__NOTOC__ The Craigieburn Bypass Trail (also known as the Galada Tamboore Pathway), is a shared use path for

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and

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s in the outer northern suburbs of

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. In 2008 it was given the local name of the Galada Tamboore Pathway - Wurundjeri for "creek waterhole" or "stream waterhole" - as it goes past the Craigieburn, Cooper street and Galada Tamboore grasslands which are all nationally significant for their plains grassland and riparian habitat for endangered and vulnerable native fauna and flora,Merri Creek Management Committee
Cooper Street Grasslands Significance
Accessed April 25, 2011 including the critically endangered Golden Sun Moth. While in Craigieburn consider a side trip to Mount Ridley or a return trip via the

Broadmeadows Valley Trail __NOTOC__ The Broadmeadows Valley Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Following the path The north end of the trail is most readily accessed from Craigieburn ra ...

. An interactive map of the trail as well as others in the Melbourne area is available from the 'External Links' section in this article.

Following the path

The north end of the trail starts at the intersection of Grand Blvd and the

Hume Highway Hume Highway, inclusive of the sections now known as Hume Freeway and Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of the route ...

. If starting from

Craigieburn railway station Craigieburn railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn, and opened on 22 July 1872.

, it would be more convenient to access the trail via Craigieburn Road. The path has some interesting features including the Northern lights and the Barry Road (Whittlesea Gardens) footbridge - see the

Craigieburn Bypass Hume Highway, inclusive of the sections now known as Hume Freeway and Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of the route f ...

. The trail finally makes a sharp turn to the east and meets up with the

Western Ring Road Trail __NOTOC__ The M80 Trail (previously known as the Western Ring Road Trail) is a shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road/Metropolitan Ring Road (M80) freeway in Melbourne, Au ...

near a footbridge over the

Western Ring Road The M80 Ring Road (also known as simply the Ring Road or by the name of its constituent parts: Western Ring Road and Metropolitan Ring Road) is a currently incomplete urban freeway ring road around Melbourne, Australia. This article will deal ...

. If going east on the

just continue onwards. If heading west along the

cross the footbridge to the southern side of the highway. Whittlesea Gardens Footbridge A rust red coloured footbridge at the Whittlesea Gardens in Lalor provides views of the Hume Freeway with the Melbourne CBD skyline on the horizon. The footbridge leads into an unsealed track through the Galada Tamboore grasslands and over

Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in southern parts of Victoria, Australia, which flows through the northern suburbs of Northcote. It begins near Wallan north of Melbourne and flows south for 70 km until it joins the Yarra River at Dights Fa ...

. The track becomes sealed on the east side of the bridge to Merri Concourse and follows the Creek south along the west bank as far as Somerset Road, Campbellfield with sweeping views across the creek valley to the Galada Tamboore grasslands and the Hume Freeway on the horizon.

Connections

The electrified railway service to Craigieburn station was opened on 30 September 2007 together with a new station at

Roxburgh Park Roxburgh Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Hume Local government areas of Victoria, local government area ...

at Somerton Road -

Roxburgh Park railway station Roxburgh Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Roxburgh Park, and opened on 21 September 2007.

. The Craigieburn service was previously by Sprinter Railcars. North end at South end at .

References

External links

*An interactive map of the trail as well as others in the Melbourne area is available here
Walking and Cycling Trails in MelbourneMerri Creek Management CommitteeFriends of Merri Creek
* {{Bicycle Trails in Melbourne Bike paths in Melbourne