Railway Reserves Heritage Trail, rail trail in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia

The Railway Reserves Heritage Trail is a roughly 59 kilometer path in the Perth Hills that follows an old railway line and runs along abandoned rail formations through various reserves. The route starts at Bellevue and forms a 41 kilometer loop at Mount Helena before continuing another 18 kilometers to Wooroloo Reserve.

The trail follows two Eastern Railway formations built before 1900: the First Route via Mundaring opened in 1884, the Second Route through John Forrest National Park in 1896. Both were closed by an Act of Parliament in the 1960s after the Standard Gauge Railway through the Avon Valley replaced them in 1966, and the land was vested with the Mundaring Council. The trail itself was developed for the 1988 Australian Bicentenary.

The trail follows old railway routes and shows how rail transport shaped the growth of towns in the Perth Hills. Walking through the reserves helps you see how communities developed along these connections.

The path is open to walkers, cyclists, and horse riders, with dogs allowed on a lead; access is free except when starting from John Forrest National Park's main car park. The route is well marked with flat to gentle sections, and rest spots, water stations, and toilets are available at various points.

The Koongamia platform, used for only about five years in the 1960s, was rebuilt as a public sculpture in the 2000s. The stationmaster's houses at Mundaring and Glen Forrest also survive; the Mundaring house now holds the Mundaring and Hills Historical Society office.