Rail Transport in Victoria - Rail Trails

Rail Trails

A number of former rail lines in Melbourne and regional Victoria have been converted into rail trails, for walking, cycling and horse riding. These make excellent tracks for beginners as the lines were originally designed to avoid steep gradients. Most lines are still in public ownership. Some sections of the track are specially leased to neighbouring farmers for stock grazing. This reduces maintenance costs.

Trails around Melbourne include:

• Inner Circle (Rushall to Royal Park)
• Outer Circle (Fairfield to Hughesdale)
• Rosstown (Hughesdale to Elsternwick)
• Hawthorn to Kew
• Red Hill (Merricks to Red Hill)
• Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail

Trails around Victoria include:

• East Gippsland (Bairnsdale to Newmeralla)
• The Beechy (Colac to Beech Forest)
• Crater to Coast (Camperdown to Timboon)
• Ballarat–Skipton
• Murray to the Mountains (Wangaratta to Beechworth and Bright)
• Goulburn River High Country (Bonnie Doon to Mansfield)
• Great Southern Rail Trail (Leongatha–Foster, future extension to Yarram)
• Bass Coast Rail Trail (Anderson–Wonthaggi, future extension to Nyora)

Planned trails include:

• Warrnambool to Port Fairy