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 [...]
Enjoying the O’Keefe Rail Trail
Looking for a place to enjoy a picnic or a quick snack while cycling on the O’Keefe Rail Trail? Need to top up your water bottle, whilst out walking along the trail in the peaceful [...]
NZ Seeks Out Aussie Trails!
Have you seen this man riding in Victoria very recently, or perhaps you will in the coming days? This is Lance from Auckland New Zealand, who has come specifically to ride some of this State’s [...]
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 [...]
Trail Riders had a Goal!
It was just after sunrise that some volunteers began mulching around new plants along a section of the O’Keefe Rail Trail, so as to beat working in the heat of the day. These were members [...]
Volunteers create a future natural environment trail corridor
One of the attractions of the O’Keefe Rail Trail is it provides an escape into a natural environment, a reserve that can be close to urban areas, be within forests, stretching across a lake, or [...]
Rail trail reserve helping to retain endangered species
The O'Keefe Rail Trail is the focus of a project to install nest boxes along a section of the trail, for Brush-tailed Phascogales (Tuans) and Sugar Gliders. These new nest boxes, built by students at Catholic [...]
The O’Keefe attracts cycle tourists
The love of travelling is one of the reasons why Queenslanders Phil and Sheryl Bennett have been exploring parts of Australia. Following retirement, they found that cycling was another way to explore many areas. With [...]
More reasons to visit the O’Keefe Rail Trail!
Wanting another reason to visit central Victoria to cycle or walk the O’Keefe Rail Trail? As well as the peaceful off-road natural environment of the rail trail, Heathcote, Axedale and Bendigo have much more to [...]