The Greenways of the Bywong/Wamboin area of Palerang Council is a unique and valuable community resource. It is a network of public walking and riding trails created for the use of local residents .The Greenways also act as wildlife corridors and are essential resources for the welfare of local flora and fauna.

The network was originally based on land dedicated as Crown road reserves and road verges. It was Yarrowlumla Council policy to include Greenways into new subdivisions as many of these larger blocks also included public land, i.e. Crown road reserves. The Bywong/Wamboin Greenways now comprises a network of 30 kilometres. They were established as a 'pilot project'within a vision of a Shire-wide network of Greenways, and Greenways supporters hope that the network will be expanded within Palerang Council boundaries.

Public demand for riding trails in the Bywong/Wamboin area first arose in the early 1980s, and in 1985 the Palerang Council established a working party to develop a Shire-wide approach to a Greenway network that resulted in Palerang Council adopting "Access to the Countryside" as their Bicentennial theme in 1988.

In 1989, the then Geary's Gap Community Association (GGCA) developed a case for the establishment of the first Greenway in the area. The GGCA held public meetings as part of public consultation process. As a result of community action and support, the Palerang Council provided an initial grant to establish the first Greenway in 1990. Two key residents in developing the concept and negotiating with Council, were the founder of the local Pony Club and later Shire Councillor, Suzanne Ridley and the late Julian Thompson.

In 1991, the Palerang Council established a Steering Committee to recommend a network of Greenways and to advise on general land use, fencing and any associated issues. Another role of that committee was to liaise with adjoining landowners and to advise them of the proposal. It also became evident to the steering committee that the conservation values of many sections of the Greenways were very high. This was because most proposed Greenways were Crown road reserves. As a consequence, they were protected from clearing, and where fenced,from grazing.

This added considerable impetus to the creation of the Greenway network, as they would provide wildlife corridors that are now recognised as essential to the welfare of flora and fauna. Strong support and technical advice was received from well known local environmentalist, Geoff Butler.

In 1994, the Palerang Council implemented a pilot Greenways project in the Bywong/Wamboin district as outlined above.