Challenge your students to extend their comfort zones on our events, including discovering different parts of Victoria on bike or during our expeditions, learning more about our indigenous culture, customs & heritage and skiing in the Victorian Alps.
Challenge your students
The unique Blackwood Special Schools Outdoor Education Centre annual bike riding events create cohesive camping & cycling communities by bringing together a variety of Special Schools from across Victoria, involving all students and staff in dynamic, inclusive, challenging and adventurous programs.
Our bike riding events include:
- Alpine 100 RideLocated in Northern Victoria our bike ride starts in Beechworth on a fully sealed Rail Trail silhouetted by the stunning Australian Alps and passing through Everton, Myrtleford, Eurobin, Porepunkah, Bright & Harrietville as well as forests, farmlands and open fields.
More Details - East Gippsland Ride Our East Gippsland Ride starts in Nicholson and follows the Rail Trail to Bruthen before crossing the Tambo River and heading into the Colquhoun Forest to Nowa Nowa. We also ride from Orbost back to Nowa Nowa enjoying some old trestle bridges along the way.
More Details - Super Ride This is a ride within the Wombat State Forest from Blackwood to Lyonville via Trentham that will test your limits and truly challenge you to extend your comfort zones and enhance your bike riding abilities.
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What's your favourite ride?
Challenge your students
There's so many fun and exciting events at Blackwood
Our base camp style expedition
Take you all over Victoria and offer you challenging and unique experiences to explore & discover:
- Great Ocean RdThe Great Ocean Road Walk
- Wilsons PromWilsons Promontory National Park
- GrampiansGrampians National Park
- Great DivideThe Great Dividing Trail
- Lower GlenelgLower Glenelg National Park
- Mt BuffaloMt Buffalo National Park
What's your favourite?
Our Warin-bik (Wombat Country) Program
The Warin-bik Program is an Indigenous Program designed to help students learn more about Koorie Culture and create a connection through friendship to help identity, acceptance and understanding.
Our Alpine Winter Program
This Program is designed to introduce students to an alpine winter environment where they are challenged to participate in a variety of snow experiences. Skiing, toboggaining, shoe-showing, snowplay, snow building and immersing oneself in a snow environment are all on offer through this unique alpine program.
