Cycling the Huon Valley - Discovered Southern Tasmania rich cycle touring territory

There are many cycling opportunities in the Huon Valley, depending on your skill level or requirements. The Huon Valley nestles under the reclining profile of Sleeping Beauty, the poetic name of the bordering mountain range. So it’s appropriate that the valley has been known for its apples and now its boutique cider houses: Willie Smiths near Huonville, Franks out of Franklin and Pagan Cider in Cygnet. Willie Smiths is on this route and hosts local entertainment on Friday nights and monthly on Sundays. The local ciders all use apples, pears and cherries but are quite different.

You can set out from Riverfront Estate in the morning and do a very relaxing ride of approximately 28klm Riding up to Summer Kitchen bakery and café in Ranelagh for breakfast and a coffee, then continue up the river, noticing the dark flow of the Huon River with tannins, making any amount of reflective photo opportunities on a still day. You can arrive at Judbury and cross the Huon River and then head back down the river, via Glen Huon back into Huonville for a simple lunch at The Block Steak House.

Comments

Food in the Huon Valley

Its becoming another great food hub. There are now many little placing popping up with excellent food alternatives. We recently called into the Glen Huon Farm Shop which is the home to the Bruny Island Cheese milk . Looking for something different to do on the weekend, how about Handmade, Small Batch, Sourdough Crumpets made deep in the Huon Valley. We found these at the Glen Huon Farm Gate Shed in Glen Huon, which is the home to the Bruny Island Cheese Milk. So if you are looking for something different call in and get some of the HuonMeCrumpets. These can be purchased at the Glen Huon Farm shop in Glen Huon

Fat Pig Farm Huon Valley

We love the Fat Pig Farm, the farm is at Pig Farm is home to Matthew, Sadie and Hedley. Together they run a 70 acre family farm in the beautiful Huon Valley, south of Hobart. The basic concept of the restaurant is paddock to plate, nearly everything is sourced from the farm or close by. You eat in the restaurant where the meal is cooked Since 2011 Matthew & Sadie have been busy turning the one-time apple orchard into a mixed farm. Along with our namesake Wessex Saddleback pigs, the farm is home to chooks, a beef herd and a market garden. They have limited sitting each week, so its not a place you walk into looking for a table, so make sure you use their booking system at Check Availability So if you want to book a night with #rvierfrontestate we can organise getting you to and from Fat Pig Farm, for a small charge.

Fat Pig Farm Accommodation

Riverfront estate is a short drive of 13klms to Fat Pig Farm , it offers perfect accommodation for Fat Pig Farm. If you are looking for accommodation for fat pig farm we cater for up to six people. If you dont want to drive to Fat Pig Farm you can also get a taxi from Southern Taxis (approx. $45 each way) or Uber Ride (approx. $40 each way).

Touring Southern Tasmania

Search This Blog