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[[File:Bellarine Rail Trail start-finish in Queenscliff, 05.12.2009.jpg|thumb|The start/finish of the Bellarine Rail Trail in [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]]]] |
[[File:Bellarine Rail Trail start-finish in Queenscliff, 05.12.2009.jpg|thumb|The start/finish of the Bellarine Rail Trail in [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]]]] |
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[[File:RailTrailLeopoldVictoria.jpg|thumb|The Bellarine Rail Trial as it approaches [[Leopold, Victoria|Leopold]] from the west.]] |
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The '''Bellarine Rail Trail''' is a 32 km walking and cycling track on the [[Bellarine Peninsula]], in [[Victoria, Australia]], that follows the route of the former South Geelong to Queenscliff branch line.<ref>[http://maps.vicroads.vic.gov.au/website/bikes2b/viewer.htm VicRoads - Bicycle Facilities Map]</ref><ref>[http://www.bigyak.net.au/trails/biketrails.html?ll=-38.191007,144.578136&z=11&t=p Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Maps]</ref><ref>[http://www.bigyak.net.au/bike/bike.html#melgel Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Earth]</ref> It runs from [[South Geelong, Victoria|South Geelong]] to [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]], passing through the towns of [[Leopold, Victoria|Leopold]] and [[Drysdale, Victoria|Drysdale]]. |
The '''Bellarine Rail Trail''' is a 32 km walking and cycling track on the [[Bellarine Peninsula]], in [[Victoria, Australia]], that follows the route of the former South Geelong to Queenscliff branch line.<ref>[http://maps.vicroads.vic.gov.au/website/bikes2b/viewer.htm VicRoads - Bicycle Facilities Map]</ref><ref>[http://www.bigyak.net.au/trails/biketrails.html?ll=-38.191007,144.578136&z=11&t=p Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Maps]</ref><ref>[http://www.bigyak.net.au/bike/bike.html#melgel Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Earth]</ref> It runs from [[South Geelong, Victoria|South Geelong]] to [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]], passing through the towns of [[Leopold, Victoria|Leopold]] and [[Drysdale, Victoria|Drysdale]]. |
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The rails have been removed from the western section between South Geelong and Drysdale. |
The rails have been removed from the western section between South Geelong and Drysdale. |
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Revision as of 05:52, 25 February 2010
The Bellarine Rail Trail is a 32 km walking and cycling track on the Bellarine Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia, that follows the route of the former South Geelong to Queenscliff branch line.[1][2][3] It runs from South Geelong to Queenscliff, passing through the towns of Leopold and Drysdale. The rails have been removed from the western section between South Geelong and Drysdale.
The Bellarine Peninsula Railway operates a tourist railway between Drysdale and Queenscliff, and the walking track runs parallel to the railway in this 16 km eastern section. The route traverses farmland with scattered patches and strips of native vegetation, mainly eucalypt woodland.
References
- Bike rides around Melbourne 2nd edition, 2006, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing, ISBN 0-9752333-2-7
External links
- Bicycle Victoria: Bellarine Rail Trail
- Friends of the Bellarine Rail Trail
- Railtrails Australia: Bellarine Peninsula Rail Trail