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New signs have been installed at regular intervals along the Barossa Rail Trail. These are intended to remind trail users to remain on the trail and n...

New England Rail Trail loses promised government funding...

Our range of branded Rail Trails Australia clothing including long and short sleeve cycling jerseys, T-shirts, polos and MTB jerseys, are available to...

On the 8th of November, 2024, the Amy Gillett Bikeway Rail Trail celebrated a significant milestone with the completion of the first 400m of the exten...

The duplication of the Main South Road involved some major earth works, including the reconstruction of the underpass below South Road. The replacemen...

The O’Keefe Rail Trail takes a bit of a detour to reach Axedale, but that little loop has its compensations. The northern Victorian town has a r...

Construction of the 11km western half of the Waranga (Murchison-Rushworth) Rail Trail is moving along nicely and it is anticipated that work will be c...

Riders and walkers on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail are enjoying yet another new bridge over one of the difficult-to-traverse gullies between Coominy...

Yarra’s gone electric, but it has nothing to do with Toyota. Ramping up it’s Ride Yarra Ranges projects with work currently progressing on...

Construction has started on an 80m “jetty-style” bridge across Dock One in Port Adelaide that will let visitors explore north from the Out...

A missing link in the Mornington Peninsula’s trail network will soon be plugged, allowing walkers and cyclists to travel 26km from Frankston, in Me...

The Bellarine Rail Trail now makes a great start at South Geelong Railway Station courtesy of the Victorian state government’s Rural Rail Revival Pr...

In August, Rail Trails Australia regional representative for southern NSW, Dennis Puniard, presented at and was a co-facilitator of the Southern NSW R...

Some great demonstrations of how rail trails are benefitting regional Australia have recently feature on national programs. Two weeks ago ABC’s ...

The 2024 Rail Trail Conference brought together 110 delegates (RTA’s biggest conference yet!) in Melbourne to learn more about ‘Attracting...

The second Sunday in October saw perfect weather in Victoria’s north east as more than 50 bike riders gathered for the annual Tall Trestle Tread...

You are looking longingly at one of Australia’s longer rail trails and dreaming of a multi-day ride with local meals and accommodation, but how do y...

IT’S FREE so come along on Monday 18 November and join Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail and Heytesbury District Landcare Network as they combine to sha...

In the Spring 2024 edition of Connections, Jeff Nolan, RTA Southeast Queensland Representative, explores the development of the 161km-long Brisbane ...

Missed out on a seat at the 2024 Rail Trails Conference? You can still join us for a walk or ride on the Warburton Rail Trail on Saturday, 19 October ...

The vagaries of Melbourne’s weather continue to hamper progress on the massive Yarra Valley Trail project, but the local council is forging ahead re...

The Ringwood to Belgrave Trail has made it tantalizing close to the Melbourne suburb’s bustling railway station after another 500m of concrete share...

We’re inviting you to attend what may be the largest gathering ever of rail trail volunteers and supporters at our 2024 Rail Trails Conference i...

The East Gippsland Rail Trail from Bairnsdale to Orbost formally ends at Burn Rd, Newmerella, just 2km short of the old station site near the Snowy Ri...

The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) released its draft Great Ocean Road Regional Trail Strategy 2024-2034 in September and is ask...

In March 2024 Rail Trails Australia reported that the City of Greater Bendigo (COGB) Council had put out the draft O’Keefe Rail Trail Plan for commu...

The Adelaide Hills Council is interested in hearing from the Adelaide Hills Community and those who use the bike infrastructure within the Council are...

On the 3 September 2024 the Detailed Design and costing for the Bethania to Logan Village Rail Trail (part of the Bethania to Beaudesert Rail Trail in...

Campaspe Shire Council recently awarded Northern Construction Group the contract to build approximately 10km of gravel cycling trail, from the Bendigo...

On 2 September, a very excited and proud Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail (CMRT) group celebrated the announcement that they have been awarded a Vic...

The Great Victorian Rail Trail runs from Tallarook to Mansfield in Victoria’s High Country, with a branch line to Alexandra. This easily accessi...

The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) have been working on the 7km section of the Atherton Tablelands Rail Trail from Mareeba A...

The Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils in NSW is made up of the ten local councils that cover the entire Hunter region, from Newcastle and Lake Mac...

Volunteers of all ages have planted over 20,000 trees and shrubs along the popular Gippsland Plains Rail Trail (Victoria), transforming what was once ...

The Great Southern Rail Trail‘s extension to Yarram is now officially open! The new 21-kilometre section brings the length of the trail (from Ny...

