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The Yarra River, as seen from Kanes Bridge, near the Studley Park boathouse. Yarra Bend Park is a 260 hectare (642 acre park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew.
Yarra River Trail
Length	About 38km from Princes Bridge to Mullum Mullum Creek Trail
Difficulty	Easy to medium
Hills	Gipps Street steps. The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Mullum-Mullum Creek in the outer eastern suburbs in Bumpy metal joints and slippery ramps on Northbank promenade
Hazards	Some blind corners, steep drop into river. In winter, on the north bank near the city, ice can form on the floating pontoons. Steep corkscrew path used to cross under Banksia St.
Path	Mostly Concrete & bitumen path, well formed gravel along river flats.
Connecting Transport
Train	Flinders St, Clifton Hill, Heidelberg and Eltham (see Diamond Creek Trail)

The Yarra River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Yarra River through the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. Clifton Hill railway station is a Premium Station in the suburb of Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Heidelberg is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Heidelberg on the Hurstbridge Eltham is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Eltham, on the Hurstbridge The Diamond Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Diamond Creek through the north eastern outer suburbs of Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot whether Walking or Running. The Yarra River is a River in southern Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. ^[1]^[2]^[3]

The trail follows the river from near its mouth, through the city and suburbs to Westerfolds Park and Eltham. Westerfolds Park is situated in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Templestowe, Victoria, Australia. Eltham is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located about 20 km northeast of central Melbourne it is one of the beautiful 'green The Capital City Trail uses the same path up to Dights Falls, where it continues up the Merri Creek Trail as part of its loop around the city. The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which circles the Melbourne city centre and some inner eastern and northern Dights Falls (ˈdaɪts is located in Melbourne, Victoria just downstream of the junction of the Yarra River with Merri Creek. The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne

Bicycle Victoria has an ongoing campaign to have the path in Yarra Bend Park improved and the stairs at the east end of Gipps Street effectively removed from the trail by continuing the path on the west side of the river. Bicycle Victoria is a self-funded Australian bicycle advocacy organisation whose mission is to get More People Cycling More Often. Yarra Bend Park is a 260 hectare (642 acre park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. Sir George Gipps (1791 – 28 February 1847) was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years between 1838 Other alternatives include installing a ramp or installing a new footbridge near the Abbotsford Convent.

Following the Path

The path starts just to the north of West Gate Bridge near the mouth of the Yarra River as it enters Port Phillip Bay by the punt landing. The West Gate Bridge is a large cable-stayed box girder Bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. "Port Phillip" may also refer to a Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. The punt allows cyclists and pedestrians to cross to Spotswood and the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail and the Scienceworks Museum. Spotswood is a south-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the coast line of Hobsons Bay in the inner western suburbs Scienceworks is a Science museum in Melbourne, Australia. It is a division of Museum Victoria which administers the cultural and scientific

From the punt landing, the trail winds through Melbourne Docklands, initially as dedicated path on Lorimer St and then east of Todd Rd, continues as an on-road cycling lane on Lorimer St. Melbourne Docklands is a Coastal area within Melbourne, Australia.

At the west side of Yarra's Edge and before the Docklands Highway, head off the road towards the bank of the river. Melbourne Docklands is a Coastal area within Melbourne, Australia. Docklands Highway is a highway with a mix of many arterial roads in inner western Melbourne Australia. The trail can be picked up, where it intersects with the Capital City Trail, at the southern end of the "Koori Eel Trap" footbridge. The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which circles the Melbourne city centre and some inner eastern and northern Koori (also spelled Koorie) is a word which some Indigenous Australians in New South Wales and Victoria use to identify themselves and has become

The trail passes the north side of Jeff's Shed, the Crown Casino and the restaurant sector of Southbank on the shared and often busy pedestrian boulevarde with excellent views of the Melbourne CBD across the Yarra River. The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is the name for two buildings on opposite sides of the Yarra River in Southbank, a suburb of the Melbourne Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a Casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia Southbank is an Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. The Melbourne city centre (referred to as The City or The CBD (Central Business District or more recently in planning parlance The CAD, or Central

