In the 1850s gold had people flocking to north-east Victoria. Now it’s the charming towns, bucolic scenery and wineries that scatter the valleys.
Gold literally grows on trees in Victoria’s north-east. Gold and claret and vermilion and burnt amber. From my bike saddle, the autumn leaves are as attention grabbing as giant rustling pom-poms – quite the distraction when you’re whizzing along at speed. But this route was created for gold of another kind.In the mid-1850s it was the nuggety, expensive type that had people flocking.
“We just do the first section in reverse direction to avoid a big hill,” Cerini says, “and so we can have two nights in Beechworth which has better food and accommodation.” It pretty much sets the tone for the entire ride. We’re here for a good time, not a hard time.Yackandandah is exceedingly quaint, with a National Trust classified main street full of artsy and vintage shops.
Everton marks the junction between the old east-west line and the Bright line, heading south. We’re veering south, but first, a minor deviation to tiny Milawa. Why? Because there’s cheese there. And more wine and some mighty fine accommodation in the sumptuous and newly renovated Lancemore Milawa. While I’ve been exercising no restraint with recruiting pedal-assist, I discover that my fellow riders have been “toughing it out” with minimal or no assistance. If you’ve got it, use it, is my motto.
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