Phillip Island → Omeo · the Sunday-night run home from the MotoGP

Itinerary · 6 stops

1. Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

   Leave early if you can: the circuit road is slow for an hour after the race.

   92.8 mi · 2h 1m Gentle

2. Traralgon

   Traralgon

   First realistic night stop, about two hours from the circuit. Motels on or near the Princes Highway: Motel Traralgon (03 5174 2241), Black Bull Motel, Connells Motel and Mantra Traralgon. Ring ahead; GP weekend availability is not known.

   30.8 mi · 40m Mostly straight

3. 3

   Sale

   Sale

   The sensible stop if you are not up for the full run. Matador Motel, Comfort Inn and Suites King Avenue and the Criterion Hotel are in town; Maffra Motor Inn and Happy Days Accommodation at Tinamba (which lists parking for motorcycle groups) are a short ride north. Ring ahead.

   42.0 mi · 55m Mostly straight

4. Bairnsdale

   Bairnsdale

   The biggest choice of beds before the high country. Bairnsdale Motel (03 5152 1933, 42 Great Alpine Rd, free parking outside the room, listed from about $153 a night for Friday and Saturday of the GP weekend), Mitchell on Main, Grand Terminus Hotel, Town Central Motel and NRMA Bairnsdale Riverside Holiday Park. Fill the tank: the next big town is Omeo.

   16.5 mi · 21m Gentle

5. Bruthen Inn Hotel

   Bruthen Inn Hotel

   Country pub at 84 Main St (03 5157 5201), advertised as bike accommodating. It takes accommodation bookings by phone only, so ring rather than turn up. Rooms are simple and some bathrooms are shared.

   59.7 mi · 1h 18m Flowing

6. Omeo

   Omeo

   The end of the run. Golden Age Hotel (welcomes bike groups), Omeo Motel and Colonial Bank Motel (03 5159 0700, 159 Day Ave). The Great Alpine Road from Bruthen is a night climb: do it in daylight or not at all.