Meeniyan
Start your ride from beautiful town of Meeniyan, the heart of the Great Southern Ride Trail. Travel up the track past cattle farms & lowland forests.

Stony Creek
The track winds its way through flat paddocks to open cuttings. Tree lined sides & beautiful rain forests. Be awed by the lush fern gullies and the rolling valleys.

Fish Creek
A lovely community spirited town. Good coffee and food offerings, interesting shops, Fish Creek Galleries is supported by local artists and interesting handmade jewelry.

Enjoy lunch one of the many gourmet cafes or The Fish Creek Hotel.

A great suggestion is to buy some fresh rolls and cakes and find a secret place along the GSRT with an amazing vista to enjoy your picnic.

Return trip to Meeniyan.

Meeniyan
A lovely community spirited town. Good coffee and food offerings, interesting shops, Meeniyan Gallery is supported by local artists and interesting handmade jewellery.

The track winds its way through Black Spur and over historic railway bridges. Be awed by the lush fern gullies.

Koonwarra
Cafes for your first coffee stop. Rupert’s Giftware Store to look through a fabulously curated selection of homewares, kids’ clothes, and something special for yourself or loved ones. The track winds its way through Black Spur and over historic railway bridges. Be awed by the lush fern gullies.

Leongatha
The track opens up on the outskirts of Leongatha. Passing open fields with grazing cattle, hay sheds & dams. The last stretch is a long uphill climb, before rolling in to the largest town on the Great Southern Ride Trail.

Enjoy lunch one of the many gourmet cafes.

A great suggestion is to buy some fresh rolls and cakes and find a secret place along the GSRT with an amazing vista to enjoy your picnic.

Return to Meeniyan

Meeniyan
Start your ride from beautiful town centre.
A gentle climb up the track past dairy farms & lowland forests.

Enjoy lunch one of the many gourmet cafes. Great suggestion is to buy some fresh rolls and cakes and find a secret place along the GSRT with an amazing vista to enjoy your picnic.

Stony Creek and Buffalo
Continue the ride passing through the historic towns of Stony Creek, taking in the wetlands & Buffalo. Buffalo is a great spot for a stop, the remnants of the old station, and Emporium Shop is worth pausing at admire the detail of the shop frontages.

Fish Creek
The Fish Creek Art Deco Pub, great to photograph. The wonderful Alison Lester Shop, the illustrations of Alison’s work are beautiful. Our family favorite is the Magic Beach. Stroll around this Artisan town with a variety of quirky, interesting shops. The Celia Rosser Art Gallery has beautiful botanical artworks.

Hoddle Range Lookout
The view at Hoddle Range is the jewel of the crown. The spectacular view of Wilsons Prom is simply breathtaking.

Relax at the picnic table and soak in the view. You will meet other cyclists and trade conversations about their adventures.

Gurneys Cidery
Just a short roll down the hill, you will find the gate to Gurneys. On the rail trail.

Return to Meeniyan.

Meeniyan
Start your ride, heading east along the Great Southern Ride Trail.

Koonwarra
Cafes for your first coffee stop. Rupert’s Giftware Store to look through a fabulously curated selection of homewares, kids’ clothes, and something special for yourself or loved ones.

Leongatha
A larger rural town with the usual collection of supermarkets, retail stores & food places.

Enjoy lunch at one of the many cafes. Great suggestion is to buy some fresh rolls and cakes and find a secret place along the Great Southern Ride Trail with an amazing vista to enjoy your picnic.

Ruby & Kardella
Continue the ride passing through the historic towns of Ruby, taking in the open vegetable growing fields. Passing through Kardella on to Korumburra.

Korumburra
An old coaling mining town, with lots to offer. Stroll around this town with a variety of quirky, interesting shops. Lots of casual dining available.

Bena & Jeetho
The gentle descent of the trail takes you through these small semi remote towns. Picturesque rolling hills & valleys to view. Passing a small waterfall before you arrive at Loch.

Loch
Loch has a true village feel. Lots of inviting food and wine places to visit. Including Loch Distillery & Brewery. The Gippsland Wine Company (just east of the main town).

Return to Meeniyan

Drop off option available through Great Southern Ride.

Nyora
Start your journey from beautiful the railway Park, and on to the Great Southern Ride Trail. Follow the river beside the track past dairy farms & lowland forests

Loch – Cafes & giftware store.
The track winds its way through hidden valleys and over historic railway bridges. Climbing through Jeetho & Bena.

Korumburra – Cafes, bakeries, giftware stores.
Enjoy a lunch in the cafes or bakery.
Continue the ride passing through small towns of Kardella & Ruby.
Enjoy the rural views, while peddling along the Great Southern Ride Trail.

Leongatha – Cafes, Hotel, galleries, giftware shops.
Stroll around this rural town enjoy the food, and treats. Continue the journey up a gentle decent, passing lush farms, fern gullies & railway cuttings.

Koonwarra – A small town with a big soul. Cafes, Rupert’s giftware store & The organic grocer. Continue the Great Southern Ride Trail down past farms under a gumtree canopy.

Drop off option available through Great Southern Ride.

Port Welshpool
Start your journey from jetty, and on to the Great Southern Ride Trail. Follow the track past houses & fields through to the town of Welshpool.

Welshpool – The Olive Cafe offers coffees & light refreshments.
The track winds its way through trough diary farms, on the flat lands.

Toora – Cafes, bakeries, art galleries.
Enjoy a lunch in the cafes or bakery. Continue the ride passing through small town of Agnes. Enjoy the rural views, while peddling along the Great Southern Ride Trail.

Foster – The track skims the edge of the town of Foster.
Ride in to this rural town enjoy the food, and treats. Continue the journey up a gentle climb, passing lush farms, fern gullies & railway cuttings. Passing the back gate of Gurneys Cidery.

Stop at the Hoddle Range lookout to admire the amazing view of Wilsons Promontory, at the picnic table & shelter.

Fish Creek– A small town with a big soul. Cafes, giftware store & galleries.
Stop at the Fish Creek Hotel, a fantastic deco style building.

Continue down the Great Southern Ride Trail through the small towns of Buffalo & Stoney Creek.