Darebin Bridge - Booroondara Bicycle Strategy till 22 Feb

[il padrone]

Umm....... no, not those first two


[edit] Oh well, new page now so maybe it doesn't matter so much ???

[KenGS]

At last some more activity. Can't be too far from completion now

[KenGS]

IT'S OPEN!
The trail under Heidelberg Road is now open - since about Thursday it seems.
So you can now ride along Darebin Creek trail and connect to The Boulevard through Sparks Reserve
Looking East

Looking West

Now waiting for the rest of the connection to MYT

[thecaptn]

Nice bridge, looks like a hardwood deck. I hope it doesn't get slippery.

[KenGS]

Darebin Council covers theirs with a non-slip coating. Hoping Banyule follows suit. The joys of a trail that cris-crosses from one council to another.

[TailWind]

IT'S OPEN!
The trail under Heidelberg Road is now open - since about Thursday it seems.
So you can now ride along Darebin Creek trail and connect to The Boulevard through Sparks Reservep

So, with all the excitement I misinterpreted "The Boulevard" as meaning Yarra Boulevard on the other side of the Eastern Freeway , and decided to try it out yesterday on my way home.
After a bit of off-roading on my commuter at the 14km mark searching for a path somewhere along the red line, I figured I had missed something and went around:

When I arrived at the other end at the 21km mark, the path heading towards the freeway ends in a dead end:


A sign helpfully informed me that the missing 1.8km link would be completed over the next few years...oops, guess I was a bit early .

Will be a nice scenic ride once it's all completed - the wooden bridges will need the anti-slip treatment though.

[KenGS]

Hope you weren't on the road bike

[TailWind]

Hope you weren't on the road bike

Nope, my Soma commuter loaded with panniers, the contents of which were shaken about nicely