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Details: Created: 16 April 2000

Timber tramways were lightly constructed railways used for logging. Much narrower than a regular railtrail, trails along former tramways are ideal for bushwalking. Two such tramway trails in the Mansfield area are Mt Samaria and the Plain Creek Track.

Details: Created: 18 May 2000

With the water levels in Lake Eildon so low and the Brankeet Arm of the lake empty, a rather unusual "railtrail" has emerged from the water.

Details: Created: 15 February 2001

Trish and John Greenwood-Smith report on a ride on the Riesling Trail in South Australia's Clare Valley.

Details: Created: 27 May 2001

The Magnet Tramway Rail Trail passes runs through the spectacular bush of Tasmania's West Coast. Unfortunately it starts at the local tip.

Details: Created: 23 July 2003

Andrew Hooker describes a ride along the East Gippsland Rail Trail.

Details: Created: 17 February 2006

A report on a ride on the High Country rail trail on a tandem recumbent, December 2005.