A section of the Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail is closed for the rest of the year while contractors undertake the difficult task of replacing two brid...

In 2021 a severe storm impacted the Trentham area, including the much loved Domino Rail Trail in country Victoria. A local initiative, funded by a Vic...

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The 33 kilometre Beechworth to Yackandandah section of the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail in north east Victoria has been officially opened. RTA presi...

The Wonthaggi Station Museum Precinct has received a major facelift, including transformation of the Bass Coast Rail Trail platform and Wonthaggi Rail...

On 31 July, 2024, around 150 people attended the launch of Friends of NERT, which replaces “NERT Inc.” to encompass the full Armidale to G...

On August 1, Bicycle Queensland met with the major stakeholders for the Kingaroy to Kilkivan Rail Trail. This included staff from South Burnett Region...

Rail Trails Australia is now available to receive donations through the 10 cents Containers for Change scheme in Victoria, Queensland, Western Austral...

On Friday 16 August there will be an official opening of the Welshpool to Alberton section of the Great Southern Rail Trail in Victoria’s Gippsl...

The Tweed section of NSW’s Northern Rivers Rail Trail has seen a remarkable surge in user numbers, far exceeding initial expectations. According...

The Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail has a new attraction – a restored NSW Railways guard’s van. Located at the Figures Street trail head...

The Australian and South Australian Government’s have jointly (50:50) funded $200m to replace the existing Glenelg Tram level crossing at Morphett R...

Rail Trails Australia is very happy to announce some new and enhanced features to our website have recently been implemented. We are continually revie...

The bridge over the Stuart Murray Canal on the Waranga (Murchison – Rushworth) Rail Trail, near Murchison in northern Victoria, is back in busin...

The members of the Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail (CMRT) are continuing their planning and advocacy for funding and the development of the rail tr...

The south-eastern end of the Heathmont to Belgrave Trail in Melbourne has received some long-overdue love from Yarra Ranges Council, in the form of su...

Neighbouring shires Lismore City Council and Byron Shire Council have completed an application together in a bid to secure $38 million in funding fr...

Rail trail supporters at Glenroy station site, 15 June 2024. ...

Travellers on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail have welcomed the recent opening of a new bridge over Logan Creek, located about 10km north of Coominya o...

Recently Rail Trails Australia ran a competition on its social media to win 2 full day e-Bike hire passes to ride the Great Southern Rail Trail sponso...

The Barossa Council has upgraded directional markings for the Barossa Rail Trail in Nuriootpa. Arriving from Tanunda direction into Nuriootpa, a right...

On 7 June 2024, the eastern extension of the Great Southern Rail Trail was opened to users, completing a 129 km trail through an impressive spectrum o...

The Mike Turtur Rail Trail extends from the City of Adelaide Parklands to the coastal suburb of Glenelg, a distance of 9km. The northern end of the tr...

The Shires of Narrogin and Williams in Western Australia’s wheatbelt region have announced a joint initiative to explore the potential for a rai...

The Port Dock Line extension in Adelaide will result in a change to the Outer Harbor Rail Trail route and a substantial improvement in cyclist and ped...

Rail Trails Australia (RTA) is excited to announce a community grants program for 2024. RTA’s 2024 grants program will support community organisatio...

The third annual Mansfield Marathon was an outstanding success with nearly 600 runners and walkers converging on the Mansfield end of the Great Victor...

Between 3-6 May, Bicycle Queensland partnered with the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Association to deliver the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Even...

A rescission motion was passed last night (13 May) at the Council’s Extraordinary meeting. This means that Council can now proceed with the prel...

Cars and Coffee Barossa is held in the carpark of Provenance Barossa, from 8am to 10:30am, on the first Sunday of every month. The events attract clas...

The newly formed “Tallowwood Mountain Rail Trail” group has been busy in recent months, endeavouring to build a rail trail on a 35 km section of t...

Some 132 walkers converged on the Mansfield end of the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) on Friday, 26 April with participants raising funds for Mansf...

Come along to Ciderfest 2024 in Batlow on 18 May 2024, and register your support for the Batlow – Tumut rail trail group at their stand in Pione...

The Château Tanunda Barossa Marathon is to be held on Sunday 26 May 24, starting and finishing in Tanunda. The event attracts runners from right acro...

We are calling on all rail trail supporters to express their support for the development of a new rail trail in NSW to add to the stunning success sto...

Some exciting news from Western Australia! Earlier this week, the WA government committed $17.5 million to completing the Wadandi Track (formerly know...

Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail Inc (CMRT) recently received very welcome news and financial support to allow them the apply for $400,000 from the ...

