__NOTOC__ The Koonung Creek Trail is a

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for

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and

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s, which follows

Koonung Creek Koonung Creek (or Koonung Koonung Creek) is a small tributary of the Yarra River in Melbourne's east. The creek originates in Nunawading near Springvale Road, and flows to join the Yarra at the border between Ivanhoe East, Bulleen and Balwyn Nor ...

in the eastern suburbs of

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The trail also follows the course of the Eastern Freeway as it too, follows the course of the

, and has good connections to on-road paths.

Following the path

The path is easy to follow as it travels parallel to the Eastern Freeway. west of Middleborough Road the trail is located on the south side of the freeway. East of that point it runs along the north side of the freeway. Near the Bushy Creek Trail turnoff is a small wetland area with

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s and the occasional

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Koonung Creek Reserve Koonung Creek Reserve is a linear park in the suburb of Balwyn North, Melbourne, Australia. It follows the path of the Eastern Freeway (Melbourne), Eastern Freeway from Bulleen Road in the west to Doncaster Road to the east. History The area ...

also contains a small wetland which contains some native wildlife.

Connections

Yarra River Trail __NOTOC__ The Yarra Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Yarra River through the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The trail follows the river from near its mouth, through the city a ...

in the west. Intersects the Bushy Creek Trail in the middle. Since the completion of the EastLink project (2008), the trail links to the

Mullum Mullum Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail is a shared use path for cycling, cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Mullum Mullum Creek in the outer eastern suburbs in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The path was previously s ...

in the east, just west of Beckett Rd. Leaving the trail at Middleborough Rd and travelling north 1.9 km by road, leads to the Ruffey Creek Trail near George St. Leaving the trail at Middleborough Rd and travelling south by road, leads to the Bushy Creek Trail via Springfield Rd. The west end is at , and the east end is at .

References

*''Bike rides around Melbourne'' 3rd edition, 2009, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing, * Bike paths in Melbourne {{melbourne-stub