Rail trails Links

Australian

Trails

• Bicycle North's Rail Trails Group - this group campaigns for cycleways in existing railway reserves rather than on closed lines.
• Department of Sport and Recreation Western Australia
• Victorian Government (DSE) Victorian Rail Trails

Cycling

• Australian Cycling Links
• Bicycle Federation of Australia
• Bicycle NSW
• Bicycle SA
• Bicycle Victoria
• Cycling Promotion - Bicycle Industry initiative to promote cycling.
• Cycling Resource Centre - information on all issues related to cycling in one convenient location

Human Powered Vehicles

Also known as Recumbents.

• Victorian HPVs - Members are regularly involved in social rides on rail trails.

Horse Riding

• Australian Trail Horse Riders Association - National body promoting trail horse riding and associated activites:
• Have Horse will Travel - Provides information for people who wish to travel and/or holiday with their horses.

Bushwalking

• Bushwalking in Australia - courtesy of The Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs NSW
• Victorian National Parks Association - Victorian National Parks and bushwalking organisation.

Running

• Trail Running Victoria - organises runs and jogs including some on rail trails (Requires sign-in)

Environment

• Department of Environment and Conservation (Formerly CALM) - Western Australia
• Environment and Water - directory for environmental information in Victoria

Rail Heritage

• Association of Tourist Railways, Victoria - information on Victorian tourist railways, several of which are near rail trails.
• RailPage.com.au - railway forums.
• RailPage.org.au - collected information on Australian railways.
• Steam Rail Victoria - operate steam excursions around Victoria.
• The Light Railway Research Society of Australia - a society interested in the history of narrow gauge and industrial railways.

International

Canada

• British Columbia Rail Trails - Spirit of 2010 Rail Trail Network
• Trans Canada Trail - 10,000 km trail across Canada based on rail trails

France

• Association Française de développement des Véloroutes et Voies Vertes - Has English descriptions

New Zealand

• Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway
• Little River Rail Trail
• Rimutaka Incline Railway proposal
• Rimutake Incline Rail trail
• The Central Otago Rail Trail

Spain

• Vias Verdes - Spanish Greenways programme

United Kingdom

• Sustrans

United States

• USA Rail to Trails Conservancy - the main rail trail body in the Unitied States.
• West Virginia Rail trail Council

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