Gippsland Lakes Discovery Trail

37°46′37″S 147°55′34″E / 37.777°S 147.926°E / -37.777; 147.926

Gippsland Lakes Discovery Trail
The start of the Gippsland Lakes Discovery Trail in the Colquhoun State Forest
Length25 km
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
DifficultyMedium
HazardsSteep rough hills, isolated locations, uncontrolled road crossings, irregular maintenance
SurfaceCrushed granite, smooth gravel
HillsSome very steep grades in parts, undulating hills
WaterAvailable in towns
Train(s)None directly connect to route; nearest is Bairnsdale line
BusAvailable in Lakes Entrance

The Gippsland Lakes Discovery Trail is a 25 km rail trail in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, sometimes known as the Mississippi Creek Trail.[1]

It connects the East Gippsland Rail Trail to Lakes Entrance, much of it running through the Colquhoun State Forest. It follows the route of a former tramway used to transport granite from a quarry to Lakes Entrance.[2]

Work to build the trail was initiated in 2000 as part of a statewide Government program to expand the rail trail network, and it was fully completed in 2003.[2] Its surface is gravel and crushed granite.[1][2] Some sections of the trail are suitable only for mountain bikes or sturdy hybrid bikes.[3]

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