Skeleton Creek Trail

Skeleton Creek Trail
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Length	About 7.5km
Difficulty	Easy
Hills	None
Hazards	Path quality can be poor
Connecting Transport
Trains	Aircraft and Laverton stations
Trams	None

The Skeleton Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Skeleton Creek as it passes through the outer western suburb of Point Cook in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The northern end of the path comes within 800 metres of the Federation Trail. As of 2010 the intervening Princes Highway eliminates any possibility of traversing between these two points.

As of 2010 a new footbridge^[4] at the southern end of Skeleton Creek, extends the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail to the far side of Skeleton Creek at Sunflower Walk. This trail will eventually continue to the Point Cook Coastal park and homestead maintained by Parks Victoria as development at Sanctuary Lakes Resort continues. As of 2010 access to Point Cook Road via the south side of Sanctuary Lakes is not possible due to construction works in progress. Access to the path on the west side heading up stream is via Sunflower Walk, Sanctuary Lakes Estates Boulevard and Bayside Drive.

Following the Path

Upper section

The upper section starts just north of Sayers Road. Further south is a footbridge across the creek leading to the "Flagmans Welcome". Stay on the west side. About 3 km from Sayers Road the path meets the Federation Trail.

Lower section

The lower section starts about 700 m south of the Federation Trail on the south side of the creek but does not connect to the Federation Trail due to the intervening Princes Highway.

There is a path on both sides of the creek. There are two footbridges: one halfway along the trail and the other near the mouth of the creek at the start of the Cheetham Wetlands adjacent to the old ford. This footbridge, completed in Dec 2009, links directly to the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail.

Connections

Upper section: Dead end near Sayers Road. Connects to the Federation Trail at the southern end.

Lower section:

Dead end in the north at McIntyre Street, with access to Federation Trail via road: Dunnings Road, Hacketts Road then Sneydes Road/Hoppers Lane. Sneydes Road/Hoppers Lane has an overpass over Princes Highway. The road is busy and requires caution.
A secondary path at the middle footbridge leads to Bruce Comben Reserve, allowing access to a footbridge over the Princes Highway, connecting to Laverton Station.
The trail connects to the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail in the south.

Lower: West end at 37°52′48″S 144°43′38″E / 37.880010°S 144.727161°E / -37.880010; 144.727161. East end at 37°53′48″S 144°46′55″E / 37.896534°S 144.781834°E / -37.896534; 144.781834.

References

External links

Hobsons Bay council - map
Parks Victoria - Point Cook Coastal Park
Parks Victoria - Cheetham Wetlands
Geographic data related to Skeleton Creek 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

Bike paths in Melbourne Cycling in Melbourne Cycling in Victoria Segregated cycle facilities

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