Chain Hills Tunnel Land Purchase and Easement

We’re creating a trail that would:

• create a family-friendly and safe commuter, recreational, and tourist corridor between Mosgiel, Fairfield, Abbotsford, Green Island, and Dunedin via the two old rail tunnels at Caversham and Chain Hills

• provide a local accessible tourist attraction of Dunedin's heritage

• create a flat railtrail path

• enable cyclists and other trail users to be able to move away from major traffic flows

• increase awareness and participation in outdoor activities and heritage railtrail

The funds raised will go towards the purchase of the property and the costs of creating an easement; managing the property in the short term; and potentially subdividing a part to ensure the long-term future of the trail.

If we cannot raise the loan amount within the timeframe to purchase the property, we go back to negotiations with the landowner. Funds raised here will continue to be used towards that specific goal.