Loddon Tracks and Trails Strategy - Loddon Shire Council

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6.2 Tracks and Trails in Surrounding Municipalities Loddon Shire Council borders seven other municipalities. Each of these municipalities has a number of tracks and trails within its boundaries. The following table provides an overview of tracks and trails that have the potential to link to Loddon Shire: Municipality Tracks and Trails Adjoining Loddon Shire Gannawarra Shire • Council’s Tourism Strategy supports the development of Murray River Trail and possible extension of Tri Avian Trail (a bird watching trail that crosses three NSW municipalities – Wakool, Murray and Balranald). • Most tracks and trails are managed by DSE or Parks Victoria. • There is one walking trail at Lake Charm Campaspe Shire • As part of its Cycling and Walking Strategy, Campaspe Shire has identified a number of potential cycling and walking trails to be developed in the future. One of these potential trails travels from Echuca to Mt Terrick Terrick (in the Loddon Shire Council). It would then connect to the proposed Goldfields to Murray Trail, which is currently being planned between Bendigo and Echuca. If this section is ever established, it is likely to be an on-road trail. • Other walking trails exist in Echuca, Lockington, Rochester City of Greater Bendigo Mt Alexander Shire and Elmore. • The City of Greater Bendigo Cycling Strategy identifies a number of existing a potential trails through the City, including short trails on the Loddon Valley Hwy and Bendigo-Pyramid Road (as part of the Municipal Bicycle Network) • Bendigo Bushland Trail circumnavigates Bendigo, not quite reaching Lockwood, Maiden Gully, Myers Flat or the Whipstick • Goldfields to Murray Trail travels all of the way to Echuca, with the nearest point to Loddon being Huntly township. • Loddon Valley Wine Trail, listed in the Bendigo Winery Cycling Trails brochure, identifies a 50km ride between Bendigo and Leichardt, passing five wineries. • The O’Keefe Rail Trail travels from the centre of Bendigo to Axedale, with a possible future extension to Heathcote. It does not go anywhere near Loddon Shire. • Vine to Vintage Trail is primarily marketed as a driving trail. It lists wineries between Bendigo and Loddon municipalities in Maiden Gully, Marong, Leichardt, Bridgewater and Kingower. • A 6.3km walking trail exists in the Whipstick off Eaglehawk- Neilborough Rd, visiting Old Tom Mine and Shadbolt’s Picnic Area • The Great Dividing Trail links Castlemaine to Daylesford in a southerly direction (on the Dry Diggings Track); and Castlemaine to Bendigo in a northerly direction (on the 24
Municipality Tracks and Trails Adjoining Loddon Shire Leanganook Track). Neither of these sections of the Great Dividing Trail link to Loddon Shire. • The Victorian Trails Strategy (2005-2010) identifies a possible rail trail in the future from Shelbourne (in Loddon Central Goldfields Shire Northern Grampians Shire Shire) to Castlemaine via Maldon. • Central Goldfields Shire Council has developed a Bicycle Strategy which identifies a number of shared paths within townships as well as some longer distance on road trails between towns. • The Dunolly community has produced a map outlining seven trails between 14-47km in length that are suitable for mountain biking. These trails cross over into the Loddon Shire Council at Tarnagulla. The Tarnagulla Ride is an extension of the Waanyarra or Laanecoorie ride, or in fact can be stated from Dunolly on the sealed Dunolly Tarnagulla Rd 26 . The Laanecoorie Ride commences at Dunolly, with an option of continuing on to Waanyarra to Tarnagulla. Opportunities exist to further connect the Dunolly Trails to the proposed network in Loddon, to create linear trails of significant value. • There are several walking tracks in Northern Grampians (range of different walks in the Grampians, Lake Cato in Stawell, Pleasant Creek Walk in Stawell and Deep Lead Reserve Walking Track) and shared walking / cycling trails (Halls Gap off road shared track) in Northern Grampians, but no known horse riding or canoeing trails Buloke Shire • None of the trails in Buloke connect with Loddon Shire. Most of them are town based (i.e. Donald town walk and Charlton River Walk), or are fairly short loops or linear trails (i.e. Wycheproof Mountain Walk and Birchip to Tchum Lake Trail). The following map shows the locations of trail in adjoining municipalities. 26 Dunolly Cycle Tracks Website: http://www.imagelink.com.au/Cycle/Tarnagulla.htm 25
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