A pleasant outing that can be treated as an up-and-back trip along the railway corridor or extended into a more adventurous loop using mountain bike trails

Forrest to Barwon Downs (5km)

• Access: Trailhead across the road from the Terminus Hotel on Henry St, Forrest (the railway station was 500m further southeast, along Station St, where there is on-street parking and conveniences)
• From the trailhead, head north-west along Henry St
• After 100m, on the corner of Henry and Grant streets, there is an information board
• The trail then runs north along the road reserve, largely parallel to the railway alignment. A low-level bypass provides a close-up view of an irreparable trestle bridge on the Barwon River floodplain
• At the river itself, the trail passes over a rebuilt rail bridge incorporating the original piers. The trail then continues on the original alignment.
• It crosses Yaugher Rd to the Yaugher Station trail hub. From that spot, there is access to a recreation reserve (to the east) and, to the west via Boundary Rd, the Yaugher MTB trailhead, which has toilets
• The rail trail now winds through the Yaugher State Forest for about 3km and leaves the rail corridor again near a fence line, where there is a picnic table. The last section is a climb but the surface is good. The Tiger Loop MTB trail (#16) enters from the left part way along this section
• The trail officially ends at Birregurra-Forrest Rd (see CONNECTING PATH below).

Connecting Path

• From the end of the Tiger, cross Birregurra-Forrest Rd (C119) with care and look for a singletrack section in the road reserve. You are now on the Tiger Loop (#16). This non-technical mountain- bike track along a power line easement will take you south to the Yaugher MTB trailhead and Boundary Rd.