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| Federation Trail | |
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 Federation Trail near Werribee | |
| Length | Approx. 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Brooklyn[1] to Werribee[2] |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Hazards |
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| Surface | Shared use, bitumen and gravel |
| Hills | None |
| Water | Infrequent |
| Train(s) | Werribee line (Werribee and Hoppers Crossing stations) |
| Bus | 232, 411, 412 |
The Federation Trail is a 23-kilometre-long (14 mi)[1][2] shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which mainly follows the heritage-listed Main Outfall Sewer through the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[3][4][5] There are three bridges spanning across major arterial roads,[6] as well as button-activated traffic light crossings at most other major road-trail intersections.[7]
For safety reasons, cyclists are no longer allowed to ride on the metropolitan section of the Princes Freeway (or any other urban freeway).[8] The Federation Trail therefore is the preferred alternative route. West of Werribee, where the Federation Trail ends, Geelong-bound cyclists may use the freeway shoulders, as it is then considered a rural freeway.[8]
The trail was officially opened on 22 October 2006.
In 2010 work started on extending the trail from Millers Road to Williamstown Rd. Completion of stage 1 of the VicRoads Truck Action Plan[9] should see the trail finally connected from Williamstown Road to the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail on Hyde Street. In March 2011, work on the extension stopped completely, due to a change of government and troubles with funding and design of the bridge to Fogarty Avenue.[10][11] Thirteen hundred metres of concrete path had been built which lay idle until November 2014, when the bridge was completed.
In November 2014, VicRoads announced that the trail has been extended from Millers Road to Fogarty Avenue in Yarraville with the completion of the 124-metre-long (407 ft) Brooklyn Bridge over the Brooklyn freight line. The next two stages include extending the trail to Williamstown Road and Hyde Street.[12]
An interactive map of the trail as well as others in the Melbourne area is available from the 'External Links' section in this article.
- ^ a b 621 Sneydes Road, Werribee VIC 3030 to Federation Trail, Brooklyn VIC 3012 (Map). Google Maps. 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b Federation Trail, Werribee VIC 3030 to Werribee River Trail, Werribee VIC 3030 (Map). Google Maps. 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "VicRoads - Bicycle Facilities Map". Archived from the original on 19 February 2007.
- ^ "Bike Trails". www.bigyak.net.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "OZ Bike Trails in GE". www.bigyak.net.au. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Western Roads Upgrade". Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Federation Trail - Werribee to Brooklyn - Bicycle Network Victoria". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ a b "Places to Ride". VicRoads. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
- ^ "VicRoads Truck Action Plan". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
- ^ "BNV Federation Trail". Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
- ^ Reynolds, Grant (11 April 2012). "Federation Trail's missing link takes alternative path". Hobsons Bay Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Federation Trail extension now open for cyclists and pedestrians" (Press release). VicRoads. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.