Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights & Activities
Free, one-hour guided walking tours of the town leave from the visitors centre (
Click
Wangaratta Cemetery
At the Wangaratta Cemetery, south of town, is the grave of Dan 'Mad Dog' Morgan, a no-
torious bushranger. It contains most of Morgan's remains - after he was fatally shot at
nearby Peechelba Station in April 1865, his head was taken to Melbourne for a study of
the criminal mind (his scrotum was supposedly fashioned into a tobacco pouch). Pick up
the brochure entitled
Wangaratta Cemetery - Self-Guided Tour
from the visitor centre.
CEMETERY
Murray to
Mountains Rail Trail
(
www.murraytomountains.com.au
)
Wangaratta is the start of the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail,
which runs east via Beechworth to Bright and now links Wangaratta with Rutherglen and
Wahgunyah. Ask at the Wangaratta Visitor Centre for information on local bike hire, al-
though most who tackle the trail bring their own. For more info,
Click here
.
CYCLING, HIKING
