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Length: 40km
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Duration: 2 days
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Grade: 3
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Style: One Way
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Start: Lilydale
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End: Warburton
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Location: Melbourne Region
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Closest Town: Lilydale
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Distance from CBD: 52km
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State: VIC
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Latitude: -37.75895455
Longitude: 145.360623
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Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail is a 40km, grade 3 One Way hike located in Melbourne Region Victoria. The hike should take approximately 2 days to complete.
Summary
Pedal Pickups is a tour transport service to walkers & cyclists in the Yarra Valley area & surrounds
With a backdrop of mountains including Yarra Ranges National Park this trail passes through a scenic landscape following the Yarra River Valley.
Plenty of good places to stay and great things to consume in the regions cafes, pubs, wineries and restaurants.
The trail has a climb up to Mt Evelyn from both directions.
There are still some crossings of busy roads remaining requiring care and patience.
There is strong community support to extend this rail trail to Yarra Glen, refer future developments below.
Pedal Assist E-bikes and Comfort Hybrid bikes for hire and great food on the rail trail at Warburton.
Notes
Lilydale to Warburton in Melbourne Region
Yarra Valley, east of Melbourne
Fine gravel
Open forest, farmland, hills
For more information and a location map please visit RailTrails Australia.
17 thoughts on “Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail (40km)”
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Just wondering please is this a made trail? Would it be suitable for road bike tyres
It’s gravel the entire way, great scenic ride.
Daniel O’Grady Thankyou
No worries!
Its the old railway track covered with Lilydale toppings, crushed limestone from the Lilydale Quarry.
The surface is fine for road bike tyres – you might find that stones get flicked up on the frame tho.
Matthew thanks for that info that’s what I needed to know ??
We loved this ride
Cristina Almada we could both drive, drop a car at either end and do it ??
We could ??
Is this what we are riding? Rosemary Andrykanus
Yasss! Except not from lilydale – I don’t wanna ride the hill lol
Yay!!! No hill riding!!! ????
Pia Borghesi Kerry Trevethan Jayne Davey Julie Scott
Breanna McGowan flash backs 😬 I think we should give it another go
Roger Green
We haven’t done the whole 40km but usually walk it weekly as its pretty much our backyard, great to walk or ride a bike. Can get busy on weekends with other bike riders or walkers so common sense and courtesy prevails… May even get the odd horse and rider…