This side branch trail is planned to be extended from Beechworth to Yackandandah.
AU$12m was budgeted by the Victoria State Government for this extension in May 2017.
[1] Unusually for a rail trail, it is sealed for virtually the entire distance of approximately 95 kilometres.
There is an on-road "preferred route" connecting Rutherglen to Bowser via Chiltern.
[2] A third section extends south from Wangaratta to Oxley, connecting with a bike path from there to Milawa.