This up-and-back rail trail starts as a smooth asphalt path suitable for a wide range of abilities but gets tougher above the site of the coal loading area at Kirkwood Pl, which was not part of the railway line.

Mt Kembla to Nebo coal handling site (2km)

• Access: There’s on-street parking on the southern side of Cordeaux Rd, which is off the Princes Hwy. The shared path starts on the opposite side (Search: 200 Cordeaux Rd, Mt Kembla)
• Proceed uphill, with the remains of the track bed on your left for a short distance
• It’s then a pleasant walk through landscaped gardens beside American Creek
• The railway line on the right goes to the current coal loading facility in Kamira Valley
• After about 700m, at the Mt Kembla Mining Memorial on Stones Rd, there’s another car park where you can retire gracefully
• Your second chance of escape is at Kirkwood Place, which has a car turning area
• The top section is suitable for determined walkers and keen mountain bike riders only, who also have several downhill tracks through the area
• It ends at the site of Nebo Colliery’s coal handling plant, from where a conveyor belt carried the coal down to the  train loading facility at what is now Kirkwood Place
• Take care coming down and watch for mountain bike riders coming across on their fast, downhill tracks.