The Murray to Mountains Rail Trail is a cycling and walking
rail trail
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in northern
Victoria
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* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, Australia. It extends from
Wangaratta
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had an estimated urban population of 19,318 at June 2018. Wangaratta has recorded a population growth rate of almost 1% annually ...
to
Bright
Bright may refer to:
Common meanings
*Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness
*Bright, an adjective meaning someone with intelligence
People
* Bright (surname)
* Bright (given name)
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, with a side branch to
Beechworth
Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the , Beechworth had a population of 3,859.
Beechworth's many histor ...
, following the route of the former
Bright railway line
The Bright railway line was a railway line in Victoria, Australia constructed by the Victorian Railways as a branch from the previously constructed Yackandandah line to Beechworth, with the Bright line branching at Everton. The line followed t ...
. This side branch trail is planned to be extended from Beechworth to
Yackandandah
Yackandandah is a small tourist town in northeast Victoria, Australia. It is near the regional cities of Wodonga and Albury, and is close to the tourist town of Beechworth. At the , Yackandandah had a population of 2,008.
History
The indigeno ...
. AU$12m was budgeted by the Victoria State Government for this extension in May 2017. Unusually for a rail trail, it is sealed for virtually the entire distance of approximately 95 kilometres.
Another section, from
Rutherglen
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to
Wahgunyah
Wahgunyah is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. The town is on the southern bank of the Murray River, opposite Corowa, New South Wales, in the Shire of Indigo. Wahgunyah is north east of the state capital, Melbourne and west of Albury ...
on the Murray was completed in 2009. There is an on-road "preferred route" connecting Rutherglen to Bowser via
Chiltern.
A third section extends south from Wangaratta to
Oxley Oxley may refer to:
Places
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
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Queensland
*Oxley, Queensland is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia
** Oxley railway station, Brisba ...
, connecting with a bike path from there to
Milawa.
Stages
Landmarks are as follows:
*
Wangaratta
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*
Bowser
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(8 km)
*Londrigan former station (3 km)
*Tarrawingee former station (8 km)
*Everton former station (6 km)
**Beechworth branch:
***Baarmutha former station (10 km)
***
Beechworth
Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the , Beechworth had a population of 3,859.
Beechworth's many histor ...
(5 km)
*
Everton (1 km)
*Brooksfield former station (5 km)
*Bowman former station (8 km)
*Gapsted former station (6 km)
*
Myrtleford
Myrtleford is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia, 280 km (170 miles) northeast of Melbourne and 46 km (29 miles) southeast of Wangaratta. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and in 2016 the town had a po ...
(8 km)
*
Ovens
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A ceramic oven
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(5 km)
*
Eurobin (former station) (9 km)
*
Porepunkah (8 km)
*
Bright
Bright may refer to:
Common meanings
*Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness
*Bright, an adjective meaning someone with intelligence
People
* Bright (surname)
* Bright (given name)
*Bright, the stage na ...
(7 km)
References
External links
Murray to the Mountains official websiterailtrails.org*
Rail trails in Victoria (Australia)
Beechworth
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