Between Myrtleford and Wangaratta, Everton is the sort of place you would blink and miss. It's not renowned as a destination having a garage, a rundown Caravan Pk and a small nondescript Pub. The rail trail even takes a wide loop around it.
We're camped beside a bend in the Ovens River, about 2k from Everton. We're the only people here and it's a great spot. We arrived here before midday packed some lunch, locked everything up and headed back to the Rail Trail. We're bound for Beechworth.
The Rail Trail heads off to Wangaratta, but a branch also goes to Beechworth. It's 19k's from Everton to Beechworth, and 18k's of it are up hill, not steep, but everlasting. The final 1k was downhill, not steep, but we didn't need to peddle. These trails are incredibly well maintained. The ride up took about 2 hours. We bought a couple of coffee's at the Beechworth Bakery, found an inside table and busted out our own lunch.
Once again the weather was extraordinary. Sunny at the Everton end and we could see dark clouds looming as we approached Beechworth, but by the time we arrived, they'd departed and we were in the sun once more.
The ride back took about 45 minutes, all downhill, peddled twice I think.
We're starting our drift back towards Melbourne tomorrow, returning back via one more camp at EPI, then King Lake and Craigieburn by early Thursday.
We're camped beside a bend in the Ovens River, about 2k from Everton. We're the only people here and it's a great spot. We arrived here before midday packed some lunch, locked everything up and headed back to the Rail Trail. We're bound for Beechworth.
The Rail Trail heads off to Wangaratta, but a branch also goes to Beechworth. It's 19k's from Everton to Beechworth, and 18k's of it are up hill, not steep, but everlasting. The final 1k was downhill, not steep, but we didn't need to peddle. These trails are incredibly well maintained. The ride up took about 2 hours. We bought a couple of coffee's at the Beechworth Bakery, found an inside table and busted out our own lunch.
Once again the weather was extraordinary. Sunny at the Everton end and we could see dark clouds looming as we approached Beechworth, but by the time we arrived, they'd departed and we were in the sun once more.
The ride back took about 45 minutes, all downhill, peddled twice I think.
We're starting our drift back towards Melbourne tomorrow, returning back via one more camp at EPI, then King Lake and Craigieburn by early Thursday.
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