Why this ride
A 146 km one-way ride from near Diamond Creek, about 2 h 32 of riding. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Grampians Mountain Sweep · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 146 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 32
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Diamond Creek
Diamond Creek is a leafy outer suburb in Nillumbik, north-east of Melbourne, where the city begins to dissolve into hills, bush and small farms. The creek itself runs through the town, and the area has a long association with goldmining, artists and people seeking a bit of space. Neighbouring Eltham is known for its mud-brick houses and the Montsalvat artists' colony.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Diamond Creek write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Grampians Mountain Sweep is where the day begins. Next is Melbourne / Victoria return.
2. Near Romsey, on the way back
The Macedon Ranges rise abruptly from the plains north-west of Melbourne, a cluster of old volcanic hills covered in forests, gardens and farmland, and this stop is on their north-eastern side, near the small town of Romsey. Just to the west stands Hanging Rock, a jagged volcanic formation made famous by Joan Lindsay's novel Picnic at Hanging Rock and Peter Weir's 1975 film, about a group of schoolgirls who vanish during a picnic on Valentine's Day in 1900. The story is fiction, but the rock has an eerie atmosphere, and the walk to the top is worth it.
Read the complete Near Romsey, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Melbourne / Victoria return comes up about 78 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Bacchus Marsh.
3. Food stop near Bacchus Marsh
Coming into Bacchus Marsh from the east, you ride through an arch of tall elms: the Avenue of Honour, planted after the First World War with a tree for each local man who enlisted. It is a moving entrance to a town that sits in a deep, fertile bowl where the Werribee and Lerderderg rivers meet, ringed by dry hills. The flats along the rivers have been orchards and market gardens since the nineteenth century, and roadside stalls still sell apples, pears and vegetables straight from the farms.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Bacchus Marsh write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 146 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Diamond Creek to Near Romsey, on the way back
Fuel stop near Diamond Creek → Near Romsey, on the way back is 78 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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