For a cycling journey that winds past Melbourne's most historical and iconic landmarks (and with plenty of opportunities for coffee stops, to boot), you can't go wrong with this flat and car-free 30-kilometre Capital City Trail. 

Give your helmet hair a touch of the beach windswept look on this leisurely 18-kilometre trail along the coastline of Port Phillip Bay. Start your cycle along The Bayside Trail at the Westgate Bridge and pedal past Albert Park and Port Melbourne.

Most likely the inspiration behind 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', this 40-kilometre path will have you testing the gears on your bike (and the muscles in your calves) as you climb and fly from mountain to valley to river. 

Get out of the city and into the saddle with this track on the Gippsland coast, which has been extended to cover 21 kilometres. Offering broad views of the coastline, the Bass Coast Rail Trail will also take you through old coal mining country. 

This 21-kilometre Merri Creek Trail  meanders through the best of northern suburbia — starting at the inner city waterfall oasis at Dights Falls and continuing past hidden horse paddocks and up to Coburg.

A local favourite among cyclists for its sparkling river views of the Yarra (yes, even the Yarra can sparkle), the Main Yarra Trail starts in Southbank and stretches out to Melbourne's eastern fringe for 33 kilometres — and you can ride it in either direction.

Serious lycra-clad road cyclists need look no further than testing out their Tour de France skills on this steep climb (animal blood transfusions not required). The 6.8-kilometre 1 in 20 Climb is a beautiful one, but also terribly challenging.

While you never forget how to ride a bike, your body might be a tad unkind if you don't move from the couch enough. Blow the cobwebs off your two-wheeler and get that body moving again, starting with this short five-kilometre track.