The Baarmutha Belter (MTB)

The Baarmutha Belter Ride Package (MTB)

Indigo Epic Trail - Temporary closure from 14 August.

The Indigo Epic Trail will be closed temporarily from Monday 14 August for a period of three to four weeks while HVP Plantations completes its harvest operations in and around the Magpie Plantation.

Official media release from the Indigo Shire Council

Take on the Indigo Epic's Beechworth descent with this E-MTB hire and shuttle package

Best for

Riders wanting a taste of the Indigo Epic trail on an E-MTB.

Price

$95 per person ($105 value)

Availability

Saturday-Sunday 8.30am-4.30pm

Closed Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day

What you get

E-MTB hire (4hrs)
Pre-ride coffee or other drink from the Old Beechworth Gaol Cafe
1x Indigo Epic Uplift (add a second uplift for $25)
Post-ride morning or afternoon tea from the Old Beechworth Gaol Cafe

About the ride

Surface	Singletrack and fire road
Gradient	Undulating descent with some climbing
Distance	9.6km
Fitness level	Most people in good health
Trail difficulty rating	Easy with some More Difficult sections

The Baarmutha Belter ride package is for you if you're curious to find out what the Indigo Epic fuss is all about. It's the perfect entry into riding machine-cut flow trail and singletrack, but be warned, you'll be hooked on that downhill flow feeling!

The trail from Wallaby Mine back to Beechworth is rated Easy with Intermediate sections (check what this means for you). You'll be on one of our E-MTBs to help you up the steeper bits ... you're going to have a great time!

The first climb doesn't last long, and soon the smooth, machine-built Indigo Epic trail begins undulating through the native forest to the highest point on the whole trail at 747m elevation, before flowing down an endless series of berms and crests on Baarmutha Belter through Beechworth Historic Park.

You'll quickly pick up momentum on the descent, so stay close to your brakes and watch the trail ahead as you feel your speed build.

By the time you hit the flat Pipeline return track near the caravan parks you'll be (a) in a hurry to get back to the Gaol for a second run, and (b) thinking about which of your possessions you can sell in order to buy an e-mountain bike...