Mulga Bicycle Tours

07/04/2024

🚴🚵‍♂️ Dish To Dish - Tidbinbilla to Parkes 10-day Tour🚵🚴
15th September Departure

Bicycle NSW and bicycle tour partner Mulga Bicycle Tours have come together to offer the Dish to Dish Tidbinbilla to Parkes 10-day Tour marking the debut of a series of exclusive small group (14 max) fully supported cycling tours, available to new and existing Members of Bicycle NSW.

This cycling adventure promises to be the ultimate spring escape. A journey that intertwines the camaraderie of the road with a celebration of science, history, art, poetry, cosy accommodation in charming country towns and treats you to breathtaking vistas at every turn.

If you are not a Member you can still book by joining Bicycle NSW. Use the Mulga Bicycle Tours 20% discount code (Mulga20) to receive 20% off a new Bicycle NSW membership by signing up here.👉 https://bicyclensw.org.au/bnsw-membership/

PLUS all Bicycle NSW Members receive a 5% discount on all scheduled tours. The 5% discount will cover the cost of your annual Bicycle NSW membership! Use the discount code from your Member Only Benefits page 👉 https://bicyclensw.org.au/members-benefits/ when booking this tour.

Don’t miss a truly amazing opportunity to experience an unforgettable scenic bicycle tour with a group of likeminded riders.

Find out more 👉 https://www.mulgabicycletours.com.au/cycling-tours/australia/new-south-wales/dish-to-dish

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07/04/2024

👋 Hello from Mulga Wires: April Edition! - https://mailchi.mp/mulgatours/hello-from-mulga-wires-april-edition

Discover our NEW Dish to Dish spring tour, a special offer, Cairns to Karumba 2024, new helmet standards, private/custom tours, & tour schedules!

14/03/2024

Congratulations to Bicycle NSW for continuing to highlighting this important issue. Something like this “Have you crossed the line?”poster that can be found on the Bicycle NSW website may be worth revamping. https://bicyclensw.org.au/have-you-crossed-the-line/

14/03/2024

We don’t like to rough it at Mulga!

Bill's Roadside Cafe is always a very popular stop on our tours.

We have even had the public pull over to see if they can get a coffee. 😂

Who is Bill? You will find the answer here: https://bit.ly/3Tztk2f

01/03/2024

Thank you Amy Gillett Foundation for all the positive work you have done for cycling.

The nation’s leading cycling safety, awareness and advocacy organisation, the Amy Gillet Foundation, is closing down. After nearly two decades of operation, and after tireless campaigning and striving to make the life-saving ‘metre matters’ message law across Australia and a part of the vernac...

29/02/2024

Spirit of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 12-Day Tour
26th Nov - 8th Dec 2024

South Australia's Eyre Peninsula is one of those regions that should be added to the list of best cycling destinations in Australia if not the world.

Celebrated for its delicious and abundant seafood and adventure experiences, the Eyre Peninsula’s rugged and unspoilt coastline, historic towns and ports, national parks, gently undulating country and bike friendly roads make this a perfect destination for cycling.

Our bicycle journey starts in the century old frontier town of Ceduna on the ‘West Coast’ finishing 12 days later in Cowell on the Spencer Gulf. Travelling mostly on sealed roads we keep to the coastline following the Seafood Frontier touring route with a couple of detours into the interior.

If you wish you can even ramp up the excitement and go cage diving with Great White Sharks 🦈. What more could you want from a bike tour?

We organise and carry everything.
All you have to do is ride! 🚲

Small groups (maximum 14), delicious seafood 🦐🦞🦀🐟🦪 and wine🍷, fascinating tours, comfy beds and a focus on safety (not on beating the clock!) means a smooth ride with Mulga Bicycle Tours.

For more details, the tour itinerary and information on how to book visit:

https://www.mulgabicycletours.com.au/cycling-tours/australia/south-australia/12-day-spirit-of-eyre-peninsula-cycling-tour?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Mulga-Post&utm_id=EyrePeninsula

27/02/2024

Navigating the Road Together 🚛 🚲
A snapshot of safe coexistence.

