Upfield bike path

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The Upfield Bike Path in Brunswick
Upfield bike path
Length	Approx 9 km
Difficulty	Easy
Hills	Flat
Hazards	Numerous Road crossings
Water
Path	Shared use bitumen path
Sights, Landmarks	Upfield railway line, Melbourne Zoo
Connecting Transport
Other Paths
Bus
Train	Upfield railway line
Tram

The Upfield Bike Path is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

It is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Upfield railway line and stretches from Princes Park, through Brunswick and Coburg, to Fawkner. It was originally opened in the late 1980s.

Missing links have been progressively filled with the final work between Hope Street and Anstey railway station in Brunswick completed in August 2002. A section between Reynard and O'Hea Streets in Coburg with a signalled crossing at Bell St was completed by 2006 by City of Moreland Council and VicRoads.

The southern end of the Upfield Bike Path connects to the Capital City Trail on the old inner circle railway line reservation which provides access to the Merri Creek Trail at Rushall railway station; and in the other direction it passes near the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens to connect with the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail.

Alternatively, at Park Street cyclists can join the Royal Parade bike path and on road bike lane which provides access to University of Melbourne main campus in Parkville.

City of Moreland Council has reported the number of people counted riding on the Upfield Bike Path and Sydney Road at Park Street has almost quadrupled from 1992 to 2003.

The Upfield path parallels Sydney Road shopping strip in Brunswick and Coburg, and is often used by pedestrians and cyclists for shopping, dog walking as well as commuter cycling.

Historic buildings along the path include the Brunswick baths at Dawson Street and the Railway Hotel (now a Backpackers Hostel) at Albert street, Brunswick.

Melbourne Off-Road Bicycle Network