Cycling in Victoria

Cycling in the Australian state of Victoria (including its capital Melbourne) is a popular pastime, sport and way of getting around since at least 1896, as indicated by a poem by Banjo Paterson: Mulga Bill's Bicycle.

Cycling in Victoria has largely been encouraged by:

• the development of bicycle networks in town and cities throughout the state,
• the growing number of regional rail trails,
• the number of organised rides held throughout the year, including the popular Great Victorian Bike Ride, and
• the number of cycle races held in Victoria, such as the Herald Sun Tour.

Regional rail trails

Victoria also has many developed rail trails suitable for cycling including:

• Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail Ballarat, Victoria
• Bass Coast Rail Trail, South Gippsland, Victoria
• Bellarine Rail Trail, Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria
• Crater to Coast Rail Trail Camperdown, Victoria
• East Gippsland Rail Trail, East Gippsland, Victoria
• Great Southern Rail Trail, South Gippsland, Victoria
• High Country Rail Trail, Lake Hume, Victoria
• Murray to the Mountains, Wangaratta, Victoria
• O'Keefe Rail Trail, Bendigo, Victoria
• Old Beechy Rail Trail, Colac, Victoria
• Tyers Valley Tramway, Gippsland, Victoria
• Warburton Trail, Warburton, Victoria

See also

• Cycling in Melbourne
• Bicycle Victoria
• Herald Sun Tour
• Cycling in Australia