Length: 214km
Duration: 15 days
Grade: 3
Style: One Way
Start: Cooma/Bombala
End: Cooma/Queenbeyan

Location: Country NSW and ACT
Closest Town: Cooma/Bombala
Distance from CBD: 483km
State: NSW
Latitude: -36.90770684
Longitude: 149.2376971

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Monaro Rail Trail is a 214km, grade 3 one way hike, located in Country NSW and ACT, New South Wales. The hike should take approximately 15 days to complete.

Hike Summary

This is a proposed rail trail and is not yet open. It is one of the potential Rail Trails identified throughout NSW.

The Australian Railway Historical Society (ACT Division) once had operating rights from Queanbeyan to Michelago, though no trains have run since 2006. The Cooma Monaro Railway has rail motors which it ran until recently between Cooma and Chakola.

A group of locals recently formed Monaro Rail Trail Inc to work on making parts of this line rail trails and possibly rail-side trails or diversions if tourist railways are likely to operate in the future.

About the region

Get ready to have a good time in Country NSW. From nation-making heritage sites and charming towns to cultural attractions, world-class food and wine regions, walking trails through World Heritage wilderness, and ancient sites of great significance for indigenous Australians, there’s a new adventure every day.

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