Capital City Trail

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Capital City Trail
Capital City Trail at Princes Park looking west
Capital City Trail at Princes Park looking west
LengthApprox 29 km
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
DifficultyEasy
SurfaceShared use concrete or bitumen
HillsMinor hill at Rushall Station
WaterDrinking fountains every 2km approx
Train(s)Going clockwise: Flinders Street, Southern Cross, Flemington Bridge, Rushall and Heyington stations
Trail map
Map

The Capital City Trail is a shared use path in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which circles the city centre and some inner eastern and northern suburbs.[1][2][3] It is 29km in length, and mostly consists of sections of other trails, such as the Merri Creek Trail, Main Yarra Trail, Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and Inner Circle Rail Trail.[4]

A popular starting point for the trail is at Princes Bridge near Flinders Street station. The rider can head off in an easterly or westerly direction. If heading off in the westerly, either side of the river can be used, but the south side tends to be more popular, particularly amongst walkers and runners.

The Capital City Trail uses the same path as the Main Yarra Trail up to Dights Falls, where it continues, using the same path as the Merri Creek Trail, as part of its loop around the city.

  1. ^ VicRoads – Principal Bicycle Network Map
  2. ^ Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Maps
  3. ^ "Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Earth". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  4. ^ Victoria, c=au; o=Visit. "Capital City Trail, Attraction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Visit Victoria home. Retrieved 27 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)