Jindabyne Shared Trail

Project Type: Trail refurbishment, repair, widening, and extension

Project Location: Lake Jindabyne

Funding: NSW Government Grant

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What are we doing?

The Lake Jindabyne Shared Trail project aims to provide a 50km trail network around the southern half of the lake. The trail design will target mountain bike riders, walkers and trail runners. The project will complement existing trail experiences in our region, which will encourage increased visitation and provide a valuable recreation asset for our community.

The ‘around the lake trail’ vision has been explored by Council over the last 10 years, and this project is another step in achieving that vision. The southern route (this project) will provide a variety of trail experiences to a wider user group of riders and walkers. This includes a 50km circuit from the Jindabyne town centre with the options for a shorter journey from either East Jindabyne, Tyrolean or Hatchery Bay.

The Hatchery Bay trail section will link the Lake Jindabyne Shared Trails to the Thredbo Valley Track at the Gaden Trout Hatchery, while the Tyrolean to East Jindabyne section will expand the trails around the western side of the lake.

Sections

1.1 Tyrolean Village to Kunama Estate and Rainbow Drive

1.2 Cobbon Crescent to the dam wall

1.3 Jindabyne Boat Ramp to Hatchery Bay

2.1 Tyrolean Village to East Jindabyne

2.2 Tyrolean MTB Park

3.1 Hatchery Bay to Gaden Road Trout Hatchery

5.2 Banjo Patterson Park to Cobbon Crescent

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Latest Update - December 2025

Snowy Monaro Regional Council’s eagerly-awaited Jindabyne Shared Trail project is still on track for its scheduled completion date in mid-2026.

Since the last major update in March 2025, multiple works packages have either been awarded or gone out to tender while Council awaits Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit (AHIP) approval from Heritage NSW.

Recent project milestones

  • Tyrolean mountain bike network: Contractor appointed earlier this year, now working through the design process ahead of construction getting underway
  • Tyrolean/East Jindabyne and Tyrolean/Kunama Estate trail links: Contractors appointed and ready to start work as soon as final approvals are received
  • Rainbow Drive trailhead, carpark and amenities: Tender opened for submissions in November 2025, contract to be awarded early 2026
  • Kosciuszko Road underpass and Hatchery Bay Road realignment: Council is working closely with Transport for NSW on design requirements, with tender process on-track to open January 2026

The next stage of project works will commence once Council has received the required Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit (AHIP) from Heritage NSW.

Council estimates that the permit should be approved and received by the end of December 2025, based on the standard assessment timeframe and accounting for the time taken to respond to recent Heritage NSW information requests.

Construction can commence on the final stages of the Jindabyne Shared Trail project as soon as the AHIP is approved. Council will announce the construction schedule for the remaining work packages once the permit is received.

At this stage, the project remains on schedule and Jindabyne-area trail users should prepare for temporary closures and minor disruptions during the final project works through to mid-2026.

 

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