Enjoying More Than Just a Rail Trail
What was going to hold the interest of four girlfriends' heading out for a planned two day country escape away on bikes? Would central Victoria's O'Keefe Rail Trail provide the spark to keep the momentum [...]
Trail Ride and Heritage Train
While dressed for a cool Victorian winter’s day, clear blue skies saw members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail (FBKRT) heading out to ride the Castlemaine to Maldon Trail. This 18km trail was [...]
Historic Forest Ride to Rushworth
What to do on cool yet sunny autumn Sunday in central Victoria? Well ten riders from the Mitchell Bicycle Users Group (MBUG) and ten riders from the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail headed out [...]
‘Trails and Ales’ for The O’Keefe Challenge Ride
The 'Light the Trail' event is promising to be something special in 2019. Riders will be using the Axedale to Heathcote section of the O'Keefe Rail Trail for event in The O’Keefe Challenge’s weekend of [...]
Axedale Quick Shear Event and the O’Keefe Rail Trail
Axedale's major event, the Axedale Quick Shear and Family Fun Day will have a connection with the O'Keefe Rail Trail in 2019. While attending this popular event, there will also be the opportunity to find [...]
U3A Connects with Rail Trail
The O’Keefe Rail Trail attracts all age groups, so it is no surprise that the U3A Bendigo Bushwalking group utilise this popular trail for planned walks. For the unaware, the acronym U3A stands for the [...]
National Tree Day at Axedale
From grandparents to grandchildren, community volunteer participation was the highlight for the 2018 National Tree Day event held at Axedale on Sunday 29 July. This site event was coordinated by Longlea and District Landcare, with [...]
Lighting up the O’Keefe Rail Trail
The O'Keefe Challenge certainly gained support from both runners, walkers and cyclists over the April event weekend. While the running events, such as the marathon and half marathon attracted record entries, a new cycling event [...]
Rail Trail Attracts Runners
The third O’Keefe Rail Trail Marathon community organised events attracted 800 individual runners on Sunday 22 April, utilising various sections of the O'Keefe Rail Trail as part of the O'Keefe Challenge. O'Keefe Rail Trail [...]
The O’Keefe Challenge, its all about timing!
There is still time to register for events this weekend being held on the O'Keefe Rail Trail, yet you need to be quick!! Take on The O'Keefe Challenge, by either running, walking or cycling on [...]