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Inner Circle Rail Trail - Trail Description
Trail
Inner Circle Rail Trail
| Type: | Rail trail |
| Location: | Inner suburban Melbourne, 5km from Melbourne |
| Start/end: | Rushall to Royal Park |
| Status: | Open |
| Length open: | 4km |
| Surface: | Sealed |
| Terrain: | Flat |
| Best seasons: | All seasons |
| Public transport: | Train, Bus, Tram |
| Contact Region: | Melbourne, Yarra Valley, Geelong, Bellarine & Mornington Peninsulas |
Details
Features
A high standard rail trail traversing Melbourne's inner suburbs. Traverses parkland and quite a few railway heritage structures remain.
Very popular with local residents.
Description
Part of the Capital City Trail. There are lots of cafes nearby as well as Yarra Bend Park.
All major road crossings have traffic signals.
Many connections with public transport.
For more information on this trail see the book Rail Trails of Victoria and South Australia.
May 2015
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Contact Us About This Trail
Email or click here: melbourne@railtrails.org.au.
Photos
Inner Circle Rail Trail - Photos
Comments
Comments
11 June , 2019 by warwickdymphna@gmail.com
17/27. As part of the Capital City loop, we smashed out another old favourite last week, the Inner Circle Rail trail. We did it from from Royal Park to Rushall train stations. It is a straight line, with the only real hill up from Royal Park for a short distance. At one point on the trail, near Velo Cycles in Carlton North, there is an electronic counter that had registered over 500000 bikes since Jan 1 this year, so they are well on track to record over a million in the full year. 17 trails now completed, only 10 to go for my 2019 challenge is to ride every rail trail in Victoria this calendar year to promote organ donation. You can follow my rail trail exploits on FB Warwick Duncan - The 2nd Chance Man or Insta @warwick_rides.
21 March , 2015 by cascho
I was on this trail this morning (Saturday 21st March 2015), from Rushall to Royal Park and back. This is a popular trail for cyclists and walkers – going through great inner suburbs of Melbourne. I’m glad they kept the old train easement a park, as it adds to the attractiveness of the surrounding area. The path is sealed the entire length and there is only one slight hill as you enter Royal Park. Being part of the Capital City Trail there are plenty of bike paths leading off to all parts of Melbourne. There are a lot of activities happening along and off the trail most weekends – as well as plenty of cafe/food options with the nearby streets. The only issue is to watch out for cars as you cross some of the streets, especially towards the Rushall end because there aren’t pedestrian crossing lights.