This article is about the trail in Melbourne. For the trail in San Francisco, see San Francisco Bay Trail.
Part of the Bay Trail in Brighton | |
Bay Trail | |
Length | Approx. 49.8 km from the Yarra River, Port Melbourne to Seaford |
Difficulty | Easy |
Hills | Minor hills between Mentone and St Kilda |
Hazards | Car park entrances/exits between Mentone and St Kilda; Heavy pedestrian traffic between Brighton and Port Melbourne, particularly during warmer months; Missing section of trail between Cromer Road and Charman Road, Beaumaris |
Path | Concrete & bitumen north of Mordialloc, gravel south. |
Connecting Transport | |
Train | Frankston line (Carrum), Sandringham (Sandringham) |
The Bay 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.[1][2][3]
The trail begins at Austin Road, Seaford near the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands viewing platform and travels north. The trail ends just north of the West Gate Bridge in Port Melbourne. On weekends, a punt ferries pedestrians and bicycles across the Yarra River to Spotswood in the city's west.
North of Elwood the path occasionally splits in two; providing separate facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. These areas are also popular with inline skaters.
Cyclists from the western suburbs can access the northern end of the trail using the West Gate Punt when it is in service. Access from the Melbourne city centre is via the Sandridge Trail. In the south, at Patterson River, the trail meets the Dandenong Creek Trail, which in turn connects to the EastLink Trail. The most southerly point is in Seaford at the southern end of the Seaford Swamp near Austin Rd.
A path runs along Elwood Canal / Elster Creek, ending near Gardenvale Station
North end at . South end at .
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