At the pedestrian bridge at Southbank you can choose to continue on the south bank or cross and follow the river on the north bank. The trail goes under the Princes Bridge next to Flinders Street Station, which is the starting point for the St Kilda road cycling lane to St Kilda beach; and Swanston street, a major cycling route through the city to Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology city campus, Melbourne University and the inner northern suburbs. Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. St Kilda is an Inner city Suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne, Australia. Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology ( RMIT) is an Australian University and Vocational education provider in Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria.

On the north side of the river you can visit Federation Square, the newly established riverside park of Birrarung Marr, Melbourne Park, Melbourne Cricket Ground. Federation Square (also colloquially known as Fed Square) is a cultural precinct in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Birrarung Marr is a new inner-city park between the central business district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and the Yarra River Melbourne Park is a sporting arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia On the south bank of the Yarra river you pass several rowing clubs with their boatsheds. You may come across a rowing coach cycling one handed while yelling instructions through a megaphone to the rowing team on the river. You will pass the Melbourne Botanic Gardens and historic Como House nearby. Governance and history The gardens are governed under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act of 1991 by the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens who are responsible to the Minister for Environment At MacRobertson Bridge the paths meet on the north side of the river.

In Richmond the path meets up with the Gardiners Creek Trail. Richmond is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Gardiners Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Gardiners Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne After going under the Victoria street bridge in Abbotsford the path reaches the Walmer St shared pedestrian and cycle bridge. Abbotsford is a small Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond Travelling straight along the river at this point leads to a dead end, so go up the ramps and cross the bridge into Yarra Bend Park at Kew. Yarra Bend Park is a 260 hectare (642 acre park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. Kew is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.

Once across the bridge on the north side of the river, travel halfway up the the short steep hill (Walmer St) and turn immediately to the left (west) into the park. Travel along the path until it reaches Yarra boulevarde, where the path descends to cross the Yarra River again at the Gipps Street shared pedestrian and cycle bridge. Alternatively continue to follow the Yarra boulevarde to Studley Park - see below.

At Gipps Street, flights of steps connect to the concrete path on the western side of the river. Sir George Gipps (1791 – 28 February 1847) was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years between 1838 Some cyclists choose to avoid the steps and ride the back streets of Abbotsford to meet the trail at the Collingwood Children's Farm. Abbotsford is a small Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond The Collingwood Children’s Farm is a community-run inner city farm situated on the Yarra River in the Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford, Australia

A short way further the trail comes to Dights Falls, an ancient meeting place for the Wurundjeri people and tribes of the Kulin nation. Dights Falls (ˈdaɪts is located in Melbourne, Victoria just downstream of the junction of the Yarra River with Merri Creek. The Wurundjeri are Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation who occupied the Yarra River Valley and its tributaries in what is now Melbourne The Kulin alliance is one of the Indigenous Australian nations of Australia who lived in central Victoria Australia, around Port Phillip The weir and water race where used to power the Ceres flour mill once located here. Here the Capital City Trail follows the Merri Creek Trail up the Merri Creek. The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which circles the Melbourne city centre and some inner eastern and northern The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne The Merri Creek is a waterway in southern Victoria, Australia which flows through the northern Suburbs of Melbourne. The Yarra River Trail crosses the Merri Creek here, passes under the Eastern Freeway and starts a long gradual up hill climb to Fairfield Hospital, before crossing the Yarra river at the pedestrian Pipe bridge at the Fairfield boathouse. The Eastern Freeway is an urban Freeway in Melbourne, Australia. Fairfield is an inner-northern Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The bridge is fairly narrow and you will need to walk across when it is busy. On the eastern side of the river the path climbs up steeply to Yarra boulevarde. Stop at the top to admire the sweeping views of the city skyline across Yarra Bend Park.

