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MTB Tours
Mt Beauty & Falls Creek Mountain Biking Guide
Below is a summary of the ride information available to you if
you purchase this publication. It is recommended that one person in your party
caries the relevant
topographical map in addition to the sketch map in the book on Medium and Hard
rides.
Rides Starting & Finishing at the same point.
Easy Standard
| Start |
Name |
km |
| Mt Beauty |
Pondage |
4.0 |
| Mt Beauty |
Rock Pool |
8.0 |
| Mt Beauty |
Pebble Beach Loop |
6.2 |
| Mt Beauty |
Mountain Creek Circuit |
14.9 |
| Falls Creek |
Fitzgerald's Hut ride'n'walk |
13.2 |
| Falls Creek |
Wallace's hut loop |
7.9 |
View into Shannonvale
Wallace's hut loop and Cope hut loop rides offer views into the Shannonvale.
Medium Standard
| Start |
Name |
km |
| Mt Beauty |
Survey Track Loop |
9.2 |
| Mt Beauty |
Simmonds Creek Weir
Loop |
7.8 |
| Mt Beauty |
Middle Track Loop |
9.2 |
| Mt Beauty |
Mt Beauty Hill Loop |
11.9 |
| Mt Beauty |
Pole Track Loop |
6.4 |
| Mt Beauty |
Reservoir No 2 Loop |
5.6 |
| Mt Beauty |
East Kiewa Loop |
24.0 |
| Falls Creek |
Track 24 Loop |
16.9 |
| Falls Creek |
Marum Point Loop |
11.6 |
| Falls Creek |
Cope Hut Loop |
19.6 |
Hard Standard
| Start |
Name |
km |
| Mt Beauty |
Mt Beauty Downhill Loop |
11.0 |
| Mt Beauty |
Tawonga Ridge Loop |
36.4 |
| Mt Beauty |
Mancrieffs Gap Loop |
31.2 |
| Mt Beauty |
Big Hill Downhill Loop |
17.6 |
| Mt Beauty |
West Kiewa Loop |
33.8 |
| Mt Beauty |
Mt Emu Loop |
47.0 |
| Falls Creek |
Timm's Lookout ride'n'walk |
23.8 |
| Bogong Village |
Bald Hill Loop |
32.3 |
One Way Ride Hard
Car shuffle or local bus required.
| Start |
Name |
km |
| Howman's Gap |
Howman's Gap to Mount Beauty |
24.5 |
Tours Documented by Kiewa View
A summary of the suggested tours is provided here.
The full tour notes incorporating, detailed itinerary, directions, elevation profiles,
planning summary and map listing, can be down loaded by Kiewa View guests. The
notes are in Adobe Acrobat format. Each set of ride notes is two pages and are
designed to be printed double sided for convenience. The top of each sheet
becomes a tear off trip intentions form to deposit in the intentions boxes
located in the National Park, leave under the windscreen or to lodge with
National Parks or Police.
You can view a sample of our notes at the bottom of the page.
Assessments as to required skill and fitness should be taken as a rough guide
only. You should use your own judgment and common sense in planning a ride and
in deciding at any point, whether to continue with a ride or turn back.
Distances are only an approximate guide. Use a
topographical map, observation and compass if necessary to assist in planning
and navigation.
Tours Starting & Finishing at the same point.
TOUR 9 - FLAT RIDES FROM PRETTY VALLEY PONDAGE
| Skill |
Low |
| Fitness |
Easy to Medium |
| Distance |
26km |
| Start |
Pretty Valley causeway parking area. |
| Description |
Cope West aqueduct to Ryders Yards and weir between Mt Jim and Mt Bundara, then east aqueduct around Mt Cope. |
Number 10 - WATCHBED CREEK/ LANGFORD AQUEDUCT
| Skill |
Low |
| Fitness |
Medium |
| Distance |
11km |
| Start |
Watchbed Creek on High Plains Rd 4.5km past
Falls Creek |
| Description |
To Kelly's and Fitzgerald's huts, returning via
Marum Point Track, Langford East Aqueduct and High Plains Road |
Beginning of Nelse Track. Start of Ride Medium 9, and Tours 1, 2,3 &10.
Note intentions book box to left of rider in foreground.
