Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail

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Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail
Length 22.5km from the Yarra punt to Skeleton Creek
Difficulty Easy
Hills None
Hazards Ford at Racecourse Rd may be impassable
Connecting Transport
Train Altona and Williamstown stations

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.[1][2][3]

[edit] Following the Path

On weekends, a punt takes cyclists across the Yarra River under the West Gate Bridge at Spotswood near the Scienceworks Museum. The path passes the offices of the Lonely Planet publications.

[edit] Connections

In the north you can access the Maribyrnong River Trail. Heading south the trail intersects the lower Kororoit Creek Trail, then the Laverton Creek Trail. In the south the path terminates at the Skeleton Creek Trail.

North end at 37.831687° S 144.895411° E (the punt). South end at 37.896534° S 144.781834° E.

[edit] References

  1. ^ VicRoads - Bicycle Facilities Map
  2. ^ Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Maps
  3. ^ Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Earth
  • Bike rides around Melbourne 2nd edition, 2006, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing, ISBN 0-9752333-2-7

[edit] External links


Melbourne's Off-Road Bicycle Network

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