37°46′06″S 144°59′03″E / 37.76839°S 144.98405°E / -37.76839; 144.98405
Merri Creek Trail Looking towards the city at Quarries Park
Length 21 km (13 mi) Location Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Difficulty Easy Hazards Some blind corners, steep drop into creek, dog droppings on and beside trail, snakes Surface Shared use concrete path Hills Undulating
The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne , Australia .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
History
The first section of the Trail was opened in 1985 by the Prime Minister of Australia and the local member of Parliament, Bob Hawke .[ 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]
Setting
The route is now sealed along its entirety, with the last unsealed sections replaced in 2008. Along the way it passes CERES , the Brunswick velodrome and the Coburg Lake park.
At the Western Ring Road Trail , heading west leads 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
North end at 37°41′41″S 144°58′03″E / 37.694670°S 144.967497°E / -37.694670; 144.967497 37°46′59″S 144°59′33″E / 37.783139°S 144.992628°E / -37.783139; 144.992628
Gallery
References
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
External links
Bicycle trails in Melbourne
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