Northern Rivers Rail Trail

The Northern Rivers Rail Trail is a multi-use rail trail in Northern Rivers region of New South Wales which is a walking and cycling trail. It runs through the Tweed and Richmond River Shires and, as at June 2024, is undergoing further extension into areas of Byron Bay and Lismore. When completed, the trail will be 132 km long and it follows the Murwillumbah railway line which ceased train services in May 2004.

Section 1: The Tweed section
This section opened in 2023 and is 23 km long and passes through the following towns and villages:
 * Murwillumbah; where it starts at and incorporates the heritage listed Murwillumbah railway station.
 * Dunbible
 * Stokers Siding
 * Burringbar
 * Mooball
 * Crabbes Creek

This section uses 18 railway bridges and passes through 2 railway tunnels; these are the Burringbar Range Tunnel and the Hulls Road Tunnel. These tunnels are a habitat for microbat and glowworms and are kept dark so as not to disturb them; visitors are asked to bring torches and dismount when passing through these tunnels.

Views of Mount Warning (Wollumbin) can be seen along long stretches of this track.

Section 2: The Casino and Bentley section
This section opened in March 2024 and is 13.4 km long and it passes through:


 * Casino; where it starts at the Old Casino railway station.
 * Bentley; where it ends at the historic Bentley Bridge.

Section 3: Lismore
This section will run from Eltham to Bentley and is due to open in late 2024; it will be 31.8 km long.

Section 4: Byron
This section will run from Yelgun to Eltham and is currently in the planning and approval stage; it will be 62.8 km long.