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Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail

West, VIC

CyclingModerate

At a Glance

ActivityCycling
Disciplinerail_trail
DifficultyModerate
Distance57.0 km
Trail TypePoint To Point
SurfaceGravel
Bikes Allowed
★★★★★4.8 (64 reviews)

About the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail

This is a high-standard trail with the historic towns of Smythesdale, Scarsdale, Linton and Skipton providing points of interest along the way

This trail has a good range of facilities for users and the surface is predominantly crushed granite. It has three easy sections:

Ballarat to Smythesdale (20km): From the outskirts of Ballarat, west of Lake Wendouree, downhill to Smythesdale

Smythesdale to Linton (17km): Continuing downhill, the trail crosses historic goldfields and native grasslands

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