Choose how long you have and how you want to travel, and the register does the rest, with itineraries for one, two and three day journeys at every activity level, public transport connections and printable guides.
6 journeys shown
Ballarat to Bendigo through Castlemaine and Maldon, linking Sovereign Hill, Trust properties and intact streetscapes. The proposed pilot’s heart, and the first trail and stay package.
View the Goldfields Story Trail →Hobart to Launceston on Australia’s most complete colonial road, through Oatlands, Ross and Campbell Town, joining UNESCO listed convict sites at Woolmers and Brickendon. A two hour drive becomes a two day journey.
View the Heritage Highway →Burra links town walks, the Monster Mine site and rail trail cycling into a single register ready experience, in one of the most intact mining landscapes anywhere.
View Burra and the Copper Country →Mundaring Weir to Kalgoorlie along C. Y. O’Connor’s goldfields water scheme, threading pump stations and wheatbelt towns. Drive, stop, learn and spend in the regions.
View the Golden Pipeline →The Bundian Way, from Targangal (Kosciuszko) to Bilgalera (Eden). A pathway walked for thousands of years, with shorter one and two day sections at every activity level.
View the Bundian Way →The register spans every scale of journey, from an afternoon’s town walk to a week on an ancient pathway, with all access routes inviting Australians of every age and ability.
Browse the register →Follow, in one tap
Every trail opens as a live route in Google Maps, ready to follow on any phone.
A universal GPX file for Strava, Ride with GPS, Garmin and any navigation device.
Public transport connections for every trail, alongside rail and EV friendly touring.
The full route, places and stories in a printable guide, ready for the track.
Trail and stay
Every relevant trail page shows National Trust places to stay in the surrounding region, with historic cottages, homesteads and heritage bed and breakfast properties, distances, booking links and suggested overnight itineraries.
The first trail and stay packages launch with the Victorian Goldfields pilot, pairing the Ballarat to Bendigo route with nearby Trust accommodation, a simple proof of concept before the model expands nationally.
Members and donors receive booking benefits, including a National Trust member discount.
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