Is it worth the trip?
85Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Tacky: hero dirt, Air 18 °C
Tue 3 · 69 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- –
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 88 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 5.4 mm
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 69 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 6.9 mm
- Rain
- 0.1 mm
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 95 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 7 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 48 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 13.9 mm
- Rain
- 1.9 mm
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 81 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 15.7 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 14°C
Mon 9 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 1.9 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 369, good
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 569, good
- Fri 695, good
- Sat 748, fair
- Sun 881, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 10100, good
- Wed 11100, good
- Thu 1261, good
The spot in two facts
- 6 routesmapped within 10 km
- Best Dec–Mar6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | – | 0 mm | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 88, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 5.4 mm | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | 6.9 mm | 0.1 mm | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 95, good | Unknown | 7 mm | 0 mm | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 48, fair | Unknown | 13.9 mm | 1.9 mm | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov* | 81, good | Unknown | 15.7 mm | 0 mm | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 1.9 mm | 0 mm | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 23°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 16°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 61, good | Slick | 11.4 mm | 0 mm | 18°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Dec–Mar
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About West Coast Wetlands Ride
6 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Aug to May. Nearest beds: Hastings Victoria, 11 km (about 20 min by car). Nearest airport: Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), 45 km.
- Routes 6 mountain bike routes mapped.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,720–US$3,370 each
about US$1,720–US$3,370 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 3 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$959–US$2,000 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$241 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$288–US$530 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,370 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 11 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest beds: Hastings Victoria, 11 km (about 20 min by car). Nearest airport: Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), 45 km.
See places to stay near Hastings Victoria, 11 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 29h 35m
About 29h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 50m by road
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