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Plenty Gorge Park – The Big Dipper Trail loop from Plenty

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Mountain biking trails

Australia

Victoria

Plenty Gorge Park – The Big Dipper Trail loop from Plenty

Hard

3.0

(1)

riders

Plenty Gorge Park – The Big Dipper Trail loop from Plenty

02:52

32.5km

450m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 6.95 km for 99 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.29 km

Jess's Track Pond

Highlight • Lake

2.30 km

Forest Pond

Highlight • Lake

3.23 km

Plenty Gorge Reservoir Water Tank

Highlight • Structure

3.82 km

Plenty Gorge Park

Highlight • Gorge

Plenty Gorge Park protects a rugged stretch of bushland north-east of Melbourne, where the Plenty River cuts through rocky cliffs and open woodland. The park combines elevated ridgelines, river flats …

Tip by

4.51 km

Drop Overlooking Welcome Back Crossing

Highlight • Climb

I broke 3 bones in my shoulder down this drop so I don't recommend it
It's not easy getting your bike out of without anybody to help with a broken …

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5.85 km

The Big Dipper Trail

Highlight • Trail

Wouldn't like to have a spill on the way down as one certainly hit some speed towards the bottom

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6.94 km

Wooden Bridge on Scenic Trail

Highlight • Bridge

14.5 km

Northeast Wetland

Highlight • Natural

The trail runs along a high berm above the wetlands and looks down on the waters of Stella Dale Creek Reserve. You can follow a doubletrack path all the way around the wetland.

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30.3 km

Browns Lane Reserve

Nature Reserve

32.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.3 km

5.43 km

3.94 km

1.30 km

525 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.4 km

10.8 km

2.32 km

1.78 km

1.15 km

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 15 July

14°C

9°C

64 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Plenty Gorge Park – The Big Dipper Trail loop from Plenty

Jess's Track Pond

Forest Pond

Plenty Gorge Reservoir Water Tank

Plenty Gorge Park

Drop Overlooking Welcome Back Crossing

The Big Dipper Trail

Wooden Bridge on Scenic Trail

Northeast Wetland

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