Maribyrnong River Trail
| Maribyrnong River Trail | |
|---|---|
View of city skyline and the Maribyrnong River Trail in Footscray | |
| Length | 25km Brimbank Park to Footscray Road |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Difficulty | Mostly easy |
| Hazards | Some steep descents and sharp bends, narrow trail and limited visibility at Maribyrnong Rd underpass |
| Surface | Gravel, bitumen and concrete path. |
| Hills | Mostly Flat, hills around Steele Creek, Essendon West |
| Water | Brimbank Park, Canning Reserve, Riverside Park, Pipemakers Park, Footscray Park |
| Train(s) | Ginifer via Western Ring Road Trail, Newmarket via the Newmarket saleyards redevelopment, Footscray |
The Maribyrnong River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Maribyrnong River through the north western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The path, sometimes along both sides of the river, follows the meandering of the Maribyrnong River through a valley cut in the basaltic plateau in Keilor East at Brimbank Park, then across a floodplain to its entry into the Yarra River at Docklands. The path provides a continuous cycle path (with some road crossings) from the north west suburbs toward Melbourne's CBD.
Combined with the Taylors Creek Trail and the Footscray Road off-road path, this trail makes for an easy ride linking together the City of Brimbank, Docklands and the Melbourne City Centre.