 | This article is written like a manual or guide. (September 2024) |
| Scotchmans Creek Trail | |
|---|---|
 Adjacent to Regent Street, Mount Waverley | |
| Length | Approx 16.5 km |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Difficulty | Mostly easy |
| Hazards | Missing sections of trail require navigating back streets. Freeway underpass may flood after heavy rain. No proper crossing on some major roads. |
| Surface | Shared use (concrete and asphalt) and residential streets |
| Hills | Mostly flat except for a hill at the Wheelers Hill end |
| Water | Occasional water fountains |
| Train(s) | Glen Waverley line (East Malvern) |
| Tram(s) | Route 3 terminates close to East Malvern station |
| Bus | Numerous routes including 903,[1] 623,[2] 703,[3] 624,[4] 733,[5] 737,[6] 742,[7] 753,[8] 767,[9] 850,[10] and 885.[11] |
The Scotchmans Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Scotchmans Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[12][13][14]
It runs from East Malvern railway station through to Jells Park although several sections consist of normal residential streets. The trail provides good access to Chadstone Shopping Centre and Holmesglen Institute of TAFE for the local community. The trail passes through Valley Reserve in Mount Waverley, which is one of the last remaining stands of indigenous vegetation in the local area.
Although Scotchmans Creek Trail is widely recognized as ending in the west at East Malvern Railway Station,[15][16] some sources[17] have the trail's west end at Warrigal Rd.
The signage on the trail at this point is confusing as two separate routes are signed. One route is via Scotchmans Creek and the other route is via the Pinewood Shopping Centre. Strangely, both routes are signed as the Scotchmans Creek Trail and no indication is given, as to which is the one to use, and why.
- ^ "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "623 Glen Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "733 Oakleigh - Box Hill via Clayton & Monash University & Mt Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "737 Croydon - Monash University via Boronia & Knox City Shopping Centre & Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "742 Eastland - Chadstone via Vermont South & Glen Waverley & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater via Wheelers Hill & Knoxfield & Boronia". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "767 Southland - Box Hill via Chadstone & Jordanville & Deakin University". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "850 Dandenong - Glen Waverley via Mulgrave & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "885 Glen Waverley - Springvale via Wanda Street". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ VicRoads - Bicycle Facilities Map Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Maps
- ^ Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Earth
- ^ City of Stonnington Bicycle Strategy, Oct 2005
- ^ Bicycle Victoria - description of Scotchmans Creek Trail
- ^ Victoria’s Bike Paths Guide