{"id":17145,"date":"2025-03-04T11:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T00:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/?page_id=17145"},"modified":"2025-03-19T09:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:06:48","slug":"blue-mountains-rail-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/blue-mountains-rail-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Mountains Rail Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blue-Mountains-Rail-Trail.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17180 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blue-Mountains-Rail-Trail.png\" alt=\"Blue Mountains Rail Trail\" width=\"1452\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blue-Mountains-Rail-Trail.png 1452w, https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blue-Mountains-Rail-Trail-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blue-Mountains-Rail-Trail-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blue-Mountains-Rail-Trail-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blue-Mountains-Rail-Trail-660x280.png 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1452px) 100vw, 1452px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chris Webber said that with the assistance of the Blue Mountains Historical Society, a <i>Blue Mountains Rail Trail<\/i> has now been created, combining 13 different sites throughout the Greater Blue Mountains, from Lapstone to Oberon via Lithgow. More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmrailtrail.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bmrailtrail.info<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Heritage Rail Trail features on a brochure and web site which were locally designed and printed.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The design was paid for by Blue Mountains City Council, while the printing was paid for by Lithgow Council.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The website was created by local designer Brad Diedrich with assistance from Ask Roz Blue Mountains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Visitors can now go on a fun and exciting journey through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, exploring over 150 years of rail and industrial heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The route enables visitors to take in our breathtaking landscape and fascinating history through bush walks, bicycle rides, living history, steam train rides, historic houses and museums. Anybody interested in railway or industrial history will find enough enthralling experiences to last a whole weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rail Trail passengers will be transported along old rail beds through tunnels, along construction tramways, up and down mining inclines, past railway guest houses and into railway museums.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Blue Mountains visitors often visit only one of these locations while going past many of the others to get there. This guide will make it possible for them to visit more sites and to stay longer in the Blue Mountains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Features of the Blue Mountains Rail Trail include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">13 sites listed geographically from Lapstone to Oberon via Clarence and Lithgow<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Opportunities for a variety of experiences \u2013 walking, cycling, train rides, museum visits, even a picnic in the park<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">A planner that helps you decide when to visit, as some places are open only a few days a week<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">A web site with a map and information about each site<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Fun for people of all ages \u2013 from miniature train rides to overnight walks<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Alternative activities where sites are closed. For instance, although the Lapstone Tunnel is currently closed, visitors can still walk or cycle down the Lapstone Zig-Zag and along the tramway to the Bluff Lookout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Blue Mountains Rail Trail brochure can be picked up at all local tourist information centres or downloaded from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmrailtrail.info\"><span class=\"s2\">www.bmrailtrail.info<\/span><\/a>. The sites are linked by QR codes so you can view them easily on your mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>About Blue Mountains Historical Society:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">BMHS was established in 1946 by the Blue Mountains Council, later moving to the historic cottage Tarella, which is now used as a museum and is open to the public on the last Sunday of each month from January to November. The Society research rooms, library, kitchen and meeting rooms (adjacent to Tarella) are open every Tuesday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BMRailTrail-Brochure-_compressed.pdf\">DOWNLOAD the Blue Mountains Rail Trail Brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/pu1ZHWxstRwd4ONV\" width=\"400px\" height=\"354px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/5KEAHPXMy2weC4z7\" width=\"400px\" height=\"354px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"> <\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/bqsfY6BUReWTpOaQ\" width=\"400px\" height=\"354px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"> <\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/embed\/view\/MHtC7DPqyhWcYLEZ\" width=\"400px\" height=\"354px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/ask-roz-podcast\/id1632786292\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Blue Mountains Rail Trail, heritage railway, Blue Mountains tourism, industrial heritage trail, NSW rail history, historical train rides, Blue Mountains walking trails, Lapstone to Oberon rail, Blue Mountains cycling routes, railway museums NSW, Blue Mountains attractions, steam train experiences, historical Blue Mountains sites, railway heritage tourism, Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage, Blue Mountains day trips, NSW railway tunnels, industrial heritage tours, Blue Mountains historical society, family activities Blue Mountains<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Webber said that with the assistance of the Blue Mountains Historical Society, a Blue Mountains Rail Trail has now been created, combining 13 different sites throughout the Greater Blue Mountains, from Lapstone to Oberon via Lithgow. More info: www.bmrailtrail.info The Heritage Rail Trail features on a brochure and web site which were locally designed\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askroz.com.au\/blog\/blue-mountains-rail-trail\/\">Read More: Blue Mountains Rail Trail &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17145","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blue Mountains Rail Trail - Ask Roz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the Blue Mountains Rail Trail \u2013 an immersive journey through 13 curated sites from Lapstone to Oberon via Clarence and Lithgow. Explore over 150 years of rail and industrial heritage with bush walks, cycling, and train rides. 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