Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Drone footage of the Nicholson River and historic rail bridge on the (now closed) Orbost line. Filmed 23 April 2026.
The rail line, which used to run from Bairnsdale in the West to Orbost in the east, is now a rail trail.
The East Gippsland Rail Trail starts at Howitt Park on the east bank of the Mitchell River at Bairnsdale, runs past farmland for 10 Kms to Nicholson (sealed surface) with its spectacular bridge over the river.
Then 22 Kms on to Bruthen and across the Tambo River, up into the Colquhoun forest en route to Nowa Nowa and Lake Tyers at the 59 Km mark.
The section east from Nowa Nowa opened on 28 January 2006 completing the trail to its the final destination at Orbost on the iconic Snowy River. This completes a nearly 100 Km rail trail.
Chapters
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0:00 Princes Highway @ Nicholson
0:20 Historic Rail Bridge
2:00 Nicholson Boat Ramp flying south
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visualjourneydrone@gmail.com
Drone footage of the Nicholson River and historic rail bridge on the (now closed) Orbost line. Filmed 23 April 2026.
The rail line, which used to run from Bairnsdale in the West to Orbost in the east, is now a rail trail.
The East Gippsland Rail Trail starts at Howitt Park on the east bank of the Mitchell River at Bairnsdale, runs past farmland for 10 Kms to Nicholson (sealed surface) with its spectacular bridge over the river.
Then 22 Kms on to Bruthen and across the Tambo River, up into the Colquhoun forest en route to Nowa Nowa and Lake Tyers at the 59 Km mark.
The section east from Nowa Nowa opened on 28 January 2006 completing the trail to its the final destination at Orbost on the iconic Snowy River. This completes a nearly 100 Km rail trail.
Chapters
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0:00 Princes Highway @ Nicholson
0:20 Historic Rail Bridge
2:00 Nicholson Boat Ramp flying south
----------------
visualjourneydrone@gmail.com
