Originally Posted by Machka

Our long weekend away did turn into a bit of a hub-and-spoke tour when we got out for a 50 km ride on Monday along one of the rail trails. The rail trails in the area where we were are paved, and I believe that they are the only paved rail trails in Victoria. They're nice. I'm not a huge fan of trails for various reasons, but I enjoyed yesterday's ride.

We opted to start the ride in the morning, when it was cooler (only about 27C), but by the time we finished it was up around 40C. Yet another warm day in this part of Australia. I'm not used to exerting myself in the heat so I wasn't feeling so good by the end of the ride, but I was pleased we covered that distance ... longest ride in a while.