An interesting alternative to the Yarra River Trail at Yarra Bend Park is to follow the Yarra boulevarde as it meanders through the parkland of Yarra Bend following the river. Yarra Bend Park is a 260 hectare (642 acre park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. It is a tourist drive with on-road cycling lanes, which provides access to the Studley Park boathouse, where row boats can be hired. After crossing the Eastern Freeway the road climbs up a hill where it meets the Yarra Trail again.

From the top of the hill follow the Yarra boulevard down to the Chandler Highway. Chandler Highway is an short road in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne You can choose to wheel your bike down some steps to go under the bridge, or use the pedestrian crossing to access a ramped connecting path that leads down to the Yarra path, next to the National Guide Dog and Mobility Centre.

The northern end of the Anniversary Outer Circle Trail is 0. The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which partly follows the 6km from this point. Head south on the Chandler Highway and the Anniversary Trail can be found just across the bridge that crosses the Eastern Freeway. Chandler Highway is an short road in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which partly follows the The Eastern Freeway is an urban Freeway in Melbourne, Australia. A safer alternative is to continue along the Yarra River Trail from the Chandler Highway to Willsmere Park - 1. Chandler Highway is an short road in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne 5km. You can cross under the Eastern Freeway at Willsmere Park and traverse to the Anniversary Trail via Hyde Park. The Eastern Freeway is an urban Freeway in Melbourne, Australia. The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which partly follows the

The Yarra River Trail soon follows the Eastern Freeway beside a golf course before again rejoining the Yarra river near Burke Rd. The Eastern Freeway is an urban Freeway in Melbourne, Australia. Here you find the turn off to the Koonung Creek Trail. The Koonung Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Koonung Creek in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne Using a highly convoluted and hilly path, with some road sections, one can access the Darebin Creek Trail via the Darebin station from this point. The Darebin Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Darebin Creek in the inner and outer northern suburbs of Melbourne Darebin is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Ivanhoe, on the Hurstbridge railway

Along river flats, beside sporting ovals, market gardens, and paddocks with horses: it is easy to forget this parkland is in the middle of Melbourne's suburbs as you ride through Ivanhoe, Heidelberg, Lower Plenty and Templestowe to Westerfolds Park where there are many paths to explore. Ivanhoe is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Banyule and Heidelberg is a suburb (and former local government area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lower Plenty is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. "Templestowe" redirects here For the Victorian Legislative Council Province please see Templestowe Province. Westerfolds Park is situated in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Templestowe, Victoria, Australia.

On the way to Westerfolds Park you will find the turnoffs to the River Gum Walk Trail, the Plenty River Trail and the Ruffey Creek Trail. Westerfolds Park is situated in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Templestowe, Victoria, Australia. The River Gum Walk Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Rosanna, an inner northern suburb of Melbourne The Plenty River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Plenty River through the suburbs of Greensborough The Ruffey Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Ruffey Creek in the inner eastern suburbs of Templestowe and

The southerly section of the River Gum Walk Trail can easily be mistaken for the continuation of the Yarra River Trail. The River Gum Walk Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Rosanna, an inner northern suburb of Melbourne People coming from the south along the Yarra River Trail should turn right (east) 130m after crossing the canal at the end of Plymouth St, near the Banyule Tennis centre.

From the north east corner of Westerfolds Park, the path continues up the Yarra River 1km to Candlebark Park. Westerfolds Park is situated in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Templestowe, Victoria, Australia. Cross the long footbridge across the Yarra at Candlebark Park to access the Diamond Creek Trail. The Diamond Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Diamond Creek through the north eastern outer suburbs of The intersection is unsigned except for some instructions relating to the usage of the park.

