Albury Town Hall

walking and cycling tracks

there are more than 40 km of interlinked trails around albury. there is a brochure which provides detailed information, as well as clear and useful maps, to the nine trails around the city.

wagirra trail

a delightful walk along the murray river. it is 5.6 km, flat and easy. it links up with a number of other tracks and is described as a "two metre wide shared pathway which meanders through the riverside parks (noreuil, australia, and hovell tree), past the adventure playspace at oddies creek, albury swim centre, through padman park and west of kremur street to horseshoe lagoon." the track also includes the:

yindyamarra sculpture walk

the yindyamarra sculpture walk is, as the albury city website explains, "eleven sculptures created by local aboriginal artists have been installed along the five kilometres of wagirra trail between kremur street and wonga wetlands. the sculptures are accompanied by interpretative panels and videos via smartphone which tell the story of aboriginal history and the cultural significance of the murray river. there is an excellent collection of photographs at https://www.flickr.com/photos/alburycollection/sets/72157649487718779 depicting most of the sculptures.

bungambrawatha creek trail

a walk through the centre of albury which runs for 6.3 km (flat) from lavington in the north to the murray river in the south. it is described as "winding through heathwood park, fredericks park regional playground and the albury skate bowl, leading you past the beautiful albury botanic gardens and albury swim centre, before joining the wagirra trail."

west albury trail

a short 2.1 km walk from banksia street to the murray river where it joins up with the wagirra trail. it moves "between haydon park and bonnie doon oval before crossing pemberton street. attractions enroute include bonnie doon reserve, the haydon park multipurpose sports courts and the west albury skate park. the path continues off the road through patricia gould reserve and links with a sealed path from padman drive, alongside kremur street." it connects with the wagirra trail.

south albury trail

this trail links the wagirra trail with the albury-thurgoona trail. it is only 1.5 km from the railway station through to the murray river past browns lagoon and across the union bridge to oddies creek park.

east albury trail

a pleasant 5 km walk from the albury-thurgoona trail to the mungabareena reserve.

albury-thurgoona trail

a long, straight 9.4 km trail from the railway station to thurgoona where it can "can join other trails to link to mungabareena reserve, the riverside parks and horseshoe lagoon, making this a wonderful cycling or walking experience for people of all ages."

thurgoona trail

a 6.6 km trail which connects the albury-thurgoona trail with woolshed creek.

nail can hill trail

a 6.5 km trail through the regional crown reserve to the west of the city. "the area features a network of trails used for bushwalking, running and mountain bike riding ...as the terrain is very steep in places, the trail is not recommended for beginners ... this trail has many spectacular views however as the area is a haven for some of the region's rare flora and fauna."

wonga wetlands trail

there are three trails around seven lagoons at the wonga wetlands trail. "about 3 kilometres of walking paths allows visitors to experience these beautiful wetlands which are home to around 150 species of birds. you can also see ancient river red gums and a traditional wiradjuri campsite. wonga wetlands is located on the riverina highway, 6 km west of albury. a self-guided tour map is available from the car park area."

hume and hovell walking track

the hume and hovell track stretches for 440 km from gunning through to albury. the last section is from table top through albury to the murray river. this is the first sector from cooma cottage (yass) to fitzpatrick trackhead (wee jasper). there is a useful, downloadable brochure available at http://www.lpma.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/70602/hume__and__hovell_dl.pdf and detailed information at http://www.lpma.nsw.gov.au/about_recreation/walking_tracks/hume_and_hovell_walking_track/track_and_walks. the route from tunnel road to albury is 73 km and is defined as easy/moderate/hard. the brochure explains "from tunnel road, walk through 9 km of walking track in timbered country, mostly through the woomargama state forest. you then enter private property before coming onto wymah road and onto fowlers swamp creek, which you cross by bridge to enter the ten chain stock reserve. continue to the hume highway and cross the hume reservoir, through an area which is a mix of farmland, residential development and open space, arriving at the riverina highway, leading to the mungabareena reserve on the northern banks of the murray river. a foot track leaves the reserve to climb to the top of eastern hill for an excellent view of the whole region, before walking the final two kilometres to the hovell tree and the southern end of the hume & hovell walking track."