The Werribee River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists

Cycling

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 and pedestrian

Pedestrian

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s, which follows Werribee River in the outer western suburb of Werribee

Werribee, Victoria

Werribee is a city in Melbourne, Australia, 32 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wyndham. At the 2006 Census, Werribee had a population of 36,641. Statistically, Werribee is considered part of Greater Melbourne.Werribee is...

 in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, Australia

Australia

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North of the train line the path runs both sides of the river. The path on the eastern side is longer by about 2.5km.

The path is to be extended to the mouth of the river on the west side, as part of the Werribee Regional Park. This will link the existing trail on the east side, via a footbridge adjacent to the Federation Trail

Federation Trail

The Federation Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which mainly follows the old "Outfall Sewer" through the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....

, the footbridge being a byproduct of the Werribee River Aquaduct project.

Further down stream a new (2010) footbridge links to Werribee Mansion and Werribee Zoo

Werribee Open Range Zoo

Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or 'Zoos Victoria' which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately and is located on...

. Work is in progress (Jan 2011) on the path, bridges and bridge approaches..

Connections

Dead end in the north at Riversdale Drive and Hope Way (east side of Davis Creek, near its junction with Werribee River), to be extended to Hogans Road. Connects to the Federation Trail

Federation Trail

The Federation Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which mainly follows the old "Outfall Sewer" through the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....

in the south.

North end at 37.867009°S 145.654223°E.
South end at 37.918980°S 144.658795°E.