Lilydale Warburton Trail

Meets Melbourne
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Allright guys i think we are long overdue for a Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail ride!

I think we should have one soon and do it on a Sunday so we can buy cheap train tickets and poor Des will be able to ride with us.

Do the normal thing meet at Fed square and catch a train to lilydale, or for those that live out in the sticks like me can just meet at Lilydale train station when the other fairyies arrive.

I am thinking we should do it on May the 4th or 11th but am happy to hear suggestions. If people are willing to pay for a more expensive train ticket and go on a saturday i am happy for that too. I was thinking of meeting at 9am on a Sunday or the normal 7.30am on saturday for 8am departure.

What do you guys think…

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Keen to do this but can’t do either of these, BTW the BV forum group are doing an overnighter 10th/11th. The way out is a pub crawl!

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Sounds like a great idea Damoh. I’ll be up for it.
28c tires the way to go eh?

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Do fine with 23s

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You can now buy a 5x weekend daily for $14.50. Valid for zone one and two. Works out to be the same price as a Sunday Saver (14.5/5=2.9) but you can use it on Saturdays as well.

Des

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Ok guys would anyone want to do a Saturday Lilydale to Warbuton ride on the 10th May? How does this suit?

Meet fed square at 7.30am catch a train to lilydale about 8am, or a short ride to morning coffee and breakfast then catch a train to lilydale?

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i could be keen. how long is this ride?

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35km one way so a total of about 70km, but its all pretty much dead flat

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yea, why not. count me in.

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You mean false flat.

Des

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The bit from Wandin up to Mt Ev isn’t ‘dead flat’

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Oh my god it only about 0.05% degree besides trains dont go up hills :stuck_out_tongue:

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It is none the less a slope and a very long gravel one at that, I may even come out of retirement and see if I can skid the entire length of it :evil:

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I suspect I have a different relationship with gravity than most forum members