__NOTOC__ The M80 Trail (previously known as the Western Ring Road Trail) is a shared-use path for

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and

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s that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road/Metropolitan Ring Road (M80) freeway in

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Route

The western end of the path begins at the end of Merino Street in

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, branching off from the

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. The path then runs relatively parallel to 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 ...

. The path's route passes Keilor Park Drive, Malvern and Coventry Streets, and

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. There are also intersections with

Moonee Ponds Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. History A public meeting called by State Member of P ...

and

Craigieburn Bypass Trail __NOTOC__ The Craigieburn Bypass Trail (also known as the Galada Tamboore Pathway), is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In 2008 it was given the local name of the Gala ...

. The eastern end of the path begins at the roundabout intersection of Diamond Creek Road, the Greensborough Bypass and Civic Drive in Greensborough, 1.2km east of the

Plenty River Trail __NOTOC__ The Plenty River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Plenty River through the suburbs of Greensborough and Lower Plenty in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The last major gap in the trail was elim ...

turnoff.

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Connections

Going from West to East:

, Wellness Trail,

Kororoit Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Kororoit Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Kororoit Creek in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The interrupted upper section is located in Burnside and De ...

Maribyrnong River Trail __NOTOC__ The Maribyrnong River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Maribyrnong River through the north western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The path, sometimes along both sides of the river, ...

, Steele Creek Trail,

Merri Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Route The path commences at Dights Falls near where Merri Creek ente ...

Edgars Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Edgars Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Thomastown, an inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It leads to the historic village of Westgarthtown. Following the Path The path is ...

St Georges Rd Trail __NOTOC__ The Northern Pipe Trail (previously known as the St Georges Road Trail), is a shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians that follows Cheddar and St Georges roads in the northern suburbs of Reservoir, Preston and Thornbury in Melbour ...

Darebin Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Darebin Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows Darebin Creek in the inner and outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The path consists of an 8 km section north of the We ...

north then

south, Greensborough Bypass Trail and

. West end is at . East end is 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. pp133. * Bike paths in Melbourne {{melbourne-stub