Rosstown Railway Heritage Trail - Trail Description

The route starts between Hughesdale and Oakleigh stations where the Rosstown railway branched off from the main line. Alexander McCooke

Location: Southern Melbourne suburbs, 9km from Melbourne

Start/end: Hughesdale to Elsternwick

Region: Melbourne Metropolitan, Victoria

Length open: 7km

Surface: Sealed

Description

Mainly one for those interested in history. The trail is a marked on- and off-road heritage route following a private railway that ran just one train in 1888.

The responsible body is the City of Glen Eira who have produced a very informative brochure (see links below). The council has also put quite ornate interpretive signs along the route in the footpaths.

For more information on this trail see the book Rail Trails of Victoria and South Australia.

Trail Map

See Rail Trails of Victoria and South Australia for a much more detailed map. The maps in the book include all trail access points, facilities along the trail and gradient profiles (example).

Gallery

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Cover of the brochure on the trail produced by the City of Glen Eira (see link below).

Near Hughesdale Station. Fiona Colquhoun

Frankston Line overbridge near E.E. Gunn Reserve. Fiona Colquhoun

Near the end of the trail at Elstenwick. Much of the route is on-road along suburban streets that follow the route of the railway. Alexander McCooke

Web Links

Brochure from city of Glen Eira

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Rail Trails of Victoria and South Australia

This trail is included in our guide book Rail trails of Victorian and South Australia. The book features 25 rail trails. It includes plenty of photos, detailed descriptions and full colour maps.

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