Dandenong Creek Trail

Dandenong Creek Trail
Dandenong Creek and trail, in Bayswater
Length	Approx. 49 km from Kilsyth South to Port Phillip Bay, Carrum
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cycling details
Trail difficulty	Easy
Hazards	Water and/or mud can cover path at places, during and after heavy rain
Surface	Mostly concrete & bitumen path, well formed gravel in Parks Victoria managed areas (Jells and Koomba Parks).
Hills	Minor hill in Vermont South
Water	Water fountains in most parks along path, few otherwise
Connecting transport
Train(s)	Bayswater, Glen Waverley, Dandenong, Carrum
Tram(s)	None

The Dandenong Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Dandenong Creek through the outer eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The path starts in Kilsyth South at the end of Chandlers Lane, 600m off Liverpool Road but can be accessed at Colchester Road by a path that runs from the The Basin that runs beside Mountain Highway and Colchester Road.

About 3.6 km further on and after Bayswater Rd and on the west side of Bayswater Oval the trail crosses a footbridge. Travellers coming from the opposite direction, should ensure they cross the footbridge, rather than following the white guidelines on the pavement. Following the guidelines leads to the old steam engine at Jim Abernethy Memorial Drv.

Continuing west on the Dandenong Creek Trail, a tunnel goes under the Belgrave railway line. 70m immediately before the underpass, there is a footbridge to the right (north). This is the start of the Tarralla Creek Trail. Just before the underpass on the left (south) is a turnoff to the upper section of the Belgrave Rail Trail. On the far side of the tunnel and 900m on, is a footbridge on the right (north). This is the turnoff to the lower section of the Belgrave Rail Trail. Another 650 is a turnoff to the left. It leads to Waldheim Rd and then joins the Stud Rd path. This 1.5 km stretch is effectively a major intersection for trails and is unsigned - see confusing intersections.

The trail continues on under EastLink and then starts to head south. It goes through an underpass at Boronia Rd.

The trail through Koomba Park has been upgraded to concrete as this section will be shared with the EastLink Trail. Unfortunately this upgrade has now made the turnoff to the Dandenong Creek Trail at the south end of the park difficult to identify. Immediately after the picnic pavilion, before reaching Mountain Highway, turn right off the concrete onto a gravel path.