Rainforest Rail Trail

GPS Tracks

Rainforest Rail Trail (GPX)

A nice easy walk along the old abandoned Murwillumbah to Casino railway line (1894 to 2004) from Stokers Siding to the biggest tunnel (524m) on that line, with plenty of glow worms and some micro bats.
This section of the track looks now to be contained within the Northern Rivers Rail Trail - Tweed Section (2023) and no longer restricted.

Dogs Permitted

No Camping Permitted

Rainforest

Eucalypt Forest

132m

Maximum Elevation

99m

Total Climb

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PLEASE NOTE: John Holland Rail Pty Ltd, the managers of the Country Rail Network (CRN) in NSW, wish to advise that accessing the CRN without a formal agreement in place is considered to be trespass. Please note trespassing on rail land is an offence and fines of up to $5,500 can apply.

Details for accessing this track have been removed at the request of John Holland Rail Pty Ltd. Please do not restore the details until a formal agreement has been reached with them for public access to this walk.

Getting there:

Due to the current restrictions on this walk, these details have been excluded.

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Route/Trail Notes:

Due to the current restrictions on this walk, these details have been excluded.

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Stokers Siding

Northern Rivers Rail Trail

GPS Tracks

Rainforest Rail Trail (GPX)

Comments

I enjoyed the tunnel but the walk didn't seem that enjoyable in the heat.

I realised afterwards you can drive all the way along tunnel road and jump over the fence if you just want to walk through the tunnel.
Juiced Pixels on 30 Nov, 2016

Excellent walk with plenty of birds, particularly in the rainforest near the northern portal. Glowworms and microbats were easy to locate. No problem finding the start following the directions.
brupeno on 23 Jul, 2016

Great walk with the kids, they enjoyed looking for bats and glow worms in the tunnel, which there were plenty of!
AMB&CO on 29 May, 2016

Nice walk. Took a little bit to find it. But, eventually we did. No green star that we could see, and the path to get to the starting steps is definitely overgrown. Needed to stomp it down some. Google Mappers feel free to click this link on your phone and head to navigate. Will take you right there:

https://maps.google.com/?t=m&q=-28.40906,153.42263+(Shared+location)&ll=-28.40906,153.42263&z=17
Danny Z. on 19 Mar, 2016

Fabulous New Years Day walk with our dog. Grateful for my hiking boots. The gravel and rubble could have been a challenge for me. The breeze in the tunnel was beautifully refreshing on this hot and humid day. The Green star was very difficult to find. And YES we agree that it would be awesome if the track was extended beyond the tunnel.
Berit on 1 Jan, 2016

What a great little walk, with the benefit of a 500m tunnel. I have been doing some hard and new walks lately and it was good to relax and enjoy the surrounding for a change. The first think that hit me was the wonderful country smell of all the spring flowers. Talking country; there was resent evidence of cattle on the line, so watch out for cows on the track or in the tunnel, as there is nowhere to escape!

Micro bats in the tunnel alcoves, but did not see any glow-worms. Tried to extend my walk on the far side of the tunnel, but the forest has closed in and made it impassable beyond about 300m, which is a shame, as it is only 1.5km to Upper Burringbar, where the track is pretty clear down to Burringbar's pub. Maybe one day?
F.A.B. on 22 Sep, 2015

Bats Galore! Nice walk with the dogs
Shell on 29 Aug, 2015

This is a fabulous walk with the great advantage offering able to take your Dog, which for me is a very big plus :-) Not strenuous and cuts through some lovely northern NSW countryside. Loved it!
Jim on 2 Jul, 2015