GDT 400 (2018)

What is now considered an entry level bikepacking route, this little beauty still has plenty of kick arse challenges. This Bike packing route taking on the Great Dividing Trail in Victoria’s Goldfield region. Starting at the Bendigo train station, to Castlemaine, Daylesford, Creswick, Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, through Lerderderg and back up to Daylesford to finish at Castlemaine train station – 400kms of mostly off-road, double and singletrack.

ROUTE: Exactly the same as last year. See GPX details below.

START: 9.30am Sharp (after first train from Melbourne arrives in Bendigo which is approx. 9am)

SUPPORT: This is an unsupported bike packing event. No help that others couldn’t also get on route.

RULES: Tour Divide summarises the spirit of the rules perfectly here http://tourdivide.org/the_rules

TRACKER: Trackleaders.com

GPX FILE: In the files section of Bikepacking Australia Facebook site named GDT 2016.gpx

LAST YEARS RESULTS: http://trackleaders.com/gdt17

Follow the race below: