You don't have to be a member of the Maroondah BUG to ride. This ride is not being widely publicised -  details are only available on the Maroondah BUG web site - as it is somewhat experimental. If you have found these details of the ride then you are invited!
Bring Useful items are listed on the back of the Discover Maroondah By Bike map.
Changes Check the Maroondah BUG web site for changes including if the ride should be cancelled due to inclement weather etc
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~mdahbug
Questions? Email mdahbug@optusnet.com.au
Disclaimer Ride at your own risk. The whole route is on public paths and roads, some busy.
Maroondah BUG can't guarantee you will have fun but we think you will!

If you'd like a warm-up ride the Sunday before (23 April) I recommend the MAD Ride, run by the Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club. Check out www.mbtc.org.au for further details.

The Sunday after (7 May) is Bicycle Victoria's Bike Path Discovery Day where various rides culminate at Federation Square in the city. Check out www.bv.com.au for further details.