Outer Circle Trail

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Anniversary Outer Circle Trail
Outer Circle Trail at Mont Albert Road bridge.jpg
Outer Circle Trail looking north toward Mont Albert Road Bridge
LengthApprox 15.7 km
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DifficultyEasy to medium
Hazards High Street, Toorak Road and Princess Highway crossings
Surface Concrete or bitumen
HillsVarious hills at Willsmere Park and near Ashburton Station otherwise fairly flat
WaterDrinking fountains every 2 km (approx.)
Train(s) Alamein line (any station), East Camberwell Station and Hughesdale Station
Tram(s) Route 109, Route 75, Route 70, Route 48
BusRoutes 612, 623, 624, 626, 822, 900, 546, 548, 200, 207, 302, 304, 350, 609
Trail map

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km
Fairfield railway station
(via Wingrove Street)
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0
Alphington railway station
(via Wingrove Street)
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0.2
Fulham Grange
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0.4
Heidelberg Road
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1.0
Yarra River
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Kew
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1.1
City (Arrow Blue Left 001.svg  Main Yarra Trail)
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1.4
Eastern Freeway
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2.4
Willsmere Road
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2.6
Willsmere
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3.4
Belford Road, Valerie Street
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3.6
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3.7
Harp Village ( 37°47′58″S145°03′00″E / 37.799374°S 145.049901°E / -37.799374; 145.049901 )
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3.8
East Kew
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4.1
Normanby Road
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4.9
Burke Road
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5.2
Deepdene
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5.3
Whitehorse Road, Deepdene ( 37°48′38″S145°03′48″E / 37.810683°S 145.063393°E / -37.810683; 145.063393 )
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5.9
Mont Albert Road
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6.0
Roystead
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6.5
Shenley
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6.6
Canterbury Road
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6.9
East Camberwell Junction (Arrow Blue Right 001.svg  Belgrave and Lilydale)
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7.1
Belgrave and Lilydale lines
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7.2
East Camberwell Junction (Arrow Blue Left 001.svg  Flinders Street)
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7.7
Prospect Hill Road
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Riversdale railway station
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8.1
Riversdale Road
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8.4
Willison railway station
(via Shalless Drive)
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9.3
Hartwell railway station
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9.7
Alamein railway line
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9.8
Hartwell Village, Toorak Road
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10.2
Burwood railway station
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11.1
Glen Iris (Arrow Blue Left 001.svg  Ferndale Trail)
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11.4
Ashburton railway station Victoria bus logo.svg
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11.6
Ashburton Village, High Street
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12.2
Alamein railway station
City (Arrow Blue Left 001.svg  Gardiners Creek Trail)
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Blackburn (Arrow Blue Right 001.svg  Gardiners Creek Trail)
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East Malvern railway station (Arrow Blue Down 001.svg  Waverley Rail Trail)
Barbecues are available for use at the park on Whitehorse Road, on the Outer Circle Trail. BBQs at whitehorse road park.jpg
Barbecues are available for use at the park on Whitehorse Road, on the Outer Circle Trail.

The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which partly follows the Alamein line through the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The trail follows the right-of-way of the old steam era Outer Circle Line. It runs from the Yarra River Trail near the Eastern Freeway at Fairfield to Hughesdale Station in the south. The Outer Circle train line opened in 1891. Parts of the trail were opened 100 years later in 1991, hence the name, "Anniversary".

It is frequently used by local residents and recreational cyclists, because of its proximity to other paths, many suburbs, and connecting transport. The path was upgraded in December 2006 and is now fully sealed and divided. The trail, in some sections, follows the direct line of the old railway; in others, it weaves through parks and follows the side of the Alamein Line. It then continues beyond Alamein Station, passing underneath the still-standing overhead wiring pylons, and then heading towards the Gardiners Creek Trail in Malvern East through to Hughesdale Train Station in the south.

Route

At the very southern end of the trail users can access the Gardiners Creek Trail. Access is provided via the small footbridge at the south end of Solway Street. Due to flood damage the bridge was closed from April 2006 to June 2007. After being open for 3.5 years the bridge was washed away by flood waters very early in the morning of 5 February 2011, after heavy rain resulting from the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Yasi, rendering the bridge impassable. [5] [6] It was then rebuilt and opened in late 2011.

Map of the main trail from Fairfield Station to Gardiners Creek Map of Anniversary Trail Stevage.png
Map of the main trail from Fairfield Station to Gardiners Creek

Facilities

The path is fully sealed, either bitumen or concrete, and busy road crossings are serviced by pedestrian traffic lights. At various locations along the path, there are barbecues (at the park adjacent to Whitehorse Road crossing and Frog Hollow Reserve). There are also frequent water fountains along the path. Many parks are dotted along the path, such as ovals, playgrounds, tennis courts and cricket pitches.

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References

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