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Suitable for:- Rail Trail
- On Road
- Potential Rail Trail
- Other Trail
- Former Railway
- Rail Trail
- On Road
- Potential RT
- Other Trail
- Former Railway
- On-road and along a bike path through a linear park
- A pleasant ride past Hawthorn’s pretty houses and gardens
Last updated: 20 December 2022
This short trail follows a branch line from Hawthorn to Kew.
On road and bike path through linear park.
Riding the along the trail reserve
Information and Links
The trail is managed by Boroondara Council.
To report any issues or problems please contact the council.
Contact Rail Trails Australia
To contact us about this rail trail, email vic@railtrails.org.au
Background Information
Traditional owners
We acknowledge the Woiworung people, the traditional custodians of the land and waterways on which the rail trail is built.
Rail line history
This short trail follows a branch line from Hawthorn to Kew that opened in 1887 and closed in 1957.
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17 km
Inner Circle Rail Trail
Inner suburban Melbourne, 5km from Melbourne
4 km
Sandridge Railway Trail
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15 km
Rosstown Railway Heritage Trail
Southern Melbourne suburbs, 9km from Melbourne
7 km
Webb Dock Bridge
Docklands, 1km from Melbourne
0.5 km
Meadowlink Rail Trail
20km north of Melbourne
1.3 km
Ringwood Belgrave Railway Trail
Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, 40km east of Melbourne
12.5 km
Lilydale to Warburton (Yarra Valley) Rail Trail
Yarra Valley, east of Melbourne
48 km
Eastern Dandenong Ranges Trail
Clematis to Gembrook
15 km
Bellarine Rail Trail
Bellarine Peninsula, 75km southwest of Melbourne
33 km
Red Hill Rail Trail
Mornington Peninsula, 90km south of Melbourne
7 km
Powelltown Tramway
East of Melbourne in the Upper Yarra region, 80km from Melbourne
4.7 km
Noojee Trestle Bridge Rail Trail
100km east of Melbourne
3 km
Rokeby to Crossover Rail Trail
North of Warragul, 103km from Melbourne
5 km
Woodend to Daylesford (incl Domino) Rail Trail
85km north west of Melbourne
5 km
Bass Coast Rail Trail
130km south-east of Melbourne
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Great Victorian Rail Trail
90 km north of Melbourne
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O’Keefe Rail Trail
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The Bunny Rail Trail
110km west of Melbourne
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Tyers Junction Rail Trail
Gippsland, 30km north of Moe, 160km from Melbourne
11 km
Great Southern Rail Trail & Tarra Trail
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Moe – Yallourn Rail Trail
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One review of “Hawthorn to Kew Rail Trail”
I walked this trail this morning with my mother (Saturday 14th March 2015) – it is too short to ride it. The trail passes through a lovely part of Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs, with a mixture of old grand houses and modern apartments on the sides of the parklands/trail. The trail is in good condition, especially through Grace Park – and the LE Bray Reserve is a great park. We took a detour and walked through Glenferrie oval – good to see the old football ground is in a reasonable state. The trail is in a great location, nearby to cafe and restaurant strips along Glenferrie Rd, Burwood Rd and Powers St. Lucky for the locals that live nearby.