The Blind Creek Trail, in the outer eastern suburbs of

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, in the

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, is a shared-use path for

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and

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s, which follows the Blind Creek from the

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to the Ringwood - Belgrave Rail Trail in

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. This trail is one of the major shared use trails which runs through the

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and runs past

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and the Tim Neville

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along its 11.5 km route. During November 2008, directional signage was installed along most of the path to assist users in guiding themselves to their desired destinations. An interactive map of the trail as well as others in the Melbourne area is availabl
here

Following the Path

Travelling from the Ringwood - Belgrave Rail Trail to the Dandenong Creek Trail heading west, the trail begins 1.2 km north of Ferntree Gully Station, at a train line underpass on the Ringwood - Belgrave Rail Trail. It goes through the underpass. Traveling downhill and in a westerly direction, the trail soon passes the Tim Neville

and continues on without navigational difficulty to Scoresby Road. It passes through a light industrial area and then follows the wall of

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's retarding basin to the immediate north of

. Passing by the centre's car parks, it comes to a halt at Stud Road near

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. On the west side of Stud Road the path restarts by one of the many pieces of art dedicated to

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, that are found in the

. It heads south east and pass under

. After 2.2 km, the path reaches High Street Road just to the east of EastLink. Crossing High Street Road to the south, access is made available by the pedestrian crossing or the road underpass. The latter is sometimes swamped. It heads left (east) to continue on the trail. Going west at High Street Road leads to the

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on the far side (west side) of the tollway. One kilometre south of High Street Road, the Blind Creek Trail heads west and goes under the tollway and under the

. It continues on the path that leads to Norton Lane. The St Pauls missionary college is straight ahead. It turns left (south) down Nortons Lane and picks up the trail at the end of the lane. Three hundred and thirty metres west from here is the

intersection. This junction is badly signed in all directions, so it pays to review this point before heading out.

Connections

The trail meets the

in the west and the Belgrave Rail Trail in the east. A decrepit path along Scoresby Road leads to the

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to the south. Another path beside Stud Road leads to the

to the north, via Waldheim Road. West end at . East end at .

References

* *''Bike rides around Melbourne'' 3rd edition, 2009, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing, * ''Bike Paths Victoria'' sixth edition, 2004. Edited and published by Sabey & Associates Pty Ltd. pp109. {{Bicycle Trails in Melbourne Bike paths in Melbourne