I’m recovering from a heavy cold and don’t feel up to running at the moment, so today I went for an interesting bike ride instead.
Starting at home in Porepunkah I cycled along the rail trail to the edge of Bright. I then went bush up Stackey Gully Road and followed forest tracks to Tower Hill.
It’s a steady climb and not too steep, but I confess that I walked part of the way out of tiredness.
It’s a magnificent view from the top, looking across Bright towards the snowcapped peaks of Feathertop and Hotham. It would be one of the best views in Australia if it wasn’t for the confounded power line.
It’s steeper going down the other side, which I negotiated slowly, and then rode home via the Great Alpine Road.
The forest tracks were in surprisingly good condition, apart from some erosion on the downward section.
