__NOTOC__ The Ferndale Park Trail is a shared use path for

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and

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s in the suburb of

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, an inner eastern suburb of

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. The path is useful as it provides a shortcut between

Gardiners Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Gardiners Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Gardiners Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bicycle Victoria is campaigning for a connection between Wint ...

and Anniversary Trail. These two paths converge 2.5 km further to the south, so it can cut 2.6 km off a circuit utilising the

and the Anniversary Trail.

Following the Path

The path effectively follows the route of the old Ashburton Creek, which is now completely barrel drained. The path meets

at Nettleton Park Reserve near a footbridge over the creek. Following the path is straight forward except at the west side of Glen Iris Rd where it splits in two. Take the south path, cross Glen Iris Rd and continue on the south side of Ferndale Park by the oval and toilet block. Continuing to the east, the trail meets the

Alamein railway line The Alamein railway line is a commuter railway line operating between Flinders Street in the Melbourne central business district and Ashburton through Melbourne's eastern suburbs including Richmond, Cremorne, Burnley, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, ...

0.4 km north of Ashburton Station. The Anniversary Trail runs north south, parallel to the railway line.

Connections

Connects to the

in the west and the Anniversary Trail in the east. West end at . East end at .

References

*''Bike rides around Melbourne'' 3rd edition, 2009, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing,

External links

Boroondara BUG - Detailed map of the Trail
* Bike paths in Melbourne {{melbourne-stub