At Mulga, safety is our priority, especially when sharing the highway with heavy vehicles.

Use this link to learn how we foster a safe environment for all.

https://bit.ly/49MfrmM

The following is a short extract.

We will park a vehicle in front of you and another behind you with amber flashing lights and “Cyclist Ahead” signs. When a heavy vehicle or caravan passes the rear vehicle we will first try to inform you [using the UHF radio we fit to the top tube of your bike] that it is on its way and then we will try and contact the heavy vehicle or caravan to let them know how many cyclists are on the road and where they may expect to find you.

… Driving heavy vehicles on regional roads is not an easy task as their extra mass, width and reduced stopping capability limit their ability to avoid a crash.

… We require that when space is limited you help the drivers of these heavy vehicles by stopping [and getting off the road] well in advance of the heavy vehicle reaching you to let them pass.
.. We have all heard the negative comments about cyclists using the roads, so to help promote cycling in a positive manner and to reduce our impact on other road users [in particular the heavy vehicles] we ask that when safe to do so, you stop to let motorists queued behind you pass.

Photo: Thanks to Trina Patterson Photography
Location: Dawson Highway, Rolleston, Queensland. We could not have staged such a serendipitous photo. 😉 Centurion Transport

22/02/2024

Clare Valley & Souther Flinders Ranges – 14 day tour
21 October – 3 November 2024

This two-week cycling holiday provides you with the opportunity to explore and experience two very unique and historically rich areas of South Australia – The Clare Valley and The Southern Flinders Ranges.

In week one, think rolling hills, fertile valleys, and lush green vineyards, and in week two, stunning, rugged outback landscapes. And in between, the rich colonial agricultural and mining past that was once connected by the now abandoned railway lines.

A feature of this tour is you will only have to pack and move your bags three times. To make your cycling holiday more relaxed we will be basing ourselves in Watervale for 7 nights, Quorn for 5 and a single night in between at Stone Hut.

We organise and carry everything.
All you have to do is ride!

Small groups (maximum 14), delicious food and wine, fascinating tours, comfy beds and a focus on safety (not on beating the clock!) means a smooth ride with Mulga Bicycle Tours.

For more details, the tour itinerary and information on how to book visit:

https://www.mulgabicycletours.com.au/cycling-tours/australia/south-australia/southern-flinders-ranges-to-clare-valley?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Mulga-Post&utm_id=Clare-Flinders-Range

15/02/2024

Cross the Cape - Cairns to Karumba 10-Day Tour
10th Jul - 20th Jul 2024

Leave the southern winter behind and embark on a memorable cycling journey through an incredibly diverse range of landscapes, starting on the beautiful tropical coast, then taking in rainforest, savannah and winding rivers as you cross Australia’s iconic Cape York.

The unique wildlife, clean fresh air, endless blue skies and rainbow sunsets make this an Australian cycling holiday you’ll never forget.

With each leg carefully planned for the average cyclist, a small group (maximum 14), delicious food, fascinating tours, comfy beds and a focus on safety (not on beating the clock!) means a smooth ride with Mulga Bicycle Tours.

We organise and carry everything.
All you have to do is ride!

For more details, the tour itinerary and information on how to book visit:

https://www.mulgabicycletours.com.au/cycling-tours/australia/queensland/cross-the-cape-by-bicycle?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Mulga-Post&utm_id=CairnsToKarumba

14/02/2024

Carnarvon Gorge & the Great Inland Way 9-Day Tour
3rd June - 12th June 2024

Roma’s Largest Bottle Tree - continued

You can buy your own Narrow Leafed Bottle Tree from a well known Roma road-side stall, which we did in 2022, but our tree was eaten by Canberra slugs and snails and did not survive the Canberra winter.

