{"id":1504,"date":"2018-02-04T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T06:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/?page_id=1504"},"modified":"2018-02-12T18:43:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T07:43:46","slug":"victorian-high-country-huts-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorian High country Huts tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A great point to point ride utilizing the Victorian regional rail network and some good old Victorian rail trails. It starts with a cruise down the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.railtrails.org.au\/trail?view=trail&amp;id=83\">High country rail trail<\/a>, you can also take a detour to Bright for a beer perhaps? The middle section between Mt Cobbler and Jamieson takes in some fabulous alpine scenery and utilizes lots of Huts along the way. Resupply can be had in Mt Buller. It&#8217;s pretty hard going through to Jamieson then getting easier on the road back to Warragul.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/rwgps-embeds.com\/embeds?type=route&amp;id=26695555&amp;metricUnits=true&amp;sampleGraph=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Having ridden parts of the northern end <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/blog\/victorian-high-country\/\">back in 2004<\/a> and bits between Buller and Jamieson a fair bit in recent years, I had pieced this trip together because my work colleague Pepper was keen to &#8216;see lots of huts&#8217; over the Christmas break when the shop was closed. It also seemed to be a solid route with many points of interest along the way.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a very challenging\u00a0 ride especially solo. There&#8217;s no shortage of &#8216;fall to your death&#8217; sections on the Jamieson river single track, the tiger snakes are abundant in the summer and some of the fire trails are so steep they still scare the shit out of me even after 25 years of mountain bike riding.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a run down of the intended itinery:<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Day One<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>If you are getting off the train in Wangaratta around midday it&#8217;s a pretty leisurely 50km stroll along the rail trail to Myrtleford. You could also decide to ride further to Bright for a <a href=\"https:\/\/brightbrewery.com.au\/\">beer at the brewery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Day Two<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Myrtleford to Lake Cobbler 80km.<\/p>\n<p>Climbing up from around the back of Mt Buffalo and Lake Buffalo its a day of steady climbing with a bit of a pinch at the end up to Lake Cobbler<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1637\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/26231725_10204031380182077_8593695119455691030_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1637\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1637 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26231725_10204031380182077_8593695119455691030_n-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26231725_10204031380182077_8593695119455691030_n-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26231725_10204031380182077_8593695119455691030_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pepper enjoys a morning brew at Lake Cobbler: Photo\u00a0by Pepper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bookbikebrew\">@bookbikebrew<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1634\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/26231584_10204031379902070_6119145898499166504_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1634\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1634\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26231584_10204031379902070_6119145898499166504_n-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26231584_10204031379902070_6119145898499166504_n-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26231584_10204031379902070_6119145898499166504_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26231584_10204031379902070_6119145898499166504_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hut at Lake Cobbler : photo by Pepper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bookbikebrew\">@bookbikebrew<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><strong>Day Three<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Mt Cobbler to Mt Buller 50km<\/p>\n<p>It might seem like a short day but expect it to take up to 8 hours. You will pass Craigs Hut and can detour to Mt Stirling summit for spectacular views back to Mt Cobbler. If you are feeling game you can ride the stonefly descent to howqua gap. Alternatively take the fire road.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1622\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/26167503_10204031383422158_4333271858388055933_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1622\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1622\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26167503_10204031383422158_4333271858388055933_n-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26167503_10204031383422158_4333271858388055933_n-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26167503_10204031383422158_4333271858388055933_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craig&#8217;s Hut :\u00a0by Pepper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bookbikebrew\">@bookbikebrew<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1631\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/26219740_10204031383462159_7044445970236021409_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1631\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1631\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26219740_10204031383462159_7044445970236021409_n-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26219740_10204031383462159_7044445970236021409_n-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26219740_10204031383462159_7044445970236021409_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26219740_10204031383462159_7044445970236021409_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geelong Grammar school hut :\u00a0by Pepper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bookbikebrew\">@bookbikebrew<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><strong>Day Four<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Mt Buller to Bluff Hut 45km<\/p>\n<p>Another solid day of climbing and descending. The last kick to Bluff Hut climbs 300m in 2km! The short walk up the hiking track offers great views to the North.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/blog\/bluff-hut-winter-solstice-overnighter\/attachment\/dsc03971\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1072\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1072\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC03971-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC03971-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC03971-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC03971.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The last pinch to Bluff Hut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1534\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/dsc02139\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1534\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02139-450x311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02139-450x311.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02139-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02139-1280x886.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02139.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bluff Hut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><strong>Day Five<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Bluff Hut to Wrens flat 75 km<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1535\" style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/howqua-valley-hurt\/attachment\/dsc02143\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1535\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1535\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02143-338x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02143-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02143-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02143.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing through the mist on Mt Sunday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Climb over Mt Lovick and around Mt Sunday and then hold on for a of a hoot of a ride down to Wrens Flat!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1545\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/howqua-valley-hurt\/attachment\/dsc02216\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1545\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1545\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02216-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02216-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02216-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02216-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC02216.