Upcoming Rides – The Ghostriders

Special Easter Saturday Ride Saturday 20th April

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Dennis Dawson 0 Comments

Great Southern Rail Trail The Great Southern Rail Trail is one of Victoria’s finest regional rail trails. This is you

Upcoming Rides

Sat 25th Feb – Yarra Junction to Noojee Ride – NEW 9 am start

February 20, 2017February 24, 2017 Dennis Dawson 0 Comments

This is a challenging road ride that we have conducted each year for the past several years. The ride starts

January 27, 2020 – Special Australia Day Ride - Stud Rd to Mordialloc - start at 10 am
Meet in the Stud Rd Indoor Sports Stadium car park in time for a start at 10 am. We will be following the bike paths to Mordialloc (and maybe beyond). The final lunch stop is yet to be determined as we have several options to choose from. Come along, fly the Australian flag and join the Ghostriders on this special day.
January 28, 2020 – Summer Night Ride - Start at Chesterfield Farm Car Park at 8 pm
Meet in the car park in front of Chesterfield Farm in time for a 8 pm start. We ride for about 35 km with a coffee stop along the way. Good front and rear lights are essential. The ride is mostly on bike paths without street lighting.
January 30, 2020 – Alternate Thursday Ride - Special Twilight Ride - Start at 5.30 pm
This will be an extra special Twilight Ride. The start time will be 5.30 pm. The ride will start at the Cardinia Cultural Centre car park in Pakenham. The plan is to ride the local bike paths for around 2 hours before having dinner at the Oven Kraft Pizza Restaurant at around 7.30 pm. This is the same location that we visited several times before (previously called Aroma Cafe).

We anticipate that dinner will take an hour or so. There is only a short ride back to the cars, so lights would not be essential, although they would be advised. Non riding partners would be very welcome to join us for dinner.
February 3, 2020 – Monday Morning Ride - start at FTG at 9 am
Meet in the car park near the FTG library in time for a start at 9 am. The group will normally ride for around 50 km with a lunch stop along the way. Suitable for all levels of rider.
February 4, 2020 – Summer Night Ride - Start at Chesterfield Farm Car Park at 8 pm
Meet in the car park in front of Chesterfield Farm in time for a 8 pm start. We ride for about 35 km with a coffee stop along the way. Good front and rear lights are essential. The ride is mostly on bike paths without street lighting.

January 2020
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6 Monday Morning Ride - Start at FTG at 9 am January 6, 2020N/A Meet in the car park near the FTG library in time for a 9 am start. The ride is usually around 50 km with a coffee stop along the way. More	7 Summer Night Ride - Start at Chesterfield Farm Car Park at 8 pm January 7, 2020N/A Meet in the car park in front of Chesterfield Farm in time for a 8 pm start. We ride for about 35 km with a coffee stop along the way. Good front and rear lights are essential. The ride is mostly on bike paths without street lighting. More	8	9 Warby Trail Breakfast Ride - start at Wandin at 7 am January 9, 2020N/A We meet in the Wandin car park in time for a start at 7 am. All riders then ride the Warby Trail for 2 hours before meeting at the Carriage Cafe in Seville for breakfast at 9 am. We then enjoy a leisurely breakfast and chat before riding back to the cars. This allows us to enjoy a ride before the heat of the day sets in. Partners and non riders are welcome to join us for breakfast from 9 am. More	10	11	12 Hastings to Balnarring Ride - start at Hastings at 10 am January 12, 2020N/A Meet in the car park in front of the Fred Smith Reserve in Hastings in time for a 10 am start. We will be following the beachfront bike path (including the amazing boardwalk) to Crib Point (where we might stop for a coffee), then follow the bike path past HMAS Cerberus to Somers and then finally to Balnarring. That is where we will have lunch before the return ride back to the start. More
13 Monday Morning Ride - Start at FTG at 9 am January 13, 2020N/A Meet in the car park near the FTG library in time for a 9 am start. The ride is usually around 50 km with a coffee stop along the way. More	14 Summer Night Ride - Start at Chesterfield Farm Car Park at 8 pm January 14, 2020N/A Meet in the car park in front of Chesterfield Farm in time for a 8 pm start. We ride for about 35 km with a coffee stop along the way. Good front and rear lights are essential. The ride is mostly on bike paths without street lighting. More	15	16 Alternate Thursdasy Ride - Start at Malvern East at 10 am January 16, 2020N/A Meet in the car park at the far end of Golfers Drive, Malvern East in time for a start at 10 am . There will be two routes to choose from. One group will ride to the Abbotsford Convent and the second group will ride to the Studley Park Boathouse. Most of the ride is on bike paths. More	17	18 Fairfield to Williamstown Ride - start at Fairfield at 10 am sharp January 18, 2020N/A This is a beautiful ride that is almost exclusively on sealed bike paths. The ride will start on the Main Yarra Trail near the Ivanhoe Canoe Clubhouse at 10 am. We will follow the Merri Creek to Royal Park and then continue to Williamstown where we will stop for lunch. The return route will be slightly different as we will be riding through the old Kensington Stockyards precinct. More	19
20 Monday Morning Ride - Start at FTG at 9 am January 20, 2020N/A Meet in the car park near the FTG library in time for a 9 am start. The ride is usually around 50 km with a coffee stop along the way. More	21 Summer Night Ride - Start at Chesterfield Farm Car Park at 8 pm January 21, 2020N/A Meet in the car park in front of Chesterfield Farm in time for a 8 pm start. We ride for about 35 km with a coffee stop along the way. Good front and rear lights are essential. The ride is mostly on bike paths without street lighting. More	22	23 Warby Trail Breakfast Ride - start at Wandin at 7 am January 23, 2020N/A We meet in the Wandin car park in time for a start at 7 am. All riders then ride the Warby Trail for 2 hours before meeting at the Carriage Cafe in Seville for breakfast at 9 am. We then enjoy a leisurely breakfast and chat before riding back to the cars. This allows us to enjoy a ride before the heat of the day sets in. Partners and non riders are welcome to join us for breakfast from 9 am. More	24	25	26
27 Special Australia Day Ride - Stud Rd to Mordialloc - start at 10 am January 27, 2020N/A Meet in the Stud Rd Indoor Sports Stadium car park in time for a start at 10 am. We will be following the bike paths to Mordialloc (and maybe beyond). The final lunch stop is yet to be determined as we have several options to choose from. Come along, fly the Australian flag and join the Ghostriders on this special day. More	28 Summer Night Ride - Start at Chesterfield Farm Car Park at 8 pm January 28, 2020N/A Meet in the car park in front of Chesterfield Farm in time for a 8 pm start. We ride for about 35 km with a coffee stop along the way. Good front and rear lights are essential. The ride is mostly on bike paths without street lighting. More	29	30 Alternate Thursday Ride - Special Twilight Ride - Start at 5.30 pm January 30, 2020N/A This will be an extra special Twilight Ride. The start time will be 5.30 pm. The ride will start at the Cardinia Cultural Centre car park in Pakenham. The plan is to ride the local bike paths for around 2 hours before having dinner at the Oven Kraft Pizza Restaurant at around 7.30 pm. This is the same location that we visited several times before (previously called Aroma Cafe). We anticipate that dinner will take an hour or so. There is only a short ride back to the cars, so lights would not be essential, although they would be advised. Non riding partners would be very welcome to join us for dinner. More	31