DESTINATION INFORMATION
High Country, Victoria
Full of natural beauty and gorgeous towns, Victoria’s High Country is the optimal spot for your mountain biking adventure. The Mystic Yak awaits.
Fall in love with Bright, Beechworth, Yackandandah and surrounds.
Getting There
There are so many ways to get to The Mystic Yak event starting in Beechworth!
Flying
Melbourne Airport is the closest major city location. You can fly into there and then It is just under a 3 hour drive from Melbourne Airport to Beechworth. The other closest capital city is Canberra, which is another fly in option and then a 4 hour drive down to Beechworth. Both of these major city airports have lots of car hire options!
You can also take a regional flight into Albury Airport, which provides direct flights to and from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The famous Albury-Wodonga region, connects the states of New South Wales and Victoria. From there it is then only a 40 minute drive south to Beechworth. There are also plenty of car hire options at Albury.
Driving
If you are east coast based already, pack up the car and hit the M1 to get to Beechworth and Victoria’s High Country. Following are approximate travel times by car from each city.
- Melbourne > Beechworth (just under 3 hours).
- Canberra > Beechworth (a little over 4 hours).
- Sydney > Beechworth (just over 6 hours).
- Newcastle > Beechworth (around 8 hours).
- Wollongong > Beechworth (a bit under 6 hours).
- Adelaide > Beechworth (around 9.5 hours – maybe look at flying)!
Accommodation
Victoria’s High Country area has many accommodation options on offer. Whether it’s a cottage, caravan park or holiday home, find what you’re after here and make your stay as cosy as possible.
You can choose to stay at either Beechworth or Bright, or in between at Myrtleford. All towns are well located to attend each stage over the weekend. We recommend searching the VHC website to find your accommodation!
Refuel
Feeling peckish and need to satisfy your stomach? Luckily, you’ll be spoilt for choice! Take your pick from quality restaurants, cafes and breweries. We will make sure you see three of the best options via our event as Bridge Road Brewers, 5 Acres and Yack Creek Distillery will be our venue partners. But we recommend a search on the VHC website to find lots of other options to try before and after each stage!
Unwind
Once you have finished riding for the day there are a number of relaxing activities to choose from including visiting national parks, exploring villages or soaking up culture at art galleries.
