single track mind

The mail we were waiting for has arrived! So we headed out of Bairnsdale on Thursday (16th March) morning. It’s only 35km from Bairnsdale to Lake’s Entrance, but we came across a superb bike track which covers 65km to get to the same place. The first leg was along the East Gippsland Rail Trail (This historic trail has not used since 1987). The trail took us 35km up Mount Little Dick, north to Bruthen, where we stopped for a sandwich and stretch. The first 8km of the afternoon leg was a gradual climb into the beautiful Eucalyptus forest (the Kookaburras laughed constantly as we struggled to get to the top). Once at the top we joined the Gippsland Lakes Discovery Trail and were able to put our mountain biking skills to the test; 20km of single track, with white knuckle steep descents and sharp sandy turns. To intensify the brilliant experience, thunder and lightning hammered down on us as we flew through the eerie creaking Jurassic forest.

Upon leaving the forest, soaking wet, freezing cold and one puncture later (I don’t know how Ann managed to find a drawing pin 10km from civilization) we found ourselves in Lakes Entrance, camping next to 90-mile Beach.