1 Melbourne's Metro Trail Network (MTN)

Excerpt from Page 13 of the strategy

Off-road shared trails, which are the primary focus for this strategy, link Melbourne’s significant areas of open space to local trails, recreational precincts, other interesting destinations and public transport. The trails are mainly located along waterways and easements and many traverse parklands and the foreshore. Trails are an important recreational venue in their own right, but are also an essential link between people and places.

Shared trails are not just bike trails; they are used for activities such as walking, inline skating and jogging. Provision of facilities for these activities results in improved personal health and can result in environmental health benefits, through either managing access in sensitive areas or improving environmental values adjacent to trails by incorporating them in overall design and development.
 

Anniversary Outer Circle Trail

Bay Trail

Looking for a seaside ride? Then this trail is for you.

Dandenong Creek Trail

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Federation Trail - Werribee to Brooklyn

The new Federation Trail was funded by VicRoads after 10 years of strong campaigning by Bicycle Victoria members. It is the one of the biggest and most important trails to be built in the west. The trail will eventually link to Melbourne's CBD, the Bay Trail at Altona, Sunshine, and Werribee Zoo and Mansion.

Gardiners Creek Trail

Main Yarra Trail

The trail starts at Southbank in the City and follows the Yarra River for 35km.

Main Yarra Trail

Starting in Eltham before winding you way along the Yarra River to city this ride is truly fantastic. Along the way you will pass through Westerfolds Park and Dights Falls.

Maribyrnong River Trail

Follow Melbourne’s second great river from the city to bushy Brimbank Park on this delightfully varied path

Merri Creek Trail

This is a 20km trail running mainly beside Merri Creek in the northern suburbs. Suggested route is to start from Victoria Park train station to Gowrie train station

Riding the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail

The southern end starts at Docklands and follows the Moonee Ponds Creek to Woodlands Homestead and Melbourne Airport.

Scotchmans Creek Trail

This trail starts at East Malvern station and continues to Jells Park, Wheelers Hill.

The MTN

The MTN is part of the Government's 2002 Strategy called Linking People and Spaces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Outcomes

In Linking People and Spaces more than 150 actions are defined in order to realise the vision based on the principles and objectives outlined.

The actions include planning and developing new parks; extensions to the metropolitan shared-use trail network;
upgrades of visitor facilities and supporting infrastructure in existing parks, waterways and coastal activity nodes; and expansion of
protected areas and urban land in public ownership.

Some of the key outcomes include:
• improving equity of access through provision of six new parks in Melbourne’s growth corridors, including Werribee, Melton, Hume/Whittlesea and Cranbourne
• completing gaps and extending shared-use trails to support recreation and commuter use, including the Main Yarra Trail, the Bay trail and Federation Trail, to create a 1200 kilometre network
• forming continuous open space links between areas of parkland along Melbourne’s foreshores and waterways, especially the western coastal foreshore of Port Phillip Bay, the Maribyrnong River, the Merri Creek and Frankston
• improving access to the foreshore, bays and major waterways through provision of recreational and berthing infrastructure at key activity nodes, including St Kilda, Sorrento and the Lower Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers
• setting priorities for vegetation protection, enhancement and restoration in line with the Port Phillip and Westernport Native Vegetation Plan