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Okay, so you probably know by now just how proud all of us at Ride High Country are to host the Peaks Challenge Falls Creek every year… it’s been voted one of the world’s top ten Gran Fondo’s after all. But did you know that by registering for this years edition, and tackling the 235km…

We’re asking you to get behind the new Ride High Country campaign to #RollOnBack, at a time when the communities of Victoria’s North East need you the most. After a devastating start to 2020, with fires across Australia, Victoria’s High Country is open again and calling for cyclists and visitors to return. The High Country…

All of us here at Ride High Country Central have been working hard to ensure that the Jayco Herald Sun Tour can make its return to the Region next week. It’s exciting for us all to have Australia’s oldest stage race back in Australia’s premier cycling destination at a time that will provide great exposure…

Whilst some areas of the High Country have been affected by recent fires, the historic town of Beechworth and its surrounding areas have escaped undamaged. That’s great news all round, but even more so for those of us with a love for gravel grinding…or those of you who are just looking to give it a…

With holidays still in full swing, and the threat of bushfires hanging over much of the country, you may have missed the announcement of the winners in the prestigious Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year awards. For the fourth year in a row, these awards have been run by our friends over at CyclingTips, showcasing…

With the recent bushfire activity across North East Victoria, we know that your plans to conquer all 7 Peaks may have been disrupted. We’d really love for you to #RollOnBack for a return trip to the High Country before the 27th of April to finish your challenge, providing a much-needed boost to our regional economy.…

The team at Flow Mountainbike know a thing or two about mountain biking, so when they put together a competition to win ‘the ultimate’ mountain biking experience, you should take note. They’re ‘giving away the most epic prize, in the most amazing competition‘ they’ve ever done at Flow MTB. And oh…it’s in the High Country!…

Female pedal power returns to the Victorian High Country in 2020 with the third edition of the High Country Women’s Cycling Festival (HCWCF). The unstoppable growth of women’s cycling will see the much-loved HCWCF return to Bright in 2020, with an extended program and continued support for Ovarian Cancer Australia. Based in one of Australia’s…

Here’s a Christmas present for you, if you are planning to mountain biking the High Country, from Blue Dirt Shuttles. As most people begin to wind up work for the Christmas holiday period, the Blue Dirt crew are preparing for the peak season! They will have shuttles operating at four key Ride High Country MTB…

Drum roll please…. The highly anticipated moment that we know many of you have been waiting for is finally here! We are so excited to show you the very first images of the 2019-20 7 Peaks Champions Jersey, expertly designed and manufactured by our good friends at MAAP. Wow! We’re sure that you’re as blown…

The team at CyclingTips are frequent visitors to Victoria’s High Country for our ‘quiet roads, scenic surrounds and challenging climbs’. They love our little slice of paradise so much  that they have called it their ‘dream cycling destination’. Chances are you agree. They’ve recently published a fantastic piece entitled ‘Our Highlights of the High Country’…

Were you one of the 800 lucky mountain bikers at Ignition MTB Festival this year? If you were, we probably don’t need to tell you how incredible the three day festival of mountain biking and lifestyle was. With three days of shuttle from Blue Dirt, beers from some of the High Country Brewery Trail members,…

Ride High Country is delighted to announce that we have secured the Jayco Herald Sun Tour next year.  Australia’s oldest stage race will tour the High Country again…this time with an incredible TWO mountain top finishes in 2020! For the first time in the nearly 70 year history of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, next…

Saturday November 16th, 2019 was a big day for mountain biking in the High Country, with the official opening of a host of new trails in Dinner Plain. The new trail network now features more than 40km of mountain bike specific and shared use trails meaning that there is more than enough riding for anyone…