The 3.2km Hervey Bay Rail Trail Extension Opens
The 3.2Km extention of the Rail Trail from Urraween Road to Chapel Road has now opened.
The Queensland Government provided $439,750 toward the cost of this extention.
The rail trail current length is now 13.5 kms from the Urangan Pier to Chapel Road offering cyclists, mobility scooter users, walkers and joggers a safe route thorough Hervey Bay away from roads.
At the pier it links with the 12.5 km-long shared walk/cycle path along the foreshore that links Urangan to Gatakers Bay.
For more information and maps please click HERE
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