Mount
BEAUTY
ADVENTURE LIVES HERE!
Nestled in the heart of the Kiewa Valley, Mount Beauty is a destination that lives up to its name. With its stunning backdrop of Victoria's highest peak, Mount Bogong, this charming town offers a perfect escape for nature lovers and adventurers alike.
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The team’s aim is for everyone to improve their physical health through exploring the outdoors.
Explore the beautiful Kiewa Valley and surrounds while cycling through Victoria’s High Country with Rocky Valley Bikes and Snow Sports.
Challenge yourself in the Bike Hill Mountain Bike Park or on the new trails at Falls Creek on a mountain bike or climb the surrounding mountains on a road bike. If enjoying nature at a leisurely pace is more your style then explore the Kiewa Valley or Bogong High Plains on an electric bike.
Rocky Valley Bikes and Snow Sports has your cycling needs covered, with a variety of bikes for hire, including electric and dual suspension and a mechanic on duty. With nature at your door step, you will find an assortment of trails to ride and the scenery is breathtaking.
Nestled in the heart of the mountains, the Rocky Valley Luxury Apartments offer luxurious two bedroom apartments with unparalleled convenience for your adventurous lifestyle. It’s perfect for you if whether you’re a ski, cycle or nature enthusiast. Imagine waking up to breathtaking mountain views, with immediate access to top-rated ski slopes and scenic cycling trails.
Located in the heart of Tawonga South, these apartments offer convenient access to local restaurants and the nearby bike and ski hub, making it an ideal base for your next adventure. Each apartment includes a separate storage unit, ensuring your bike is securely stored away from the weather. Additionally, the on-site bike wash keeps your equipment clean and ready for your next ride. The storage units are also perfect for safely storing skis and boots, ensuring they are dry and ready for another exhilarating day on the slopes. One apartment has accessible bathroom, wide doorways and ramp entrance.
Each apartment features a well-equipped kitchenette, complete with a coffee machine, microwave, full-sized fridge, and cooktop. Unit 1 is located on the ground floor and boasts a spacious bathroom designed to meet accessible needs. Each unit also includes a balcony with stunning views of the mountains and valley. The north and east-facing windows bathe the space in beautiful morning light, offering picturesque views of Mount Bogong.
This is one of Australia’s most scenic foot races with an emphasis on fun for all the family.
Choose your event between the four distances on offer
A 18 kilometre trail run through some of the iconic bush tracks and river crossing in the area.
A 10.6 kilometre fun run following the pristine Kiewa River to Pebble Beach and beyond . Double the distance for the 21 kilometre.
A three kilometre fun run around the flat Mt. Beauty pondage track, with Mt Bogong in the background..
Step back into another time with a celebration of Australian heritage. Ride the High Plains on a journey to the Mittagundi Bush Dance and Pioneer Festival before climbing onto Mount Bogong, Victoria’s highest mountain.
Pioneering the High Plains expedition takes you on a journey, through diverse landscapes, along a route that highlights the vertical scale, and the rich cultural heritage of the Victorian High Country.
Mid tour you will follow the spectacular Track 107 down to Mittagundi, a not for profit outdoor education centre where they host the annual Mittagundi Bush Dance and Pioneer Skills fundraising weekend. Bogong Horseback adventures invites guests to get involved in a traditional bush festivities weekend and pick up some long lost bush skills along the way.
For the final few days the tour will head up The Long Spur to the final camp on Mount Bogong, Victoria’s highest mountain. On your last day you climb to the highest place you can take a horse in Australia, and nestled in the valley far below is Spring Spur, your destination at day’s end.
This is the Mittagundi 40th Anniversary Bush Festival.
Bogong Horseback Adventures has been running award-winning tours since 1986. With licensed access to the Alpine National Park and Mount Bogong, the riding landscape is truly spectacular.
Based at our property Spring Spur, Bogong Horseback Adventures travel from rich mountain valleys to the vast Bogong High Plains and Victoria’s highest mountain, Mount Bogong. The award-winning tours combine great food and wine, fantastic mountain-bred horses, and friendly, experienced staff.
Offering daily trail rides in the Alpine National Park, as well as spectacular multi-day packhorse expeditions into the Victorian High Country.
Breeding and training Australian Stock Horses, Bogong Horseback Adventures have a program of clinics and workshops in Australian Horsemanship, offering insights into the traditions of mountain horse lore, natural horsemanship, and the skills of bush riding, camping with horses and using packhorses.
Join Bogong Horseback Adventures three day Packhorse expedition and experience a truly Australian experience. Get a little saddle grease on your trouser seat this Australia day weekend.
Travelling back in time leaving the 21st century behind as you ride into the belly of the clouds to the ‘mountain dreaming place’ the High country. Packhorses carrying all the camping equipment for comfortable camping. The packhorse load will surprise you with the ‘magic pudding’ quality, delicious camp fire meals served one after the other. Bogong Horseback Adventures are proud to combine both living an old world heritage with modern comforts and cuisine.
This expedition takes in Mount Fainter and Bogong Jacks Hideout. An iconic short Australian break. It is made easy for the casual weekend rider or the beginner rider, by camping two nights at Bogong Jacks Hideout camp. On Sunday you ride out over Mount Fainter and unload the lunch pack at Tawonga huts.
After your billy boils and the cake washed down with billy tea it is out into Pretty Valley for a few good canters, let the wind blow out the cob webs and stresses of your busy lives.