Moe – Yallourn Rail Trail

The Moe – Yallourn Rail Trail is an easy 7.2 km one-way cycling trail in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, around 130 km east of Melbourne. Following the former railway line between Moe and Yallourn Power Station, the coarse-gravel shared trail travels through a mixture of bushland, open countryside and creek flats, with views towards Lake Narracan, the Haunted Hills and Yallourn W Power Station. Its mostly gentle railway gradient makes it well suited to mountain bikes, gravel bikes, hybrids, families and recreational cyclists, with an out-and-back ride covering around 14–16 km depending on your exact start point. Starting near Bennett Street in Moe, the trail passes the Moe Botanic Gardens, crosses Narracan Creek and continues past Newborough before heading towards Yallourn. Riders can detour via Sullivans Track towards Lake Narracan, where the Halls Bay area provides an opportunity to add extra kilometres and enjoy views across the water. The rail trail finishes at Graeme Edwards Memorial Garden near Yallourn Power Station, where there is a shelter, barbecue, bike rack, water fountain and parking. The trail follows a railway constructed in the 1950s to serve Yallourn’s power and briquette industries, replacing an earlier railway alignment through the Haunted Hills. The newer line allowed heavy coal trains to avoid the steeper original route and remained in operation until 1986, when briquette production was transferred to Morwell. Today, the imposing Yallourn Power Station at the end of the trail provides a striking reminder of the Latrobe Valley’s industrial and railway history. RTS Tip: For a more interesting return ride, detour towards Lake Narracan via Sullivans Track and Halls Bay rather than simply retracing the entire rail trail. The lake connection is rougher and better suited to mountain bikes, gravel bikes or wider tyres. Emergency marker posts are installed along the rail trail — if you need assistance, quote the nearest marker code when calling 000.