The Bellarine Rail Trail is now chicane free from Geelong to Drysdale! After a long period of advocacy, petitioning and pleading, the Geelong council has removed the bulky, tight and dangerous chicanes from a big stretch of the trail.
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Ninjas on the bikes
Sign our petition to get the Bellarine rail trail chicanes fixed… We’ll get it to Geelong Councillors. We speak to many cyclist about need to remove the existing narrow and unsafe chicanes. This would encourage more riders, allow cargo bikes, tandem bikes, and touring bike to get past them. Even parents pushing prams have difficulty….
The Bellarine Rail Trail is a great asset to the Geelong and Bellarine community, providing tourism and health benefits to the region. Being built on former railway right-of-way, rail trails are attractive to cyclists because of the gentle slopes and minimal road intersections. This is true of the BRT, and it is becoming more attractive…
Super Sunday is this Sunday November 10th. What is Super Sunday? It is the coordinated counting of recreational trail users at strategic locations. Volunteers will be counting trail/path users between 9am and 1pm this Sunday, with Bicycle Network Victoria managing the event across many locations in 6 different states and territories. In other words it…
Any tourist who has hit the Bellarine Rail Trail after arriving via train to South Geelong station would have faced the challenge of getting to the trail. The currently accepted way to access the trail is via Carr st which is a bit busy and takes riders across the train line twice – this way is…
Many bike riders come from near and far to experience the delights of riding the Bellarine Rail Trail, but for those who come from South Geelong train station, finding the trail can be an adventure. To help our tourist friend we’ve made a little map to show you the best way to get to the rail…
A number of improvements have recently been completed on the Bellarine Rail Trail by the City of Greater Geelong.
The new plan from the City of Greater Geelong for the Northern Section of the Swanston Street Bike Link is now available for community feedback. The plan, which covers the section of Swanston Street North from McKillop Street, features almost exclusively one-way bike paths adjacent to existing footpaths.
The City of Greater Geelong has proposed the use of on street bike lanes instead of Copenhagen style lanes on the Swanston Street development. The on street lanes will be between the parallel parked cars and the regular traffic lane, with a painted divider similar to that shown in the picture.