Bright to Ferntree Gully
1 Feb 2019
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Heading west from Bright, I wanted to ride up the Mt Buffalo Road which comes recommended, but didn't think I could afford the extra 2 hours it would add to my trip. Next time.
It started out cool, but that didn't last long and I stopped after about half an hour and returned to tropical riding attire. It was hot, flat and dry to Whitfield where I stopped for coffee and food.
After Whitfield there's a pretty climb up the hill.
Until you come to top of this enormous power pylon rising above the road. It's more spectacular from the other direction, but it's still striking.
After the pylons, there's a little more bush and then more relatively flat, straight, hot riding to Marysville where you get to turn left on to the glorious Reefton Spur. It's basically too much fun to be bothered taking photos as it winds its way through a lovely eucalypt forest. There are few advisory speed signs so the rider has to concentrate on the shape of the road to get a sense of how to take the upcoming corners. It's a lovely ride. Thanks, Aussieflyer, for introducing me to it.
At Reefton, one is into the outer reaches of Melbourne. It was not too far to my destination of Ferntree Gully where I would largely spend days 8 and 9.
