The Yarra River, as seen from Kanes Bridge, near the Studley Park boathouse.
Yarra River Trail
Length	About 38km from Princes Bridge to Mullum Mullum Creek Trail
Difficulty	Easy to medium
Hills	Gipps Street steps. 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.
Water	Regular water fountains in lower reaches, tap at "Yarra Marsh"(Heidleberg)
Path	Mostly Concrete & bitumen path, well formed gravel along river flats.
Connecting Transport
Bus
Train	Flinders St, Clifton Hill, Heidelberg and Eltham (see Diamond Creek Trail)
Tram

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1712x2304, 2343 KB) Description: The Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia, as seen from Kanes Bridge. ... Studley Park Boathouse on the Yarra River Yarra Bend Park is a 260 hectare (642 acre) park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. ... Princes Bridge The Princes Bridge is a historic bridge that crosses the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... // 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 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Flinders Street Stations main entrance and dome. ... Clifton Hill is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Heidelberg is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Trestle bridge south of Eltham railway station. ... // 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. ...

Description

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.^[1] 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. ... 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. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ...

The trail follows the river from near its mouth, through the city and suburbs to Westerfolds Park and Eltham. 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. Westerfolds Park is situated in the north eastern Melbourne suburb of Templetstowe, Victoria, Australia. ... Eltham is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. ... 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. ... Dights Falls on the Yarra River, Abbotsford. ... // 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. ...

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. Other alternatives include installing a ramp or installing a new footbridge near the Abbotsford Convent. Bicycle Victoria is a self-funded community organisation focussed on cycling, with offices located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Studley Park Boathouse on the Yarra River 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 and 1846. ...

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 punt allows cyclists and pedestrians to cross to Spotswood and the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail and the Scienceworks Museum. The West Gate Bridge is a large cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... There is also Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. ... Spotswood is a suburb in 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 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Scienceworks in Melbourne, Australia, and ScienceWorks in Ashland, Oregon, are museums dedicated to educating visitors in science and technology, while providing an entertaining destination for a family outing. ...

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. The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in 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. 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 Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... 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. ... Koori (also spelled Koorie) is a word which some Indigenous Australians in New South Wales and Victoria use to identify themselves, and has become a well established term to mean Indigenous Australians from south eastern Australia. Many Indigenous Australians dislike the terms Aborigine and Aboriginal because these terms have been...

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 Exhibition and Convention Centre is located in Southbank to the south of the CBD. The Centre was built as a replacement for the Royal Exhibition Building and it consists of the Convention Centre and the Exhibition Centre, both were opened at diffenrent times. ... The Atrium at Crown Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. ... Southbank, across the Yarra from Melbourne City Southbank is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

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 a inner city suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne. ... Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (now officially known only as RMIT University), is a university in Melbourne, Australia. ... The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). ...

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. 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. At MacRobertson Bridge the paths meet on the north side of the river. Inside the Atrium Federation Square (or Fed Square) is the new public heart of the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... Speakers mound at Speakers corner Birrarung Marr is a park located on the south-east edge of the central business district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne Park at night. ... It has been suggested that Bay 13 be merged into this article or section. ... One of many delightful vistas in Melbournes Royal Botanic Gardens. ...

In Richmond the path meets up with the Gardiners Creek Trail. After going under the Victoria street bridge in Abbotsford the path crosses the Yarra River by a shared bicycle and pedestrian bridge into Yarra Bend Park at Kew with a short steep hill to meet Yarra boulevarde, before it descends to cross the Yarra River again at a shared pedestrian and cycle bridge at Gipps Street. 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, Victoria, Australia. ... Postcode: 3067 Melway Maps 2C, 2D, 2G, 2H, 44 Local Government: City of Yarra State electorate: Richmond Federal electorate: Melbourne Abbotsford is a small inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. ... Studley Park Boathouse on the Yarra River 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. ...

