Boorowa Galong Rail Trail

Location

About This Trail

This proposed 29 km rail trail is located in a rural area, 35 minutes by car from Yass and about 90 minutes from Canberra. It features cuttings, curves and old timber bridges as it makes its way northeast from Galong toward Boorowa. Boorowa, in the Hilltops tourism region, has many historic buildings. European settlement dates from the 1820s. Boorowa is known for its annual ‘running of the sheep’ festival. In the local indigenous language, boorowa means bird; the region has abundant bird life. Galong township also features historic buildings and has the nearby St Clements Retreat, a historic monastery open to the public. The proposed rail trail passes within 500 m of St Clements, with easy access from the rail trail when built, or by road. The Feasibility Study for the Boorowa Galong Rail Trail commissioned by the Boorowa Galong Rail Trail Inc committee was completed in November 2022 and concluded that the rail trail is a technically and economically viable project that would provide a major boost to the Hilltops region. The Feasibility Study concluded that the Boorowa Galong Rail Trail has the potential to increase the economic activity in the Hilltops region by $2.9 million/annum.