Taylors Creek Trail
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| Taylors Creek Trail | |
| Length | About 3.8km |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Hills | None |
| Connecting Transport | |
| Train | Watergardens (aka Sydenham) |
The Taylors Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Taylors Creek in the outer north suburb of Taylors Lakes in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3]
Combined with the Maribyrnong River Trail this trail makes for a good trip into the Melbourne city centre.
[edit] Following the Path
The path starts about 300m south of Melton Highway and Kings Road intersection adjacent to Watergardens Shopping Centre, not far from Watergardens (aka Sydenham) station. Following the path is straight forward. When heading east from Watergardens Shopping Centre, change from the south side of the creek to the north side of the creek at Sunshine Avenue. Stay on the north side thereafter.
Enjoy the remnant vegetation to be found along the creek bank and follow the instructions below to arrive at the Maribyrnong River Trail.
In 2010 the trail was extended from Burrowye Crescent deep into the Taylors Creek valley. The trail along the valley is very rough but contains a great display of remnant vegetation including native grasses. Riders can exit the valley via an extremely steep dirt track on the east side of the creek leading up to Green Gully Road and Brimbank Park. This route should only be considered during dry conditions.
[edit] Connections
Dead end in the west at Kings Road. Dead end in the east at Burrowye Crescent - ie excluding the valley floor route.
A 3km road section connects with the Maribyrnong River Trail towards the south east. At the east end of the Taylors Creek trail at Burrowye Crescent turn left. 50&nnbsp;m later at the Old Calder Highway, turn to the right (south east). Using the service road on Old Calder Highway's south side, head towards Green Gully Road. Turn right (south) at Green Gully Road and use the east side service road until Brimbank Park is reached. Head down into the park and find the Maribyrnong River Trail. Direct access to Green Gully Road is available via the valley floor but the difficult and steep terrain needs to be considered.
West end at 37°42′01″S 144°46′49″E / 37.700235°S 144.780337°E. East end at 37°42′32″S 144°48′47″E / 37.708919°S 144.812926°E.
