Greensborough Bypass Trail

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Greensborough Bypass Trail
Greensborough Bypass Path, Watsonia North (31717957010).jpg
The Trail passing through Watsonia North.
Length4.1km
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cycling details
Trail difficultyEasy
Surface Concrete and bitumen
HillsSome hilly sections
WaterNone
Connecting transport
Train(s)None

The Greensborough Bypass Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Greensborough Bypass through the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It was built in 2006 as part of works to build the new road across around the suburbs of Greensborough and Watsonia North. [1] [2] The trail is managed by VicRoads. [3]

Shared use path form of infrastructure that supports multiple recreation and transportation opportunities, such as walking, bicycling, inline skating and people in wheelchairs

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Contents

Following the path

The path starts at Grimshaw Street in Greensborough near the intersection with the Greensborough Bypass. It then follows the road north running along its eastern side. After crossing Kempston Street, which can be used to visit the Kalparrin Gardens, the path begins tending uphill.

After a gradual turn to the east and a moderately steep incline near Banfield Terrace, the path reaches the Plenty River and turns north underneath the Greensborough Bypass bridge to connect to the Western Ring Road Trail.

Plenty River (Victoria) river in Victoria, Australia

The Plenty River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the south-eastern Greater Melbourne region of the Australian state of Victoria.

The Western Ring Road Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road freeway in Melbourne, Australia. It intercepts many other paths making possible a large variety of circuits for the recreational cyclist.

Connections

The only connection to an existing off-road trail exists to the north where the path connects with the Western Ring Road Trail. No connection exists to the south. While some lobbying by cyclists occurred to rectify this southern path in 2012, no progress has been made to date. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "North: Greensborough Bypass Trail". Bicycle Network. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Boroondara BUG Submission Re Parks Victoria Plannin g Permit Application for a Bridge Linking the Darebin Creek and Yarra Trails v ia Willsmere Park" (PDF). Boroondara Bicycle Users Group. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nillumbik Trails Strategy 2011" (PDF). City of Nillumbik. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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