The e-bike is a great way to get more people and families using the rail trails in Australia! Bicycle Network believes electric bicycles (e-bikes) pro...

This week, we received the tragic news that the Mullumbimby railway station on the old Northern Rivers Railway was destroyed by fire. The station was ...

If you would like to be able to wheel your bike onto new NSW country trains to get to rail trails please contact the NSW government; detail in the bot...

The Feasibility Study for the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail (BGRT) in south west NSW was completed in November 2022. The Rail Trail Development Plan wa...

The iconic Northern Rivers Rail Trail keeps rolling on! On the occasion of the opening of the Casino to Bentley stage of the NRRT, Rail Trails Aus...

As part of its ongoing advocacy work and community engagement, the Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail Inc. Group recently provided an excellent opport...

The Adelaide to Port Dock railway line was constructed in 1856 to service the passenger and freight movement between the Port Dock and Adelaide. With ...

Early bird registrations are open until April 12 for Lake High – ‘Walk for Autism’ on April 26, 2024 for teams of two to ten women to walk 15 or...

The official opening of the Casino to Bentley stage of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail was held at the Old Casino Station precinct on Saturday 23 March...

While most of the work extending the Great Southern Rail Trail from Welshpool to Alberton had been completed by the end of 2023, three major storms, a...

The long-awaited New England Rail Trail (NERT) stage 1 from Glen Innes to Ben Lomond in northern NSW is now a very big step closer to construction. At...

An extension to the Amy Gillett Rail Trail will go ahead after a funding agreement was reached. Stage Four of the Amy Gillett Rail Trail – to extend...

Riders and walkers will soon have another escape from the very popular Warburton Rail Trail courtesy of a program to clean up the tight bends of the L...

On the 24 February the Atherton district and beyond saw members of the running and outdoor fraternity enjoying an informal RAIL TRAIL RAMBLE run. This...

Sunday, March 3 saw over 100 cyclists of various ages and abilities enjoy a bike ride under a clear blue sky and perfect conditions along the Great Vi...

After detailed historical and site investigations, Heritage Victoria have placed the former Rushworth Railway Station on the Victorian Heritage Invent...

It’s only been open for a year, but the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail has exceeded expectations. Drawing crowds of more than 140 t...

The City of Greater Bendigo (COGB) Council is now inviting the wider community to provide feedback and further comment on the Draft O’Keefe Rail Tra...

As we celebrate the opening 12 months ago of the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail,  Rail Trails Australia is pleased to announce the o...

The proposed Goodwood shared-use overpass, which would have ensured Adelaide cyclists and pedestrians could safely travel over the Goodwood Railway St...

Owen Fitzgerald, who has led the Riverina Highlands Rail Trail (RHRT) group since its inception in 2003, has announced his retirement from the RHRT l...

The Shire of Yarra Ranges has secured promised funding of $4.1m to extend the Yarra Valley Trail (YVT). This government investment will be used to cre...

As part of the initial $5M for the Borumba Pumped Hydro Project benefits package, Queensland Minister for Energy and Clean Economy Jobs, Mick de Brenn...

Cumberland Council has released the proposed design for the Pippita Rail Trail, a 2.4 kilometre walking and riding path which will connect Lidcombe st...

In a collaborative effort between the ‘Friends of the Great Victorian Rail Trail’ volunteer group and Mansfield Shire Council, replica vintage sta...

John O’Brien (Rail Trails Australia Regional Representative for NSW) and his partner Kathy recently participated in the Lake Hume Cycle Classic....

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Queensland, trail managers for the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT), has announced the refurbishment...

Do you have Victoria’s 62 km Gippsland Plains Rail Trail on your bucket list? Or maybe the 13 Km Tarra Trail between Yarram and Port Albert in Gipps...

Come along and join the members and supporters of the Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail Inc (CMRT) for an unique opportunity to walk part of the pote...

Exciting news for people wanting to stay a while and take in the views and food along the Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail. As reported in the Warrnam...

In an important step forward for the Batlow rail trail, Snowy Valleys Council voted at its December 2023 meeting to support the first proposed section...

A great weekend is being offered early in May — spend the weekend on the Boyne Burnet Inland Rail Trail in Queensland with organized tours, brea...

Cycle Dindi returns to the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) on Saturday, 16 March. This fully supported, family friendly ride has the choice of three...

Exciting news that the design and funding has been approved for a new bridge over the Tallangatta Creek on the High Country Rail Trail in north east V...

Tour de Trail returns in 2024. Cyclists of all ages are invited to ride the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) for fun and fitness on Sunday, March 3. ...