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The road around Mt Sunday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just past Wrens flat you will find two great spots to camp by the river, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sschmez\/albums\/72157625294583362\">Bakers bend<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sschmez\/albums\/72157625169692037\">The River Inn.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1583\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/blog\/ministry-of-silly-rides-2-0-jamieson-river\/attachment\/dsc07307-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1583\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07307-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07307-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07307-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07307-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07307.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bakers Bend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1575\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/blog\/ministry-of-silly-rides-2-0-jamieson-river\/attachment\/dsc07276\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1575\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07276-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07276-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07276-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07276-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07276.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">River Inn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/blog\/ministry-of-silly-rides-2-0-jamieson-river\/attachment\/dsc07396\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1598\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1598\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07396-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07396-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07396-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07396-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC07396.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Day 6<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Wrens flat to Mt Terrible 75km<\/p>\n<p>Whilst i&#8217;ve ridden most of this I am yet to visit the rebuilt hut on Mt Terrible.<\/p>\n<p>If you are short on time or just a bit cooked skip through to day 8 instead by riding to Woods point and Matlock and pick up the trail on Nine mile road.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1644\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/2014-08-11-09-54-53\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1644\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1644\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-09.54.53-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-09.54.53-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-09.54.53-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-09.54.53-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-09.54.53.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt Terrible road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Expect some hike a bike once you leave Woods Point road and climb to Mt Terrible. As the name suggest its very hard going in this area.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Day 7<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Mt Terrible to Keppel Hut 80km<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Mt Terrible Big river road is a gem with stunning views of the Valley.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1643\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/2014-08-11-11-09-41-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1643\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1643 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-11.09.41-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-11.09.41-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-11.09.41-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-11.09.41-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-08-11-11.09.41.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big River road (sticky in winter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ve added it in as it utilises some of the excellent new MTB opportunities at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakemountainresort.com.au\/\">Lake Mountain resort<\/a>. Also it affords a chance to stay at Keppel Hut.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1645\" style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/2015-05-24-16-38-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1645\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1645\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2015-05-24-16.38.11-338x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2015-05-24-16.38.11-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2015-05-24-16.38.11-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2015-05-24-16.38.11.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Mountain trails<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><strong>Day 8<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Keppel Hut to Nine mile road 90km<\/p>\n<p>Ride out via trails on Lake Mountain if you are feeling keen, then hit the tarmac for a bit before joining the Woods Point gravel road out to Nine mile road. Most of the day is spent above 1000m in Tall forest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1642\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/2014-03-22-17-54-29\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1642\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1642 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-03-22-17.54.29-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-03-22-17.54.29-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-03-22-17.54.29-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2014-03-22-17.54.29.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tall trees on Nine mile road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/attachment\/342\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1641\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1641\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/342-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/342-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/342-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/342-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/342.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lots of downhill on this day, also lots of beautiful gravel roads through big Mountain ash forests. Ride as far as you can then pull up to camp somewhere.<\/p>\n<h5>Day 9<\/h5>\n<p>Just short of Noojie through to Warragul 60km<\/p>\n<p>Roll into Noojie for a late breakfast, check out the trestle bridge then it&#8217;s an easy roll back to the train and home to Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll update this as myself and others get out on it so if you have any feedback please leave us a message below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A massive thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bookbikebrew\">Pepper<\/a> for putting her faith in my route planning skills and blindly riding out into the wilderness on what is a very challenging part of Victoria for bikepacking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links and resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hutsvic\/?hc_ref=ARTzXPMSgIWGW07ZVYZnvh1_YzZ8iYvaS8gF4O-OJK5e6rsvm9tpjaZjBS6aMHPGgI0&amp;fref=nf\">The Victorian High country huts association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sschmez\/albums\/\">Flickr account of many huts (some not relevant)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khuts.org\/\">KHA huts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vline.com.au\/\">Vline<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtbuller.com.au\/Summer\/\">Mt Buller<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakemountainresort.com.au\/\">Lake Mountain<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brightbrewery.com.au\/\">Bright Brewery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A great point to point ride utilizing the Victorian regional rail network and some good old Victorian rail trails. It starts with a cruise down the\u00a0High country rail trail, you can also take a detour to Bright for a beer perhaps? The middle section between Mt Cobbler and Jamieson takes in some fabulous alpine scenery &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/backroads\/victorian-high-country-huts-tour\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Victorian High country Huts tour<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1634,"parent":893,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1504"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1658,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1504\/revisions\/1658"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingwild.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}