Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail
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Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail | |
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Length | 95 km |
Difficulty | Easy to medium |
Hills | Small undulating hills; Beechworth branch involves extended climb |
Hazards | Uncontrolled crossings of major highways |
Water | Available in most towns |
Path | Sealed, some sections of compact gravel |
Connecting Transport | |
Trains | Melbourne-Sydney line to start of route at Wangaratta |
The Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail is a cycling and walking rail trail in northern Victoria, Australia. It extends from Wangaratta to Bright, with a side branch to Beechworth, following the route of the former Bright railway line. Unusually for a rail trail, it is sealed for virtually the entire distance of approximately 95 kilometres.
Another section, from Rutherglen to Wahgunyah on the Murray was completed in 2009. There is an on-road "preferred route" connecting Rutherglen to Bowser via Chiltern.[1] A third section extends south from Wangaratta to Oxley, connecting with a bike path from there to Milawa.
Stages
File:Map of Murray to Mountains Rail Trail Stevage.png
Map of two sections of the rail trail.
Landmarks are as follows:
- Wangaratta
- Bowser (8 km)
- Londrigan former station (3km)
- Tarrawingee former station (8km)
- Everton former station (6 km)
- Beechworth branch:
- Baarmutha former station (10 km)
- Beechworth (5 km)
- Beechworth branch:
- Everton (1 km)
- Brooksfield former station (5 km)
- Bowman former station (8 km)
- Gapsted former station (6 km)
- Myrtleford (8 km)
- Ovens (5 km)
- Eurobin (former station) (9 km)
- Porepunkah (8 km)
- Bright (7 km)
File:Map of Murray to Mountains Wagunyah Stevage.png
Map of the Rutherglen-Wagunyah section of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.
References
External links
- Murray to the Mountains official website
- railtrails.org
Geographic data related to Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail at OpenStreetMap
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