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Central Otago Rail Trail

The Otago Central Rail Trail is a year-round recreational facility, designed for walkers, mountain bikers and horse riders. It is a public reserve and can be walked or ridden in either direction. The Rail Trail was developed by the Department of Conservation in Otago with funding support from the Otago Central Rail Trail Trust.

There is no charge for its use although donations can be made to the OCRT Trust in the boxes provided.  Modelled on Rails to Trails projects elsewhere in the world, the trail follows the former Otago Central Branch railway line from Middlemarch to Clyde. Completed at the turn of the 20th century - in the days when it took travellers two days to make the journey between Dunedin and Central Otago, and even longer for freight - the rail provided a vital link between New Zealand’s largest city and the country’s major goldfields. And, for 83 years, the railway brought a steady stream of commerce and activity to a number of towns and communities throughout Central Otago.

Click to visit the Central Otago Rail Trail Website.

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