In Spring 2023 we discovered a very ill looking Narrow Leafed Bottle Tree seedling in a Canberra nursery that only had parts of two sick looking leaves. We took it home and placed it in root pouch from . As you can see it is doing OK but it still gets attacked by a leaf eating insect that takes chunks out of the leaves at night. This time it is not snails or slugs.

Do you have any suggestions what could be eating the leaves?

We will keep looking after it in the root pouch and plant it out next spring. We reason if Roma can transplant a mature tree we should be able to transplant this little bottle tree. Fingers crossed.

14/02/2024

Carnarvon Gorge & the Great Inland Way 9-Day Tour
3rd June - 12th June 2024

Roma’s Largest Bottle Tree

The Narrow Leafed Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestre) is a common feature on our 9 Day bicycle tour along the Great Inland Way to Carnarvon Gorge.

This particular Narrow Leafed Bottle Tree is the largest bottle tree in Roma and was transplanted from a local property to its current location in 1927.

The information sign says it requires six average sized men to reach around its girth.

We started bringing cycling tours to Roma before the protective board walk was put in place and at this time it took 9 average cyclists to reach around the tree.

14/02/2024

🚴‍♂️ For those seeking to escape the chill 🥶 of the impending southern winter, one of our Queensland 😎 winter tours may prove alluring.
Carnarvon Gorge & the Great Inland Way 9-Day Tour
Departs Roma, 3 June, 2024
Cross the Cape - Cairns to Karumba 10-Day Tour
Departs Cairns 10 July, 2024
Detailed tour itineraries and details on how to book can be found here:
https://www.mulgabicycletours.com.au/cycling-tours?utm_source=Facebook-Instagram&utm_medium=Post&utm_id=Queensland+Tours

09/02/2024

"Envy Sparks the Birth of Mulga Bicycle Tours"
Read the back story behind Mulga Bicycle Tours on the website.
No fluff, just the raw journey about how the envy we encountered whilst cycling around Australia and a change in circumstances was the catalyst 💥 for the creation of Mulga Bicycle Tours 🚴‍♂️

Read more:

https://www.pedalpower.org.au/all_news/envy-sparks-the-birth-of-mulga-bicycle-tours/?utm_source=MulgaFacebookPost&utm_medium=PedalPowerNews&utm_id=EnvySparksMulga

08/02/2024

Carnarvon Gorge & the Great Inland Way 9-Day Tour
3rd June - 12th June 2024

As the road sign says … follow on this 9-day tour from Roma to Emerald. Includes 3 nights at the spectacular Carnarvon Gorge.

For tour details, itinerary and information on how to book visit:

https://www.mulgabicycletours.com.au/cycling-tours/australia/queensland/the-great-inland-way-to-carnarvon-gorge?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Mulga-Post&utm_id=CarnarvonGorge

08/02/2024

9-Day Bike Tour - Carnarvon Gorge & the Great Inland Way

On this fully supported 9-day Queensland cycling holiday you’ll ride from Roma to Emerald through some of Australia’s most spectacular landscapes, past sandstone cliffs, through ancient cycad forests and alongside rolling grasslands.

The tour spends two full days at Carnarvon Gorge, a cool lush oasis complete with one of Australia’s finest examples of Aboriginal stencil rock art, breathtaking vistas, and plenty of wildlife.

You’ll be amazed at the variety of landscapes on this tour and the intriguing stories they tell … you’ll be pleased you came along for the ride.

We organise and carry everything.
All you have to do is ride!

Small groups (maximum 14), delicious food, fascinating tours, comfy beds and a focus on safety (not on beating the clock!) means a smooth ride with Mulga Bicycle Tours.

For more details, the tour itinerary and information on how to book visit:

Explore the wonders of outback Queensland on this 9-day cycling tour along the Great Inland Way. Enjoy spectacular landscapes, fascinating stories and the breathtaking Carnarvon Gorge.

