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The verdict: Fernleigh Track's new segment was worth the wait

'There are plenty of spots to go to have look-see.'

Newcastle Herald

Fernleigh Track is an asset to the city, but there's one problem

Letters: A new arrival's view of the former train line.

Newcastle Herald

'Pushed into parked cars': Cyclists identify Hunter danger spots

Hunter Street and Fernleigh Track have attracted mixed reviews.

Newcastle Herald

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Damage shuts sections of Fernleigh Track while council investigates

Damage to the popular Fernleigh Track will see sections of it closed while Lake Macquarie City Council runs tests on its condition.

Newcastle Herald

Tinder rapist: man found guilty of abusing women he met on dating app

Justin Kane Millington has been found guilty of sexually abusing two women he met on the dating app Tinder - including raping one of his victims in bushland near the Fernleigh Track.

Newcastle Herald

After 30 years, it's time to get the courtesy back onto Fernleigh Track

[Walking the track] has become an unpleasant experience with the few rude, aggressive, dangerous users.

Newcastle Herald

Police urge public to help find pair who allegedly ran Greg, 85, off Fernleigh Track

Police have made a public appeal for information after a tragic bicycle crash on the Fernleigh Track robbed 85-year-old Greg Hood of the ability to walk.

Newcastle Herald

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Cyclist, 85, run off Fernleigh Track by motorbike: suffers spinal injury

AN 85-YEAR-OLD cyclist has suffered a spinal injury after he was run off the Fernleigh Track by a motorbike rider.

Newcastle Herald

Funding to improve Fernleigh track extension

The grant will allow council to build the shared pathway on parkland behind the TAFE.

Newcastle Herald

Police search Fernleigh Track for John Davidson, 72, missing a week

Police looking for Lake Macquarie man John Davidson are searching around a stretch of the Fernleigh Track after a new latest sighting of the missing 72-year-old was reported.

Newcastle Herald

'Our duck pond': Residents push back against Burwood dam removal

"If the dam is removed it will be a travesty not just for us but for all the species of bird life here and the frogs."

Newcastle Herald

Wheels in motion to link Charlestown CBD with the Fernleigh Track

The wheels are in motion to link Charlestown's bustling CBD with the Ferleigh Track.

Newcastle Herald

On the Fernleigh Track, Part VII: End of the line, but the track goes on

On the final leg of our journey, it's all downhill, which is easy-going on a bicycle but was more challenging in a train, before we arrive at the end of the line at Adamstown - but for the Fernleigh Track, the story continues.

Newcastle Herald

On the Fernleigh Track, Part VI: The 130-year-old curved tunnel is more than just a Hunter landmark

The journey takes us through the natural wonderland that is the Glenrock State Conservation Area, past artefacts and reminders of rail at Fernleigh Loop before we head into the curved tunnel, 130 years old, and a centrepiece of the track.

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Whitebridge goes grey, and green thumbs

On this section of the journey along the Hunter's recreational icon, we see some of the dramatic changes to the surrounding landscape, and we meet those who keep the track neat and tidy.

Newcastle Herald

Huffing and puffing, back then and now

The steam trains that once trundled up and down the Belmont Line to the collieries and carrying passengers are long gone, but for rail man Ray Cross, the memories of being on those tracks are vivid - especially of the hills that tested men and machines mightily.

Newcastle Herald

Letters: People should pay for irresponsible choices

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Newcastle Herald

Jewells of love discovered in the wetlands

In the journey through the Jewells wetlands, we meet a man whose love of the land - and love for his wife - has shaped his life and his local environment, and we head onto Redhead - but not before we discover why "butt cream" is so popular on the…

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Tears of the moon make Belmont shine at the end of the line

The journey along this popular shared path linking Newcastle and Lake Macquarie begins at its southern end, at Belmont, leading us through wetlands, wildlfowers - and the tears of the moon.

Newcastle Herald

Growing 'worry' at Fernleigh Track tunnel

Rail historian and author Ed Tonks was involved in the transformation of the former train line into a popular walking and cycling track, but now he's concerned that the attraction's centrepiece - the tunnel dating back to the late 1800s - could be damaged by vegetation growth at its entrance.

Newcastle Herald

Pedalling into Newcastle's past and soul along the Fernleigh Track

It is one of the most popular features in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie area, and the transformation of the Fernleigh Track from a disused rail line to a recreational icon tells a story about how the life of two cities - and all those who call this area home…

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