This trail follows a short section of the former East Ballarat – Buninyong railway (Bunny). Using the map below prepared by the Friends of the Canadian Corridor, walkers and riders can follow the original alignment of the railway through quiet suburban streets and the Woowookarung Regional Park, to meet a new section of trail leading to Recreation Rd, Mt Clear. A 13.5km loop back to Ballarat can be completed on the Canadian Creek Trail.

Five hundred metres east of the old Ballarat East station site (the platform is still there), there is evidence of the line diverging from the main line to head south towards Buninyong. A gravel path wends its way from the station site to the start of the trail. The trail passes under Victoria St, and there is an historic sign board at street level on the south side of the main street.

The trail continues through a cutting, across a road (with rails still in the road), alongside a caravan park to the trail end. Here there is another historic sign board at  the north edge of the  Eureka Centre car park.

Bunny Loop Trail map October 2023

More information on the loop, describing historical features of the former railway. is available at the following two PDF documents provided by the Friends of the Canadian Creek Corridor.

Download Part 1 here.

Download Part 2 here.