08/02/2024

🍂 ONLY 2 places left for our Murray to Mountains Autumn Tour departing Wangaratta on 5 May, 2024.! 🍁

Don't miss the chance to experience the beauty of the Murray to Mountains and Beechworth and Yackandandah rail trails.

Hurry, reserve your spot now before it's too late! 🍁🚴‍♂️



For more details, the tour itinerary and information on how to book visit:

Cycle along the rail trails and quiet roads of North East Victoria whilst enjoying the food, wine and history of the High Country’s valleys and rivers.

07/02/2024

Ouch .... I hope the artist was not injured installing this roadside sculpture on Mulligans Flat Road! 27 June, 2023.

Photo from the new tour reconnaissance photo library.

06/02/2024

Have we accidentally created the inspiration for a new bicycle ride!

This is a fun image we created whilst exploring the AI driven Generative Fill feature in Adobe Photoshop 2024. It took less 5 minutes to create.

We started with two photos randomly selected from our photo library. On the left a photo of Denise taken near Forbes, NSW, and on the right a photo we took in South Australia's Painted Desert. We then set Photoshop to blend the two together. Finally we replaced the sky using a stock sunset included in Photoshop Sky Replacement feature.

We are now wondering if we need to plan a ride from Forbes to The Painted Desert.

Whachafink?

31/01/2024

Autumn Colours, Wine & Food

Our Murray to Mountains 5-Day Autumn holiday is the perfect short break for anyone wishing to try a multi-day ride with the security of full support and backup. Maximum participants 14.

North East Victoria is renown for its stunning natural beauty, exceptional produce, wine, rich history and of course cycling. Each of the four seasons provides its own distinctive mix of visual delights but it is the striking autumn colours that makes riding the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail special.

Starting in Wangaratta we follow the Murray to Mountains and the Beechworth to Yackandandah Rail Trails with a couple of deviations on quiet country roads. The itinerary provides time to explore Beechworth, Yackandandah, Myrtleford, Bright and Milawa.

What’s included:
5 nights accommodation
5 x breakfasts, 3 x lunches, 3 x dinners
Support vehicles and we are with you every day

There is no better way to immerse yourself in this picturesque region than with this easy-does-it autumn cycling tour.

More info: https://www.mulgabicycletours.com.au/cycling-tours/australia/victoria/murray-to-mountains-5-day-autumn-tour?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Facebook-Post&utm_id=Autumn-MurrayToMountains

31/01/2024

Our post about our recent night ride to watch Canberra's 2024 Australia Day SkyShow over Lake Burley Griffin prompted a number of questions about the lights we use on our bikes. So we decided to write this blog post about the lights we use.

The bike lights we use at Mulga Bicycle Tours to help us see, be seen, and keep us safe when cycling during the day and at night.

30/01/2024

This is a great story.

Meet the man who rode more new roads than anyone else - Escape Collective

He eats out of dumpsters and left behind a condo full of bikes. In 2023, he rode more new miles than just about anyone.

27/01/2024

Australia Day, Flight Drone SkyShow over Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. 9:30pm show. Photo 10 of 10
South Australia Floral Emblem - Sturts Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa)

27/01/2024

Australia Day, Flight Drone SkyShow over Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. 9:30pm show. Photo 9 of 10
Victoria Floral Emblem - Common Heath (Epacris impressa)

27/01/2024

Australia Day, Flight Drone SkyShow over Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. 9:30pm show. Photo 8 of 10
NSW Floral Emblem - The Waratah (Telopea speciosissima)

27/01/2024

Australia Day, Flight Drone SkyShow over Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. 8:30pm show. Photo 7 of 10
Sunset behind Parliament House.

27/01/2024

Australia Day, Flight Drone SkyShow over Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. 8:30pm show. Photo 6 of 10

27/01/2024

Australia Day, Flight Drone SkyShow over Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. 8:30pm show. Photo 5 of 10

27/01/2024

Australia Day, Flight Drone SkyShow over Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. 8:30pm show. Photo 4 of 10