The Steele Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists

Cycling

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 and pedestrian

Pedestrian

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s, which follows Steele Creek in the inner northern suburb of Keilor East

Keilor East, Victoria

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 in Melbourne

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, Victoria

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, Australia

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The trail will make for a useful shortcut between the Western Ring Road Trail

Western Ring Road Trail

The Western Ring Road Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road...

 in the north and the Maribyrnong River Trail

Maribyrnong River Trail

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....

 in the south, once the Valley Lake Estate housing development is completed.

Following the Path

The trail has a large gap at the site of the Valley Lake Estate housing development, currently (2010) being built on an old quarry site in Niddrie

Niddrie, Victoria

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. Once completed (estimated as late 2010) the cyclist will be able to traverse the full length of the trail. While still not complete in Jan 2012, it is still possible to traverse this section with a little bit of ingenuity. There is a small but busy road section at Keilor Rd and Woorite Pl at the northern end i.e. the freeway off ramp. Other than that, navigation is straight forward.

The Victorian State Government financed a new underpass of Buckley St in 2009, which has now vastly improved the link to the Maribyrnong River Trail

Maribyrnong River Trail

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....

. Construction commenced Oct 2009 and the underpass was opened to the public May 28, 2010 resulting in better and safer access to St Bernard’s College

St. Bernard's College, Melbourne

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 and Rosehill Secondary College

Rosehill Secondary College

Rosehill Secondary College is located in Niddrie, Victoria, Australia. It was established as Niddrie Technical College, a single-building all boys school, in 1959. The school has been co-educational since the early 1990s and how has a gender ratio of 60% male and 40% female students...

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Connections

• Meets the Western Ring Road Trail
  Western Ring Road Trail
  The Western Ring Road Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road...
  
   in the north
• And the Maribyrnong River Trail
  Maribyrnong River Trail
  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....
  
   in the south. In 2010 an underpass passing under Buckley St was installed, linking the trail directly to the Maribyrnong River Trail
  Maribyrnong River Trail
  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....
  
  just west of Lily St. While still a climb to the underpass on both sides, it finally negates having to cope with the fast traffic at Buckley St.

North end at 37.728836°S 144.862713°E.
South end at 37.753238°S 144.882435°E.