Bikely

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BFM Epping to Alphington via the Darebin trail  
by Skewer

The way points of this bicycle route:

Epping

Epping Station

Hendersons Rd

Turn right onto unsealed path and ride down to creek.

Childs Rd

CAUTION Cross road here then turn left over bridge to cross creek.

Mill Park

Right, back onto unsealed path.

Caution, very tight access turnstile somewhere round here

Bear Left toward river but do not cross the bridge. instead dogleg right then left.

All flat riding.

Up onto road and right along footpath.

Cross creek.

Left across road. Careful.

Thomastown

Back onto unsealed path.

Thomastown East Reserve

Wetlands reserve

Ring Road Bike Path

Down under the Ring Road

Mc Leans Rd

Follow path under bridge.

Bundoora

Cross Settlement Road carefully here.

Tricky bit here, Dirt path with a narrow opening. Safest (if wet) to walk bikes across the grass to the roadway ahead.

Mt Cooper (137.3m)

Highest point in Metro Melbourne

Rest stop

Suppertime! Shelter & fireplace/BBQ available.

Bundoora park

Plenty Rd

Cross with care at lights into Main Drive

MontPark

Right at the round-a-bout towards the Uni.

La Trobe Uni

Ride through to south east corner of car park 8 then cross foot bridge.

Shortcut around the end of the Law Faculty building then cross the bridge and turn right into Moat Dve

Take the roundabout exit that goes under the bridge.

Right then left onto shared path through the wetlands.

Right here

La Trobe Wetlands

Darebin Trail

Turn left here toward Darebin.

Heidelberg West

Cross to the right side of the river here.

Murray Rd

Follow path under the bridge

Bell St

CAUTION: Steep path down and under bridge around blind corner.

Thornbury

Cross river here to left bank.

Path is disjointed here. Follow Ford Crescent downhill to the east.

Darebin Rd

Cross the road here and follow footpath to the left. Bike path restarts on the right before the bridge.

Darebin

Keep to the right here. (Left fork crosses bridge to Ivanhoe)

Darebin Parklands

Path currently ends here, so continue south along Yarana Rd to the Station.

Alphington

Alphington Station

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