At Gipps Street, flights of steps connect to the concrete path on the western side of the river. Some cyclists choose to avoid the steps and ride the back streets of Abbotsford to meet the trail at the Collingwood Children's Farm. Sir George Gipps (1791 - 28 February 1847) was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. ... Postcode: 3067 Melway Maps 2C, 2D, 2G, 2H, 44 Local Government: City of Yarra State electorate: Richmond Federal electorate: Melbourne Abbotsford is a small inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. ... The Collingwood Children’s Farm is a community-run farm on the Yarra River in Abbotsford, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, 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. Here the Capital City Trail follows the Merri Creek Trail up the Merri Creek. 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 bridge is fairly narrow and you will need to walk across when it is busy. On the western 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. Dights Falls on the Yarra River, Abbotsford. ... The Wurundjeri are Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who occupied what is now Melbourne, Australia prior to European settlement of the area. ... The Kulin alliance is one of the Indigenous Australian nations of Australia who lived in central Victoria, Australia, around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys. ... 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 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 Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Eastern Freeway is one of Melbournes major freeways, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle St in the inner suburbs, with Springvale Road in Melbournes east. ... Fairfield is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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. 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. Studley Park Boathouse on the Yarra River Yarra Bend Park is a 260 hectare (642 acre) park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. ...

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

The northern end of the Anniversary Outer Circle Trail is 0.6km from this point. Head south on the Chandler Highway and the Anniversary Outer Circle Trail can be found just across the bridge that crosses the Eastern Freeway. A safer alternative is to continue along the Yarra River Trail from the Chandler Highway to Willsmere Park - 1.5km. You can cross under the Eastern Freeway at Willsmere Park and traverse to the Outer Circle Trail via Hyde Park. 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. ... Chandler Highway is an exceptionally short road in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne. ... 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 Eastern Freeway is one of Melbournes major freeways, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle St in the inner suburbs, with Springvale Road in Melbournes east. ... Chandler Highway is an exceptionally short road in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne. ... The Eastern Freeway is one of Melbournes major freeways, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle St in the inner suburbs, with Springvale Road in Melbournes east. ... 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 Yarra River Trail soon follows the Eastern Freeway beside a golf course before again rejoining the Yarra river near Bourke Rd. Here you find the turn off to the Koonung Creek Trail. Using a highly convoluted and hilly path you can also access the Darebin Creek Trail from this point. The Eastern Freeway is one of Melbournes major freeways, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle St in the inner suburbs, with Springvale Road in Melbournes east. ... 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 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. ...

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. ... Heidelberg Shops Heidelberg Arms Heidelberg Shops Artists Trail sign at Heidelberg Heidelberg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Lower Plenty is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Templestowe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Westerfolds Park is situated in the north eastern Melbourne suburb of Templetstowe, Victoria, Australia. ...

On the way to Westerfolds Park you will find the turn offs to the River Gum Walk Trail, the Plenty River Trail and the Ruffey Creek Trail. Westerfolds Park is situated in the north eastern Melbourne suburb of Templetstowe, 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 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 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 southerly section of the River Gum Walk Trail can easily be mistaken for the continuation of the Yarra River Trail. 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. 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. ...

From the north east corner of Westerfolds Park, the path continues up the Yarra River 1km to Candlebark Park. Cross the long footbridge across the Yarra at Candlebark Park to access the Diamond Creek Trail. The intersection is unsigned except for some instructions relating to the usage of the park. Westerfolds Park is situated in the north eastern Melbourne suburb of Templetstowe, 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 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. A lookout surveys the spot. The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail starts here leading to points further afield. Look up confluence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mullum-Mullum Creek or valley as it is sometimes known is an environmentally sensitive area in the east of Melbourne (Australia). ... Templestowe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... // 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 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Landmarks

Yarra River, Docklands, Southbank, Yarra Bend Park, Collingwood Children's Farm, Westerfolds Park. 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 Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... Southbank, across the Yarra from Melbourne City Southbank is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... Studley Park Boathouse on the Yarra River 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 farm on the Yarra River in Abbotsford, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Westerfolds Park is situated in the north eastern Melbourne suburb of Templetstowe, Victoria, Australia. ...

Connections

The trail leads to numerous other trails. Going from west to east: Capital City Trail, Outer Circle 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 central business district and some inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 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 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 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 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 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 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 Mullum Mullum Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Mullum-Mullum Creek in the outer eastern suburbs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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References

External links

• Map of Yarra Trail
• Bicycle Victoria
• Yarra [BUG] - Gipps Street stairs]
• Yarra punt
• Parks Victoria - Westerfolds Park