Beat the train or beat your mates. Race the Train is a mountain bike race against the historic Victorian Goldfields Railway steam train between Castlemaine and Maldon.
Race the Train will start at the Old Castlemaine Gaol overlooking the Castlemaine train station and finish in Maldon 17 kilometres down the line. It will provide competitive cyclists an opportunity to race the train, and each other, with the lure of line honors as well as a cash prize pool for category winners who beat the train in the process.
But if racing is not your thing, you can still get involved by participating in the Ride, a family-friendly, non-competitive, scenic trail ride alongside the broad-gauge train line. Or better still, buy a ticket to travel on the train and watch the action unfold from the comfort of the carriages!
Both the Race and the Ride will travel along the dirt tracks and trails that run alongside or in close proximity to the historic broad gauge train line that connects Castlemaine and Maldon. This is an off-road ride on dirt tracks with only 10 per cent of the course on sealed roads....
