Mt Kembla Memorial Pathway

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Why visit the Mt Kembla Memorial Pathway?

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This short, attractive pathway is a popular off-road cycle route. Views are mainly bush with some rural residential housing. Signage reveals items and locations of historical significance, particularly relating to the mining history of the area, including tragedies such as the deaths of 96 miners and rescuers in a coal mine explosion in 1902. There is also information on cutting of red cedar timber.

The pathway ends at the site of the former Nebo Colliery’s Bradford breaker building.

The top section of the pathway is suitable for walkers and mountain bikes only.

Nearby Attractions

The historic Mount Kembla Village Hotel
Soldiers and Miners Memorial Church
Relics from the American Creek kerosene works
Lookouts, walking tracks and tourist drives of the Illawarra escarpment
Many beaches and Lake Illawarra
Good cycling options, including railside trails, to Wollongong or Pt Kembla
City of Wollongong

Trail Guide

Last updated: 24 November 2022

The trail can be accessed from:

A small carpark southeast of 200 Cordeaux Rd
Carpark and monument on Stones Rd
Kirkwood Place

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Mt Kembla Memorial Pathway with rail relics

Pathway guide, Mt Kembla

Sculpture, Mt Kembla

Pathway explanatory notes

Sealed section of the pathway

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Further Information

Information and Links

For more information:

https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/disaster/industrial/display/94021-mount-kembla-mining-memorial–and-pathway

https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4235145/new-walking-trail-takes-in-mt-kemblas-history/

The trail is managed by Wollongong City Council https://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/

Contact Rail Trails Australia

To contact us about this rail trail, email nsw@railtrails.org.au

Background Information

Traditional Owners

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, the traditional custodians of the land and waterways on which the trail is built.

Development and future of the rail trail

The Pathway was completed in stages, with the final Stage 3 to the Bradford breaker site completed in October 2016.

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