Long Beach Trail

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The Long Beach Trail [1] [2] is a shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path running from Patterson River, Carrum, along the southwestern side of the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands, to the Mordialloc Creek, Mordialloc. In Mordialloc, it connects to the Mordialloc Creek Trail and the Bay Trail and in the Carrum it connects to the Bay Trail and Dandenong Creek Trail.

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The trail is 8km long and is mostly flat. It consists of some concrete sections but is mostly gravel. It passes through the suburbs of Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Carrum, Chelsea, Edithvale and Mordialloc.

An interactive map of the trail as well as others in the Melbourne area is available from the 'External Links' section in this article.

Following the Path

The Long Beach Trail begins at the Patterson River (map here).

The Long Beach Trail passes Chelsea pony club, many golf courses, Bicentennial Park, Aspendale Gardens Primary School, St. Louis de Montford Primary School, Yammerbrook Reserve, Browns Reserve, Mordialloc College, Mordialloc Creek and Attenborough Park.

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References

  1. "Relation: Long Beach Trail (1350453)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. "Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League – Minutes – 6th November 2019 | Mordialloc Beaumaris Conservation League Inc" . Retrieved 19 January 2020.

An interactive map of the trail as well as others in the Melbourne area is available here: Walking and Cycling Trails in Melbourne

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