TOUR 11 - LANGFORD GAP
| Skill |
Low |
| Fitness |
Medium |
| Distance |
40km |
| Start |
At Langford Gap on Bogong High Plains Road at cattle
grid, before old quarry approx 5.5 km past Falls Creek. |
| Description |
Easy ride from Langford Gap. Along West Aqueduct to
Wallace's hut, Wilkinson Lodge, Rover Lodge and Cope hut. Continue to Strawberry Saddle
or return via High Plains Road. Optional extension along East Aqueduct |
TOUR 12 - BOGONG VILLAGE
| Skill |
Medium |
| Fitness |
High |
| Distance |
16km |
| Start |
Bogong Village Tennis Courts |
| Description |
From Tennis Courts at Bogong Village up Little Arthur Track towards Mt Little
Arthur, return via Black Possum Spur Track. |
TOUR 13 - BIG HILL / WILD DOG
| Skill |
High |
| Fitness |
High |
| Distance |
32km |
| Start |
Mount Beauty |
| Description |
From Mt Beauty Chalet to Big Hill Lookout via reservoir and fire trails,
return via Roper Spur Track, Wild Dog Fire Trail, Little Bogong Track, Moncrief Gap Track to East Kiewa River and North Mount Beauty. |
TOUR 19 - BIG HILL LOOP
| Skill |
High |
| Fitness |
High |
| Distance |
27km |
| Start |
Mount Beauty |
| Description |
From Mount Beauty to Big Hill Lookout. Return via West Kiewa Logging Road, West Link Track
and Simmons Creek Road. |
One Way Tours requiring a car shuffle or bus to start
TOUR 1- NELSE TRACK TO CLOVER DAM
| Skill |
High |
| Fitness |
Medium/High |
| Distance |
43km |
| Start |
At Watchbed Creek on Bogong High Plains Road at start
of Nelse Track approximately 4.5 km past Falls Creek |
| Finish |
Clover Dam on Bogong High Plains Rd, 11km from
Mount Beauty |
| Description
View of Johnston's Hut |
From beginning of Nelse Track on Bogong High Plains Road to Clover Dam.
Following Big River Fire Track for full distance and via Johnston's Hut, Edmonds Hut and Ropers Hut. |
Ropers Hut
TOUR 2 - ROPERS SPUR TRACK
| Skill |
High |
| Fitness |
Medium |
| Distance |
36km + 5km |
| Start |
At Watchbed Creek on Bogong High Plains Road at start
of Nelse Track approximately 4.5 km past Falls Creek |
| Finish |
On Bogong High Plains Rd at Roper Spur Track
aprox. 7km from Mount Beauty |
| Description |
Up Nelse Track (Big River F.T.) past Mt Nelse, along Timms Spur, via Timms Lookout, Bogong Creek Saddle,
hut ruins on East Kiewa F.T., and crossing East Kiewa River. hut ruins on East Kiewa F.T., and crossing East Kiewa River. |
TOUR 3 - Mt NELSE TO MOUNT BEAUTY
| Skill |
High |
| Fitness |
Medium |
| Distance |
42km |
| Start |
At Watchbed Creek on Bogong High Plains Road at start
of Nelse Track approximately 4.5 km past Falls Creek |
| Finish |
Mount Beauty |
| Description
Nelse Track (Big River Fire Trail) |
Up Nelse Track (Big River F.T.) past Mt Nelse, along Timms Spur, via Timms Lookout, Bogong Creek Saddle,
hut ruins on East Kiewa F.T., and entering North Mt Beauty via Rock Pool and
Government Roads. |
TOUR 4 - Mt HOTHAM TO MOUNT BEAUTY
| Skill |
High |
| Fitness |
High |
| Distance |
44km |
| Start |
Mt Loch car park |
| Finish |
Mount Beauty |
| Description |
via Mt Lock, Red Robin mine, Red Robin Battery, Blairs Hut, West Kiewa Logging Road and Dungey Track. |
TOUR 5 - BIG HILL TO LAKE GUY
| Skill |
High |
| Fitness |
High |
| Distance |
41km |
| Start |
Big Hill Lookout car park |
| Finish |
Bogong Village |
| Description |
Big Hill Lookout to Lake Guy via Springs Saddle, Bald Hill, Bogong Jack
Saddle, Mt Fainter North, Mc Kay Creek Power Station. |
TOUR 6 - BIG HILL TO MOUNT BEAUTY
| Skill |
Medium |
| Fitness |
High |
| Distance |
48km |
| Start |
Big Hill Lookout car park |
| Finish |
Tawonga South |
| Description |
Big Hill Lookout to Tawonga South via West Kiewa Logging Road, Dungey Track,
Pyramid Hill Fire Track & Simmonds Creek Road. |
TOUR 14 - MOUNT BEAUTY TO GERMANTOWN
| Skill |
Medium |
| Fitness |
High |
| Distance |
33km & Option 80km |
| Start |
Tawonga South or start of Pyramid Hill track on Simmons
Creek Road |
| Finish |
Germantown |
| Description |
Along Simmons Creek Road to Pyramid Hill Fire Track, along Dungey Track over Simmons Gap to Freeburg. |
You can view a sample of our MTB tour notes by clicking the link below. However if
you do not have Adobe Acrobat viewer installed you must do so first. A link is
provided to download a free copy of Adobe Viewer. This sample cannot be printed.
Guests are able to print the 12 guides they can download.
View
Sample Guide 
Touring Trails Documented by Falls Creek Resort
Some of these trails overlap the ones documented by Kiewa View. Often with
the same destination but a different starting point.
Trails from Falls Creek Resort Long Distance Trails
  
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Ropers Hut
