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 A new beginner mountain bike trail, Mystic Park trail head, skills park and pump track will be developed in Bright this year in a major revamp of the old Mystic trail head, which will close when the area is harvested next month. The scheduled harvest of a lower section of Mystic Park will begin on…

Heading to the TDU this year and looking for a ride? In conjunction with our good friends at MAAP, Ride High Country is hosting a Willunga Hill Ride on Sunday 20 January. We’ll meet for coffee at the MAAP Pop-up before riding out to watch the final stage finish at the classic Willunga Hill.  The…

Are you dreaming of a revolutionary MTB event that brings all that is great about the sport, to one spectacular High Country location, for a huge weekend of bikes, single track, fresh air and good times for all types of riders? The Shimano Bike Buller Festival has what you are searching for: Gravity Enduro Cross Country…

With the new year comes New Years Resolutions. Is one of yours to climb at least one of the 7 Peaks in 2019? Come and join Ride High Country’s much loved ride leaders, the Soup Boys, for our first 7 Peaks Hosted Ride for the year. We’ll tackle Mt Buller together on Saturday 9 February,…

We all think the quality of mountain biking in the High Country, especially in our seven dedicated bike parks, is exceptional. But have you ever thought about mapping out your own back country adventure and getting off the beaten (err…rolled?) track? Mount Beauty local, Chris Panozzo, recently did just that for Australian Mountain Bike Magazine…riding…

Cycling Tips, with a little help from their friends at Fyxo, recently embarked on a multi-day road and gravel trip exploring Victorian High Country roads less travelled. With the Christmas holidays just around the corner, you’ve got a little spare time on your hands…so grab a coffee (or even better still, a beer) and settle…

Mt Buller are providing you with extra incentive to register for the 7 Peaks and complete the Official Mt Buller 7 Peaks Climb this cycling season. Interested? Read on… Mt Buller is known as one of the most challenging hill climbs around. Climbing it should be reward in itself. But to make it just that…

Keen observers of the Ride High Country Instagram account may have seen that we let the cat out of the bag last week, posting a photo of the new 7 Peaks Champions Jersey. Designed in Australia and made with all Italian fabrics, MAAP have produced a jersey with beauty that matches the views from the…

It’s official, the latest instalment in the Mystic Mountain Bike Park trail network has just landed. Yes, that’s right…Shred Kelly’s Last Stand is now open!!! Built by the fine crew at Trailscapes, this new blue level flow trail (with black options if you want to send it) is a ‘super awesome, bermy, flowy, humpy, jumpy,…

As we write this, more than 3,000 participants have reached the halfway mark on this year’s Great Victorian Bike Ride. Organised by the team at Bicycle Network, cyclists from a range of backgrounds and cycling experiences are riding, eating and camping their way through Victoria’s High Country destinations including Bright, Beechworth, Tallangatta, Rutherglen and Glenrowan…

On the 4th of November, a group of more than 60 High Country road cycling enthusiasts met at the base of Mount Buffalo for the first ever 7 Peaks Hosted Ride, led by the Soup Boys. The group came from far and wide, with varying degrees of mountain climbing experience, enjoying the camaraderie and support…

In addition to the Mountain Bike National Championships which will be held in Bright next April, the High Country will also host the National Cyclo-Cross Championships in 2019. CX riders are no strangers to the Sam Miranda Winery, located in the beautiful King Valley, having raced there in past seasons. They love the creative courses…