Grampians Rail Trail
West, VIC
At a Glance
About the Grampians Rail Trail
The Grampians Rail Trail gives you a taste of the Gariwerd National Park experience and demonstrates the handiwork of dedicated locals.
The Grampians Rail Trail started out as a narrow-gauge tramway hauling white sandstone blocks from a quarry at Heatherlie to Stawell, from where they went by rail to Melbourne for many of that city’s ornate buildings, including the Victorian State Parliament. Thanks to enthusiastic locals and a very keen teacher and students at Stawell Secondary School, the 10km shared path was completed with a boardwalk and bridges. It’s not the smoothest around and there are few facilities along the way. You can carry on to Halls Gap via 15km of quiet bitumen back roads and dirt tracks.
ESTA Emergency Markers are installed along the trail. In an emergency, call 000 and quote the alphanumeric code on the marker post closest to you, eg SHG001
Stawell trailhead and carpark off Grampians Rd/Western Hwy [2025]
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