Hidden Gem Exposed for Trail
A hidden natural gem near Hidden Valley and Wallan, gave up its secret to thirty-two community volunteers recently. Locked away for more than 50 years, a 1.2km section of the former Heathcote Junction to Bendigo [...]
The Knowsley Forest Invites Visitors
Users of the O’Keefe Rail Trail will now have another opportunity to further enjoy the rail trail as well as the linked native forests and facilities. The Knowsley Forest’s Smart Track Day Visitor Area has [...]
Trail’s Native Plants Bloom
Rail Trails like the O’Keefe Rail Trail are usually located within land corridors that have not previously been fully cleared of trees and/or were not grazed by introduced farmed animals. Such trails provide protection for [...]
An Eye on Trail Safety
Seeking to improve facilities along the O’Keefe Rail Trail has the community group Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail keeping an eye on this 49km trail’s condition. As trail users, the group’s members provide [...]
Exploring the O’Keefe Rail Trail
Highlights of the O'Keefe Rail Trail were being explored when Jess and Garry rode the trail between Bendigo and Heathcote, during filming for 'Over the Handlebars'. While this ride happened well prior to COVID19 impacting [...]
Back Roads and Trails for Touring
Here is an opportunity for cycle touring in regional Victoria, using country roads and trails. You could choose to share this exciting experience with friends, or just go do it on your own. As an [...]
Gravel Roads, Trails, Burgers n Beers!
With the Heathcote and Tooborac areas in regional Victoria having many interesting points of interest and attractions, why not visit and utilise the O’Keefe Rail Trail and its connected gravel roads that are ‘open all [...]
A Sunday Ride with Friends
With the O’Keefe Rail Trail plus its connected gravel roads ‘open all hours for business’, there was anticipation amongst Mitchell Bicycle Users Group members and Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail members for a jointly [...]
Trail Towns hit the Goldfields and Macedon Ranges
Have you been watching series 1 of Trail Towns on SBS TV? If so, you may know that Episode 5 is highlighting Bendigo, Goldfields and Macedon Ranges and this can be seen on SBS TV [...]
New Signs For Popular Trail
A lack of identity and wayfinding signage for the O’Keefe Rail Trail, since the trail’s last 30km extension was completed in 2015, has seen this situation improved in July 2021. This change is due to [...]