点评:A group of myself and three mates signed up for the Snowy River Trail ride, which is a circuit starting and ending in Orbost , East Gippsland and taking in Buchan, Gelantipy McKillops Bridge, Bonang and Goongerah. 300 Km over five days was reasonably comfortable, except for day 2 when it rained all day and at the top of the climb temperatures at 900m+ were down around zero, so best to pack for all types of weather. Back in Orbost on day 5 it was in the 20's!
The trail is mostly bitumen with a large chunk of gravel on day three and four. We were mostly on gravel bikes which handled the terrain easily. A couple on the tour with us were on e-mountain bikes which looked pretty good then we started climbing! Except on the main roads in and out of Orbost, traffic was minimal: just as well as some of the gravel roads are quite skinny. The country we rode through a mix of farmland and forest, was remote and beautiful. we stopped at a few locations to rake it in.
Bree provided great support in the bus, meeting us on the way with morning tea and/or lunch including a proper expresso coffee brewed in a cute little electronic device, and sag-wagon when the climbing in the rain became too much. Stephen was our guide on his own e-bike, bringing up the rear and providing encouragement on the ride and great conversation at our stops. Accommodation is varied and in the more remote locations fairly spartan, but comfortable with all the essentials (except phone and Wi-Fi coverage which drops out completely in some places). I'm on Optus and was three days out of range. Telstra coverages was better but still absent on occasion. The Orbost Motel where we stayed before and after the ride is great.
All in all, I would not hesitate to recommend Snowy River Cycling Trails Tours.
翻译:我和三个朋友报名参加了雪河步道骑行活动,这是一条环线,起点和终点都在东吉普斯兰的奥博斯特,途经布坎、格兰蒂皮、麦基洛普斯桥、博南和贡格拉。五天骑行300公里,总体来说比较舒适,除了第二天下了一整天的雨,爬到海拔900米以上的山顶时气温降到了零度左右,所以最好带上各种应对天气的衣物。第五天回到奥博斯特时,气温已经回升到20多度了!
这条步道大部分是沥青路面,第三天和第四天有一大段碎石路。我们主要骑的是砾石公路车,轻松应对各种地形。同行的几个人骑的是电动山地车,看起来很不错,直到我们开始爬坡!除了进出奥博斯特的主干道,其他路段的车辆都很少:这真是太好了,因为有些碎石路非常狭窄。我们骑行的路线穿越了农田和森林交错的乡村,风景优美而偏远。途中我们停下来休息了几次。
Bree 在巴士上提供了非常棒的支持,她会在途中为我们准备早茶和/或午餐,包括用她可爱的小电子设备冲泡的正宗意式浓缩咖啡。当雨中爬坡让我们感到吃力时,她还会提供后勤保障。Stephen 骑着他的电动自行车担任我们的向导,他跟在队伍最后,一路鼓励我们,并在休息时与我们愉快地交谈。住宿条件多种多样,在比较偏远的地方,住宿条件比较简朴,但基本设施齐全,舒适度尚可(除了手机和 Wi-Fi 信号在某些地方完全中断)。我用的是 Optus 的卡,有三天都处于信号覆盖范围之外。Telstra 的信号覆盖情况稍好一些,但偶尔也会出现信号中断的情况。我们在骑行前后入住的 Orbost Motel 非常棒。
总而言之,我会毫不犹豫地推荐 Snowy River Cycling Trails Tours。