Powelltown Tramway Rail Trail

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Powelltown Tramway Rail Trail
Length43.5 km
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DifficultyVery Difficult
Hazards Track is overgrown and largely not maintained
Surface unknown
HillsSeveral very steep hills

The Powelltown Tramway Rail Trail is a trail developed in the 1970s on the route of the Powelltown Tramway in Victoria, Australia, but has since become overgrown due to lack of maintenance. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Powelltown Tramway - Trail Search". railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. Walk Into History. Map. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  3. Walk into History: Big Pats Creek, Starlings Gap, ADA Tree, Powelltown. Length: 33 Kilometres. Retrieved 2018-07-27.