Events

A ride through and around the edge of Melbourne, avoiding all major roads and with a focus on back roads and country lanes. 'Rounding up' a number of favorite club sites and roads into one ride. And 'rounding up' club members ready to ride. Bring your camera. Bring your old Vespa. A great ride for newer members of the club too.

Beautiful roads between Yan Yean, Arthurs Creek to Diamond Creek. And again, the back routes ride around Eltham all the way to Heidelberg

This ride is suitable for all Vespa and rider experience as long as you can do 90 kph on some stretches. Country roads, variable road quality, occasional 100 kph zone, some steep hills (and drops).

Meeting at ASSEMBLY GROUND cafe - 104 Fletcher St ESSENDON (MAP) right on the big roundabout. They are open from 7.30 AM for breakfast and coffee. Departing at 9.00 am

Stopping at:

Woodlands, Melbourne Airport for a rest and plane spotting. Bulla

Old Kalkallo bridge.

Over the Hills to Eden Park then Yan Yean Reservoir.

Beautiful back roads to Arthurs Creek, through Nutfield, and behind Hurstbridge.

We'll stop in quiet Diamond Creek - a 'bakery stop' lunch, and refuel if required.

Then some more beautiful back roads from Eltham to Heidelberg, where the ride will finish for coffee at the East Ivanhoe village at approximately 3.00 PM.

Note: Old Sydney Road has been washed away again, and the surface is pretty bad. So we'll have to skip the stop at Beveridge and divert. Unfortunately this puts us on Donnybrook Rd and some extra 100 kph stretches. But we do get to stop at the Old Kalkallo bridge. 

Ride Route on plotaroute: 

https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1391786

This ride is under construction, so the route will change.