It seems if you throw a few cycling spots into a mountain town, the people will come. Bright's one of those towns - about two hours from Melbourne, so accessible enough, and with tons of mountain biking trails for the family to enjoy. In Autumn, it's famously beautiful - tons of colour from the deciduous trees paint the town red and orange, and with Mount Feathertop and other mountains surrounding it, it almost has a Europeon feel to it. There's a ton of cool shops from bike and ski shops (it's not far from the skiing mountains either) and clothing and gift stores, and about ten caravan or holiday parks around. It's honestly a great place to bring the whole family and though that seems like my worst nightmare (my family is okay - every one elses, not so much), I really do like visiting Bright.
We drove over from Thredbo as we needed to pick up some Landie parts from Yea - if you're not from Victoria this might not make sense, but we were basically tranversing this part of the state rather than heading home along the coast. We stayed at a little free camp called Smoko which was on the edge of a small river and really nice. I did want to hire some electric bikes as I'd never ridden one and thought it'd be fun, but Jamie hardly slept because of some inconsiderate twats in a van talking all night.
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The canyon looks so peaceful and the river banks are begging for one to just stop and take it all in. How much did the gold sluicing impact the area?
This place looks so calm and pretty! I like how the trees, river, and mountains make it feel peaceful. The walk sounds fun, and the gold mining history is really cool. The pictures are nice too. Thank you for sharing your trip.
What a beautiful and tranquil walk @riverflows. We do live in an amazing world, don't we? I'm also a tad nervous about those suspension bridges, but it does feel good when you get to the other side. Kind of an achievement if they make one feel nervous:)
That sounds super scary! I refused to do this one at Oribi Gorge; I saw it from a high viewpoint, and hubby and our friends walked it while I watched. Indiana Jones would have kicked me off the set, for sure😅
I have only ever been through Bright on the way to the snow, looks like it is well worth a good look around.
The natural beauty is truly amazing, the river looks so beautiful, you can enjoy the natural scenery that truly brings extraordinary happiness ❤️
I can see you're a lover of nature, just like me, I do take a break and walk down the garden just too observe the spring flow of water. I love this
A beautiful place for hiking. I want 🤗
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This canyon walk looks like a such adventure.
Nice place for a walk.
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