A nice trail to train!
Like to train on a rail trail? Have you wondered what runners think about the O'Keefe Rail Trail, as a training or open trail experience? Check out this Youtube video that shows Tim Gentle, an [...]
While Watching Winter Wonders
One great escape from your lounge room and TV on a winter’s day, is a walk, run, or on your bike with friends out on the O'Keefe Rail Trail. Now is the time.... Axedale, Longlea, [...]
#MyBendigoBike
You can contribute to a video celebrating all types of cycling in Bendigo. Join in at Rosalind Park Saturday 12 July 9am at the rotunda, with your bike, to film a short group ride of [...]
Be interested, be excited, and get involved!
Interested in hearing about the excitement and participation that Cycle Friendly Bendigo brings, and how the O'Keefe Rail Trail is becoming a key to encouraging recreational cycling and walking in central Victoria? The Friends of [...]
New picnic tables, seats and bike racks
The O’Keefe Rail Trail's extension is progressing, through Axedale, the Campaspe River Reserve, the new McIvor Highway trail ‘tunnel’ (underpass), over a new Campaspe River trail bridge, and is now heading off in an easterly [...]
Axedale Racecourse platform reincarnated
Last year we started on a recreation of the Rifle Butts platform. Once again, a lot of sweat on the part of the Friends and more generous business support saw a representative platform created near [...]
Friends plan a visit to High Country Rail Trail
It's not all hard work digging post holes and shovelling fill as a member of the Friends. We often plan trips to check out other rail trails. In April (Saturday 20 and Sunday 21) we're [...]
Clean Up Australia Day cleans up the creek
This year the Friends tackled the area of Bendigo Creek, the Bendigo Creek Trail, and a short section of the O’Keefe Rail Trail. Forty-one people, including members of Northern Bendigo Landcare, got together with gloves [...]
Mile post gets a make-over
As far as we know, there was only one mile post still standing when the works on the trail extension began. Number 96 had weathered the winds of change, but was looking a bit tired [...]
Trail training for Oxfam walk
In January, the O’Keefe Rail Trail played host to Captain Walksalot and the Blister Sisters - four nurses from Bendigo Health who are training for the Oxfam Trailwalker in April. The 100 km walk over [...]