Time to breath some salty air again with a ramble along the Bay Trail west to Altona Beach. We can check out the new pier!
The pretty flat terrain makes this an easy ride for all to join. If you’re concerned about the distance you can opt to ride one way and catch the train the back. The route is predominantly on share path, although there’s a short section through Williamstown that will be on the road.
- Meeting Place: Cow Up A Tree, Docklands
- Meeting Time: 10:00am
- Distance: approx 25km one way to Altona Beach
- Duration: approx 2-2.5hrs one way, approx 6hrs round trip (including lunch stop)
- Average pace: most people joining this ride can comfortably cruise on the flat at 15km/hr
- Difficulty: easy-moderate (depending on whether you return by bike or train)
For our lunch stop, you can bring your own or choose from one of many choices along Pier St (Altona). Logan Reserve (corner Pier St and Esplanade) is a nice spot to base ourselves – a couple of people can watch the bikes and bags while the rest of us go and forage for lunch. There are also public toilets available.
Altona Station is a very easy 400m from the beachfront. If anyone isn’t up for the ride back (no judgement at all) this is a great option to get back to the city (or whichever is your closest station). And again, if you would prefer to meet us at Altona, please aim to be at Logan Reserve by noon.
What to bring
- Your bike in good working condition
- Helmet
- Water/Drink bottle
- Suncream / sunglasses / appropriate layers for the weather
- Spare tube / toolkit (if you have them)
- MYKI
- Money for lunch
Should I join this ride?
As always, you should be comfortable with basic bike skills; braking safely, signalling, and using your gears – although these rides are also practice for using your gears, and advice from other members is free for the asking. If you aren’t sure how to signal to the group on a ride, or you need a refresher, please ensure to watch the video below.
Questions?
If you have any questions please:
- Comment below if you are happy for your question/comment to be made public; OR
- Email me (Dayna) if you do not want your details/question/comment to be made public: melbournebromptonclub@gmail.com
Happy riding! : )
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