Ferndale Park Trail

Ferndale Park Trail
Length	2.4km
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cycling details
Trail difficulty	Easy
Hazards	Busy on weekends
Surface	Gravel
Hills	Steady incline from west to east
Water	Dinking fountains in the middle and east end
Connecting transport
Train(s)	Ashburton Station
Bus	612

The Ferndale Park Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Glen Iris, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It's useful as it provides a shortcut between Gardiners Creek Trail and Anniversary Trail. These two paths converge 2.5 km further to the south, so it can cut 2.6km off a circuit utilising the Gardiners Creek Trail and the Anniversary Trail.

Following the Path

The path effectively follows the route of the old Ashburton Creek, which is now completely barrel drained. The path meets Gardiners Creek Trail at Nettleton Park Reserve near a footbridge over the creek. Following the path is straight forward except at the west side of Glen Iris Rd where it splits in two. Take the south path, cross Glen Iris Rd and continue on the south side of Ferndale Park by the oval and toilet block. Continuing to the east, the trail meets the Alamein railway line 0.4km north of Ashburton Station. The Anniversary Trail runs north south, parallel to the railway line.

Connections

Connects to the Gardiners Creek Trail in the west and the Anniversary Trail in the east.

West end at 37°51′19″S 145°03′36″E / 37.855172°S 145.059956°E / -37.855172; 145.059956. East end at 37°51′31″S 145°04′57″E / 37.858616°S 145.082575°E / -37.858616; 145.082575.

References

Bike rides around Melbourne 3rd edition, 2009, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9752333-4-4

External links

Boroondara BUG - Detailed map of the Trail
Geographic data related to Ferndale Park Trail at OpenStreetMap

Bicycle trails in Melbourne

Anniversary (Outer Circle) Bay (Bayside) Ringwood - Belgrave Blind Creek Broadmeadows Valley Bushy Creek Capital City Craigieburn Bypass Dandenong Creek Dandenong South Darebin Creek Diamond Creek EastLink Edgars Creek Federation Ferndale Park Ferny Creek Frankston Baxter Gardiners Creek Gawler Chain Greengully Hallam Bypass Hallam Valley Hendersons Road Drain Hobsons Bay Coastal Koonung Creek Kororoit Creek Laverton Creek Long Beach Maribyrnong River Maroondah Aqueduct Merri Creek Moonee Ponds Creek Mornington Mullum Mullum Creek North Road Peninsula Link Plenty River River Gum Walk Ruffey Creek Rosstown Sandridge Scoresby Road Scotchmans Creek Skeleton Creek St Georges Road Station Steele Creek Stud Road Syndal Heatherdale Pipe Reserve Tarralla Creek Taylors Creek Toolern Creek Upfield Bike Path Waverley Wellington Road Wellness Trail Werribee River Western Port Bay Western Ring Road Wurundjeri Walk Yarra River Yuroke Creek

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