Bairnsdale to Paynesville Shared Path

The route options

Since the petition, the original plan has been updated and revised by council. Their preferred route is to construct a path from McLeod St, through McLeod's morass across Paynesville/Bairnsdale Rd, to connect with the Old Paynesville Rd, with an upgrade and development of a continuous trail along the lake side from Eagle Point to Paynesville.

This is an incredibly expensive option and years from fruition, so EGATI members have been investigating other options: utilising the well-advanced council plan from the Paynesville end, then a trail along the Mitchell River on the east side of the river. A trail beside the Paynesville Rd has been investigated, but unfortunately neither side of the road is feasible. Since the Riverbank East Road on the east side of the Mitchell River has been sealed and has little traffic, we are now investigating the possibility of building a walking and cycling bridge across the Mitchell River, from near the end of the sealed Riverbank Rd across to the park on the river flat below the Red Bluff in Eagle Point.