Scotchmans Creek Trail

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Scotchmans Creek Trail
Adjacent to Regent Street, Mount Waverley
Length	Approx 16.5 km
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Difficulty	Mostly easy
Hazards	Missing sections of trail require navigating back streets. Freeway underpass may flood after heavy rain. No proper crossing on some major roads.
Surface	Shared use (concrete and asphalt) and residential streets
Hills	Mostly flat except for a hill at the Wheelers Hill end
Water	Occasional water fountains
Train(s)	Glen Waverley line (East Malvern)
Tram(s)	Route 3 terminates close to East Malvern station
Bus	Numerous routes including 903,[1] 623,[2] 703,[3] 624,[4] 733,[5] 737,[6] 742,[7] 753,[8] 767,[9] 850,[10] and 885.[11]

The Scotchmans Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Scotchmans Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[12][13][14]

It runs from East Malvern railway station through to Jells Park although several sections consist of normal residential streets. The trail provides good access to Chadstone Shopping Centre and Holmesglen Institute of TAFE for the local community. The trail passes through Valley Reserve in Mount Waverley, which is one of the last remaining stands of indigenous vegetation in the local area.

Although Scotchmans Creek Trail is widely recognized as ending in the west at East Malvern Railway Station,^[15][16] some sources^[17] have the trail's west end at Warrigal Rd.

The signage on the trail at this point is confusing as two separate routes are signed. One route is via Scotchmans Creek and the other route is via the Pinewood Shopping Centre. Strangely, both routes are signed as the Scotchmans Creek Trail and no indication is given, as to which is the one to use, and why.