The Yarra trail continues to follow the river past Pettys orchards and finally ends at the confluence of the Mullum-Mullum Creek and the Yarra River in Templestowe. Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water. Mullum-Mullum Creek is a Creek to the east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. "Templestowe" redirects here For the Victorian Legislative Council Province please see Templestowe Province. A lookout surveys the spot. The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail starts here leading to points further afield. The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Mullum-Mullum Creek in the outer eastern suburbs in

Landmarks

Yarra River, Docklands, Southbank, Yarra Bend Park, Collingwood Children's Farm, Westerfolds Park. The Yarra River is a River in southern Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established Melbourne Docklands is a Coastal area within Melbourne, Australia. Southbank is an Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. Yarra Bend Park is a 260 hectare (642 acre park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. The Collingwood Children’s Farm is a community-run inner city farm situated on the Yarra River in the Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford, Australia Westerfolds Park is situated in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Templestowe, Victoria, Australia.

Connections

The trail leads to numerous other trails. Going from west to east: Capital City Trail, Anniversary Trail, Koonung Creek Trail, River Gum Walk Trail, Plenty River Trail, Ruffey Creek Trail, Diamond Creek Trail and lower Mullum Mullum Creek Trail. The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which circles the Melbourne city centre and some inner eastern and northern The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which partly follows the The Koonung Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Koonung Creek in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne The River Gum Walk Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Rosanna, an inner northern suburb of Melbourne The Plenty River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Plenty River through the suburbs of Greensborough The Ruffey Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Ruffey Creek in the inner eastern suburbs of Templestowe and The Diamond Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Diamond Creek through the north eastern outer suburbs of The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Mullum-Mullum Creek in the outer eastern suburbs in

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References

Bike rides around Melbourne 2nd edition, 2006, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing, ISBN 0-9752333-2-7

External links

Melbourne's Off-Road Bicycle Network

Cycling in Melbourne and Victoria

Segregated cycle facilities

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Bypass Trail (also known as the Galada Tamboore Trail) is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians in the outer northern suburbs The Dandenong Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Dandenong Creek through the outer eastern and south-eastern The Darebin Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Darebin Creek in the inner and outer northern suburbs of Melbourne The Diamond Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Diamond Creek through the north eastern outer suburbs of The East Malvern Station to Centre Rd Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which mainly follows the Pakenham railway line from The Edgars Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians in the suburb of Thomastown, an inner northern suburb of Melbourne The Federation Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which mainly follows the old "Outfall Sewer" through the western suburbs of The Ferndale Park Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Glen Iris, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne The Ferny Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Ferny and Corhanwarrabul Creeks through the suburbs of Knoxfield The Gardiners Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Gardiners Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne The Gawler Chain Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the inner eastern Suburb of Mont Albert in Melbourne The Greengully Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the inner eastern suburb of Templestowe in Melbourne, Victoria The Hallam Bypass Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians running along the Hallam Bypass between Doveton and Berwick The Hendersons Road Drain Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Hendersons Road Drain in the outer northern suburbs of Mill The Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the coast line of Hobsons Bay in the inner western suburbs The Koonung Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Koonung Creek in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne The Kororoit Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Kororoit Creek in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne The Laverton Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows Laverton Creek in the outer western suburbs of Laverton and The Maribyrnong River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows the Maribyrnong River through the north western suburbs The Maroondah Aqueduct Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the disused Maroondah Aqueduct through the outer eastern suburbs The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Mullum-Mullum Creek in the outer eastern suburbs in The Plenty River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Plenty River through the suburbs of Greensborough The River Gum Walk Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Rosanna, an inner northern suburb of Melbourne The Ruffey Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Ruffey Creek in the inner eastern suburbs of Templestowe and The Sandridge Trail is a shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians located in the inner southern suburb of Port Melbourne in Melbourne The Scotchmans Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and 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combination of shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians and on-road bicycle route which follows the Glen Waverley railway The Werribee River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Werribee River in the outer western suburb of Werribee in The Western Ring Road Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road. 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