COTA (Council on the Aging) cycling group Bike rides in 2019 for people 50+

We ride 4 Wednesdays each month. ·The 1st and 3rd Wednesday rides are short (20- 30km) to encourage less experienced riders to join us and the route is mostly chosen on the day. The 2nd and 4th Wednesday rides are more challenging, (50- 60km).

·We generally meet at 10am at the ‘Place to meet’ (see below). A coffee stop is found midmorning. We take our own lunch and picnic together on the long rides. Riders are welcome to join the ride along the way or cut the ride short at any point.

· If the temperature is 30°C or above on the day, the long rides will be cut short. If a ride is to be altered from the published program including cancelling the ride, you will be notified by e-mail before 8pm the night before. Please check your e-mail on Tuesday evening after 8pm.

Please contact Richard Hawkey by e-mail [email protected] or on 0428 329 450 to discuss details. All riders are requested to join (COTA). Ph. 9655 2108 or website www.cotavic.org.au. We also recommend that riders consider joining Bicycle Network for the insurance and service they offer.

Date Place to Description Grade meet

July 3rd Southbank Short ride footbridge

July 10th Southbank Scotchmans Creek to Ringwood and footbridge Blackburn Start at Southbank, up Yarra and Gardiners Creek, coffee at Ferndale. Continue to East Malvern, up , lunch at .

Up Dandenong Creek to Ringwood, and along the Eastern Freeway till we go south to Blackburn Station Distance about 60 km. Peter and Joan to lead

July 17th Southbank Short ride footbridge

July 24th 10:03 Carrum-Warburton Trail Lilydale Ride the relatively new section of bike station path between Lilydale & Bayswater, part of what is now being called the Carrum- Warburton Trail. Ride around Lilydale Lake and get onto the 'new' trail. 11:15am (approx) morning tea at Bayswater . Depart Bayswater, either riding or bailout from station. 17 Km Lilydale to Bayswater 25 Km Bayswater to Ashburton Station Mike Sheidlinger to lead

July 31st Extra ride To be advised

Aug 7th Southbank Short ride footbridge

Aug 14th Jacana Down the Maribyrnong Station. Tr From Jacana west along the Ring Road to ain leaves Brimbank Park Café for coffee, and about FS at 9:32, 10 km down the Maribyrnong on gravel, to arriving at lunch at Canning Reserve (Cordite Road). Jacana at 10:03. After lunch, continue down the Maribyrnong to Footscray Road and east, via Docklands to Southbank.

Total distance about 50 km. Peter and Joan to lead

Aug 21st Southbank Short ride footbridge

Aug 28th Lilydale Warburton Rail Trail Janet and David to Station lead

Sept 4th Southbank Short ride footbridge

Sept 11th Mordialloc Peninsula Link Trail. Coffee at Mordialloc Station station southside then ride the Long Beach ( Frankston trail to . Then the Peninsula Line). Train Link trail to Robinson’s Park for lunch. leaves F.S (BYO) Return along Peninsula Link trail to at 9.12, arr Frankston trail to Frankston station ~ Mordi 50km. Tricia to lead. 9.55

Sept 18th Southbank Short ride footbridge

Sept 25th Ferry to Port Arlington Don to lead Port Arlington

Oct 2nd Southbank Short ride footbridge

Oct 9th Moreland Woodlands Historic Park Mediu Station on Follow the Upfield path, then backstreets m, the Upfield to the , follow it about Line north to Westmeadows village for coffee, 16K of Train from then on into Woodlands Park for lunch. gravel, Flinders St We’ll return to the city via the Moonee

at 9.44 Ponds creek trail. Possible end points at total arrives at Pascoe Vale station or Strathmore station. 50K Moreland Not suitable for road bikes. at 10.04.

Oct 16th Southbank Short ride footbridge

Oct 23rd Rosanna Mernda. Paths & streets N via Bundoora Med station. Park, Stables SC (coffee), Sth Morang, Mill Train dep Park Lakes to Mernda Village (lunch). To FS 9.20, arr rail trail and S to Sth Morang station. 9.59 Plenty Rd and Ring Rd paths to Greensborough station. 48 km. Can extend down to eg Heidelberg (10 km). (Short section on Plenty Rd—good bike lane) Les to lead

Oct 30th Cranbourn Cranbourne e Station Yvonne to lead

Nov 6th Southbank Short ride footbridge

Nov 13th Southbank State Rose Garden Ride the Mediu footbridge west to Williamstown for coffee. Then m lunch at the State Rose Garden in Flat all Werribee. Ride to Hoppers Crossing for the way train back to city. ~50kms. Richard to lead

Southbank Short ride footbridge

Nov 27th Keilor Westward Ho. Streets N to Taylors Ck trail Easy Plains and service rd to Keilor (coffee). Climb to apart station. top of Brimbank Pk and Ring Rd. S then from Train dep Forrest Rd path to Sunshine and rail trail one FS 9.39, arr to West Footscray, Seddon and back to climb 10.10 city. ~43 km Les to lead

Dec 4th Southbank Short ride footbridge

Dec 11th Bayswater Bayswater to Seaford Station North to Dandenong Creek, then west and Express south along Eastlink, to coffee at leaves FS Chesterfield Farm. 9:26, arr Bayswater Follow Dandenong Creek to Dandenong 10:07. If for lunch. starting at Continue downstream to Peninsula other Freeway, then south along freeway and stations Seaford wetlands to Seaford Station change at Distance about 55 km. Peter and Joan to Laburnum lead

Dec 18th Southbank Short ride and Xmas Lunch