Merri Creek Trail

The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3]

Merri Creek Trail
Looking towards the city at Quarries Park
LengthApprox 21 km
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cycling details
Trail difficultyEasy
HazardsSome blind corners, steep drop into creek, dog droppings on and beside trail, snakes
SurfaceShared use concrete path
HillsUndulating
WaterDon't drink the creek water!! Fountains at the velodrome and at Coburg Lake

An interactive map of the trail as well as others in the Melbourne area is available from the 'External Links' section in this article.

Route

The path commences at Dights Falls near where Merri Creek enters the Yarra River, and then takes a winding route, mainly following the creek all the way to the Western Ring Road Trail. Hazards include a steep section, unmanageable to all but the most hardy cyclists and close to a school, at Heidelberg Road in Clifton Hill, and a missing section in North Fitzroy that requires leaving the river cutting to cross St. George's Road.

The route is now sealed for its entirety, with the last unsealed sections replaced in 2008. Along the way it passes by CERES, the Brunswick velodrome and the Coburg Lake park.

At the Western Ring Road Trail, heading west will lead you to the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail, Brimbank Park and the Maribyrnong River Trail. La Trobe University Bundoora campus can be accessed by following the trail east.

Landmarks

Connections
  • The path joins the Western Ring Road Trail in the north.
  • In the south, it meets the Yarra River Trail.[4]
  • In April 2010, connections to the Capital City Trail were improved with the addition of a new bridge across Merri Creek, 160m south of the junction of Union Street and Merri Parade.[5]

North end at 37.694670°S 144.967497°E / -37.694670; 144.967497. South end at 37.783139°S 144.992628°E / -37.783139; 144.992628.

References
  1. VicRoads - Bicycle Facilities Map Archived 2007-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Maps
  3. Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Earth
  4. Kate Morgan (17 September 2013). "Two Minutes with Adalita | Magic Dirt". TheUrbanList.com. Urban List Pty Ltd. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  5. Northcote Leader - bridge opening Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  • Bike rides around Melbourne 3rd edition, 2009, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9752333-4-4
  • Bike Paths Victoria sixth edition, 2004. Edited and published by Sabey & Associates Pty Ltd. pp124. ISBN 0-9579591-1-7


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