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Encyclopedia > Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
Moonee Ponds Creek Trail running alongside Citylink
Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
Length Approx 25 km
Difficulty Easy
Hills Flat
Hazards Some blind corners, steep drop into creek
Water Don't drink the creek water!!
Path Shared use bitumen path, purpose built wooden decking in spots
Sights, Landmarks Tullamarine Freeway, Moonee Ponds Creek, Melbourne Docklands, Melbourne Airport
Connecting Transport
Bus
Train Jacana, Pascoe Vale and Flemington Bridge stations
Tram

Moonee Ponds Creek at West Brunswick looking south. ... Heading through the Sound Tube on the Tullamarine Freeway Tullamarine Freeway is a Melbourne freeway linking the citys international airport to the CBD. History Tullamarine Freeway is one of the oldest freeways in Melbourne. ... Moonee Ponds Creek as a stormwater drain at Brunswick West. ... The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. ... Jacana is a railway station on the Broadmeaows railway line. ... Pascoe Vale Railway Station, Melbourne, Australia Pascoe Vale Railway Station is situated 12 kilometres from Flinders Street Station on the Broadmeadows line of the Melbourne suburban rail system. ... Flemington Bridge is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Description

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 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ... Look up Pedestrian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Moonee Ponds Creek as a stormwater drain at Brunswick West. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ...


Following the Path

It commences in Melbourne Docklands on Footscray Road near where the creek enters the Yarra River. The lower reaches of the path are also the route of the Capital City Trail. The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ... The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which circles the Melbourne central business district and some inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


It follows the creek, snaking under and around the Tullamarine Freeway for many kilometres. It leaves the Tullamarine Freeway and the dank concrete environment and heads north on the east side of Essendon Airport through a series of parks, including the aptly named Boeing and Charles Kingsford Smith Ulm reserves. Passing under the large trestle bridge, the trail soon arrives at the Western Ring Road and the Western Ring Road Trail. Heading through the Sound Tube on the Tullamarine Freeway Tullamarine Freeway is a Melbourne freeway linking the citys international airport to the CBD. History Tullamarine Freeway is one of the oldest freeways in Melbourne. ... Heading through the Sound Tube on the Tullamarine Freeway Tullamarine Freeway is a Melbourne freeway linking the citys international airport to the CBD. History Tullamarine Freeway is one of the oldest freeways in Melbourne. ... Essendon Airport (IATA airport code: MEB) is located at Essendon North, in Melbournes northern suburbs, Victoria, Australia. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... Kingsford Smith in his flying gear Air Commodore Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, (February 9, 1897 - November 8, 1935), often called Charles Kingsford-Smith, or by his nickname Smithy, was the best-known early Australian aviator. ... A trestle is a bridge that consists of a number of short spans, supported by splayed vertical elements and is usually for railroad use. ... Western Ring Road is a freeway in Melbourne connecting the northern suburbs and the western suburbs to interstate freeways. ... 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. ...


1.3 km along to the north is Jacana Reserve, near Johnstone St. By crossing a small footbrige here, one arrives at the south end of the Broadmeadows Valley and the south end of the Broadmeadows Valley Trail. The Broadmeadows Valley Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ...


Continuing on the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail leads to Willowbrook Reserve near Mickleham Rd, in Westmeadows. West of Willowbrook Reserve, the path continues along the fence line of the Woodlands Historic Park next to Melbourne Airport. Westmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. ...


Connections

The trail intersects the Broadmeadows Valley Trail in the north. Nearby it also intersects the Western Ring Road Trail and meets the Capital City Trail in the south. The Broadmeadows Valley Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... 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. ... The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which circles the Melbourne central business district and some inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


Heading east 1km along the Western Ring Road Trail will take you Jacana station and further still to the Merri Creek Trail at Fawkner. Heading west along the Western Ring Road Trail will lead you to Brimbank Park and the Maribyrnong River Trail. 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. ... Jacana is a railway station on the Broadmeaows railway line. ... // The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fawkner is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 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. ... Brimbank Park is situated in the northern Melbourne suburb of Keilor East, Victoria, Australia. ... // The Maribyrnong River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Maribyrnong River through the north western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


Starts at 37.665319° S 144.869263° E. Ends at 37.787553° S 144.939947° E.

Melbourne's Off-Road Bicycle Network
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Unlisted Trails Barbecues avaliable for use at the park on Whitehorse road, on the Outer Circle Trail The outer circle trail is a shared use walking and cycling path located in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Bayside Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the coastline of Port Phillip Bay through the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... // The Belgrave Rail Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Belgrave railway line from Upper Ferntree Gully railway station to Belgrave railway station in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Blind Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows Blind Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Broadmeadows Valley Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... The Bushy Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which circles the Melbourne central business district and some inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Craigieburn Bypass Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... // The Dandenong Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Dandenong Creek through the outer eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 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, Victoria, Australia. ... // The Diamond Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Diamond Creek through the north eastern outer suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Edgars Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Thomastown, an inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Federation Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians located in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 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, Victoria. ... The Ferny Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Ferny and Corhanwarrabul Creeks through the suburbs of Knoxfield and Ferntree Gully in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Gardiners Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Gardiners Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Greengully Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the inner eastern suburb of Templestowe in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Hallam Bypass Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians running along the Hallam-Berwick freeway bypass. ... 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 Park, Epping and South Morang in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... The Koonung Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Koonung Creek in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... // The Kororoit Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Kororoit Creek in the inner western suburbs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Laverton Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... // The Maribyrnong River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Maribyrnong River through the north western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Maroondah Aqueduct Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the disused Maroondah Aqueduct through the outer eastern suburbs of Eltham and Research in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... // The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... // The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... The Plenty River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Plenty River through the suburbs of Greensborough and Lower Plenty in Melbourne, 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, Victoria, Australia. ... // 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 Doncaster in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Sandridge Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows an old rail line, now the 109 tram route. ... The Scotchmans Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows Scotchmans Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Skeleton Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... The Steele Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... The St Georges Rd Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians . ... // The Tarralla Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Tarralla Creek (previously known as the Croydon main drain), in the outer eastern suburb of Croydon in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Upfield Rail Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Upfield railway line through the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 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. ... 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 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 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. ... The Wurundjeri Walk Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the inner eastern suburbs of Blackburn South and Forest Hill in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


Cycling in Melbourne and Victoria This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Segregated cycle facilities Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ...

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Moonee Ponds Creek at AllExperts (704 words)
Before European settlement, the Moonee Ponds Creek was the home of the Wurundjeri william People of the Kulin nation.Though there are no written records it is probable that the creek takes its name from an indigenous inhabitant Moonee Moonee, who, along with Tullamareena, burnt down and escaped from the first Melbourne gaol in 1838.
The creek formed a series of marshy ponds on the floodplain, with extensive salt water marshes near its entry to the Yarra river known as Batman's lagoon.
In 1998 the Moonee Ponds Creek Co-ordination Committee (MPCCC) was founded to oversee planning, restoration, education, and development of guidelines and policies aimed at protecting and enhancing the Creek and its tributaries.
Moonee Ponds Creek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (670 words)
Moonee Ponds Creek as a stormwater drain at Brunswick West.
In the 1890s the lower Moonee Ponds Creek was used as a canal access for coal for railway locomotives.
Each of the four councils (Hume, Moreland, Moonee Valley and Melbourne) are represented along with the Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek and Melbourne Water.
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