Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally (2016)

Kensington
Meet at cafes under the trees alongside Kensington Railway Station. Ride starts at 9am sharp.

A short 2.5km section along the Western Freeway

Turn left off Western Highway onto to Werribee Exit (Hopkins Road)

Turn right into Greigs Road after crossing the railwayline

Turn left onto Mount Cottrell Road

Turn right onto Greigs Road

Werribee River

View of Melton Reservoir to the right

Continue straight onto Nerowie Road

Cross Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Road and continue along Glenmore Road

Bacchus Marsh Airport on the right

Cross Baccchus Marsh-Balliang Road

Historic Greystones Homestead on the left circa 1875.

Gates to Glenmore Homestead on the right

Glenmore

Exciting steep climb up onto the Ballarat plateau. Look behind you for great views down the Yaloak Creek Valley.

Turn left along Ballan-Geelong Road

Mount Wallace
Turn right onto Mount Wallace-Ballark Road

Turn left onto Ballan-Meredith Road

Great tree-lined driveway on the right

Morrisons

Descend into Moorabool River Gorge

Cross Moorabool River

Turn right up the hill onto Elaine-Morrisons Road

Veer left onto Elaine-Egerton Road

Turn right onto the Midland Highway

Elaine

Turn right onto Settlement Road just past township

Turn left into Blue Bridge Road and ride under a marvelous bluestone railway bridge. Pose and photograph scooters under bridge.

Clarendon Cemetery on the left

Clarendon

Scotsburn

Turn right onto Mount Buninyong Road

Mount Buninyong

Great views to the right of farmland below

Turn right onto Midlands Highway

Buninyong
Lunch in Buninyong. One hour to explore the town. Fuel up before leaving.

Buninyong Cemetery on the left

Turn left onto Colac-Ballarat Road

Cambrian Hill

Turn right onto Lacys Road to Ross Creek

Ross Creek

Turn left onto Glenelg Highway

Smythesdale
Option to explore the town

Cemetery on the left

Scarsdale

Turn left onto Pitfield Road

Turn right onto Galatea Road (3km of dirt road)

Stop and view the historic Nimmons trestle rail bridge over the Woady Yaloak Creek near Newtown.

Newtown

Remnants of old road and bridge on the right

Turn right onto Piggoreet-Linton Road

Piggoreet

Go up gravel road (not sign-posted)

Devil's Kitchen
Have a break and admire the rock formations in the Woady Yaloak Creek Gorge

Bridge over the Woady Yaloak Creek

Happy Valley
Turn right onto Linton-Piggoreet Road

Linton
Stop and explore Linton and have a cold beer at the Railway Hotel.

Pittong

Skipton
Check fuel

Turn right just past the town onto Skipton Road

View of Mt Emu on the right

Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally
Our destination

Beaufort

Overnight stay at the Golden Age Hotel

Turn left onto Carngham-Lake Goldsmith Road

Lexton
Our overnight stay.

Waubra Windfarm tour begins

Waubra

Waubra windfarm tour ends

Learmonth
Coffee break

Ballarat

Great bluestone road bridge over the Ballarat-Geelong railway line. Built in the 1860s, its classified by the National Trust. Stop for photographs.

Yendon
Turn right along Yendon-Lal Lal Road for optional side trip to Lal Lal Falls.

Lal Lal

Lal Lal Falls
Stop to photograph Lal Lal Falls and river gorge

Visit bluestone Railway Station

View bluestone railway water tank

Mount Egerton

Ballan
Stop for lunch and explore the town and its wonderful old buildings. Check your fuel.

Begin 7.5kms of dirt road

Wonderful steel girder trestle bridge on the Ballarat-Melbourne railway line.

Dirt road ends

Kensington

Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally (2016)
MotoWhere Route
Motorcycling
Kensington
Meet at cafes under the trees alongside Kensington Railway Station. Ride starts at 9am sharp.
A short 2.5km section along the Western Freeway
Turn left off Western Highway onto to Werribee Exit (Hopkins Road)
Turn right into Greigs Road after crossing the railwayline
Turn left onto Mount Cottrell Road
Turn right onto Greigs Road
Werribee River
View of Melton Reservoir to the right
Continue straight onto Nerowie Road
Cross Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Road and continue along Glenmore Road
Bacchus Marsh Airport on the right
Cross Baccchus Marsh-Balliang Road
Historic Greystones Homestead on the left circa 1875.
Gates to Glenmore Homestead on the right
Glenmore
Exciting steep climb up onto the Ballarat plateau. Look behind you for great views down the Yaloak Creek Valley.
Turn left along Ballan-Geelong Road
Mount Wallace
Turn right onto Mount Wallace-Ballark Road
Turn left onto Ballan-Meredith Road
Great tree-lined driveway on the right
Morrisons
Descend into Moorabool River Gorge
Cross Moorabool River
Turn right up the hill onto Elaine-Morrisons Road
Veer left onto Elaine-Egerton Road
Turn right onto the Midland Highway
Elaine
Turn right onto Settlement Road just past township
Turn left into Blue Bridge Road and ride under a marvelous bluestone railway bridge. Pose and photograph scooters under bridge.
Clarendon Cemetery on the left
Clarendon
Scotsburn
Turn right onto Mount Buninyong Road
Mount Buninyong
Great views to the right of farmland below
Turn right onto Midlands Highway
Buninyong
Lunch in Buninyong. One hour to explore the town. Fuel up before leaving.
Buninyong Cemetery on the left
Turn left onto Colac-Ballarat Road
Cambrian Hill
Turn right onto Lacys Road to Ross Creek
Ross Creek
Turn left onto Glenelg Highway
Smythesdale
Option to explore the town
Cemetery on the left
Scarsdale
Turn left onto Pitfield Road
Turn right onto Galatea Road (3km of dirt road)
Stop and view the historic Nimmons trestle rail bridge over the Woady Yaloak Creek near Newtown.
Newtown
Remnants of old road and bridge on the right
Turn right onto Piggoreet-Linton Road
Piggoreet
Go up gravel road (not sign-posted)
Devil's Kitchen
Have a break and admire the rock formations in the Woady Yaloak Creek Gorge
Bridge over the Woady Yaloak Creek
Happy Valley
Turn right onto Linton-Piggoreet Road
Linton
Stop and explore Linton and have a cold beer at the Railway Hotel.
Pittong
Skipton
Check fuel
Turn right just past the town onto Skipton Road
View of Mt Emu on the right
Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally
Our destination
Beaufort
Overnight stay at the Golden Age Hotel
Turn left onto Carngham-Lake Goldsmith Road
Lexton
Our overnight stay.
Waubra Windfarm tour begins
Waubra
Waubra windfarm tour ends
Learmonth
Coffee break
Ballarat
Great bluestone road bridge over the Ballarat-Geelong railway line. Built in the 1860s, its classified by the National Trust. Stop for photographs.
Yendon
Turn right along Yendon-Lal Lal Road for optional side trip to Lal Lal Falls.
Lal Lal
Lal Lal Falls
Stop to photograph Lal Lal Falls and river gorge
Visit bluestone Railway Station
View bluestone railway water tank
Mount Egerton
Ballan
Stop for lunch and explore the town and its wonderful old buildings. Check your fuel.
Begin 7.5kms of dirt road
Wonderful steel girder trestle bridge on the Ballarat-Melbourne railway line.
Dirt road ends