Location	Brewmanity Brewery and Rooftop 50 Tope Street South Melbourne
Route	20km circular route South Melbourne, Albert Park, Port Melbourne
Coffee Stop	Tribu Coffee 217 Rouse Street Port Melbourne
Mary’s Rating	⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ⭐🥑
GPX/Strava	https://www.strava.com/routes/3397209614349539412
Date Ridden	1 September 2025 If you have ridden these route and have any updates that need to be made, then leave a comment on this post.

Following the Melbourne Brompton Club ride from Port Fairy to Warrnambool, Mary and I did our first Adelaide Bromptoneering in Melbourne Social rides. This takes the tried and tested formula of Adelaide Bromptoneering – 20km loop, start and finish at a brewery, quiet out of the way roads and paths, good coffee stop and beer at the end.

This South Melbourne loop rides was no different. We started at Brewmanity at around 10:30am. We headed through South Melbourne towards Albert Park Lake – took in a bit of champagne gravel lakeside.

When you visit Melbourne for a bike ride most people would typically ride the foreshore path. But, for something a little different this route travels the quiet and quaint residential streets of Albert Park. It is truly delightful and only involves a small patch of bluestone cobbles. Unfortunately, I didn’t take any photos here – you will just have to follow the route for yourself. The route circumnavigates the the Gasworks Arts Park. Unfortunately for us there were constructions works. But, I am sure they will be finished in time for your ride.

The coffee stop was in Port Melbourne at Tribu Coffee. Adelaide Bromptoneers know that I am quite fond of Cafetal in Kent Town and their focus on Colombian coffee. Tribu spoke to me because it was founded by two Colombian coffee aficionados and experts. I had a delightful batch brew. I enjoyed it so much I bought the beans!

This route includes a special excursion to one of my favourite spots in Melbourne – Sandridge lookout (or more particularly the end of the access route). You can while away the time watching the straddle cranes dancing with containers and the ship to shore crane effortlessly lifting those containers on to the container ship. Just be mindful that the path is a little rough.

The route then takes you through some relatively modern residential development on a fully separated path and the back towards town next to the Port Melbourne line. For a fully touristic experience, it does take you in front of Crown Casino on Melbourne’s Southbank. Caution getting there and along Southbank is recommended – it is a high pedestrian traffic area.

Look at this reward though.

The route we took is below.