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Region:

Alpine Region 

Length:

28 km 

Duration:

1 hr 

Submitted By:

Melbourne Sportsbike Riders 

Ride Summary

The length of the Mount Beauty to Falls Creek ride is 29 kilometres. The corner speeds here are medium. There is a lot of traffic, but the bitumen grip is excellent and there is no bumpiness to mar the smooth surface of the road.

Ride Description

Climbing up a mountain pass, the Falls Creek ride is one of three excellent rides through this area of the Great Dividing Range and offers superb sport to the enterprising motorcyclist. The route ranges from medium to high speed thanks to its excellent grip (although see the hot weather cautions below) and the corners flow into each other in a natural, very enjoyable way. As one of my friends has expressed it, this ride “has a number of sweet linked esses with regular-radius turns.” It is faster than the Mount Buffalo ride and, when surface conditions are good, can be even more fun.

Mount Beauty is your source for food and petrol, although the Falls Creek summit also features nourishment and fuel at the Snowman, the town’s general store. To reach the supplies in Mount Beauty, turn right immediately before the top parking area, and proceed to the public toilets. There is a very good bakery here, and the only parking area available is immediately in front of the toilets. The vista from this location is also superb.

You can go on to the town of Bogong from either Mount Beauty or Falls Creek. A 15 kilometre ride will take you to the town, which is built beside an extremely photogenic lake. Do not hope to get food or fuel here, however.

Directions

Found in the Great Dividing Range, this ride is reached by going over the Tawonga Gap from Bright, then turning right to Mount Beauty and taking the road to Falls Creek.


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Best Thing About This Ride

The series of flowing, interlocked curves ascending towards Falls Creek, during which you truly feel one with your motorcycle, is the high point of this route.

What Else To Look Out For

When the summer temperatures rise to 32c or above, the tar in the road – which is designed to handle cold, icy conditions and the heavy winter use of ski tourists – melts, which has several effects. One is that your motorcycle will be coated in grime sprayed up from surface, which will need solvent to remove it. Another is that the tar sweats thickly on the corners in particular, possibly affecting grip on the hottest days.

Wallabies are a danger on the lower sections of the road, including the 60 kilometre per hour stretch approaching Mount Beauty. A friend of mine was injured enough to need three days of hospitalization after a wallaby landed on him in a “death from above” maneuver on this ride.