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DESCRIPTION The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for Cyclists and Pedestrian s, which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . VicRoads - Bicycle Facilities Map Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Maps Melbourne and Geelong's shared paths in Google Earth FOLLOWING THE PATH It commences in Melbourne Docklands on Footscray Road near where the creek enters the Yarra River . The lower reaches of the path are also the route of the Capital City Trail . It follows the creek, snaking under and around the Tullamarine Freeway for many kilometres. It leaves the Tullamarine Freeway and the dank concrete environment and heads north on the east side of Essendon Airport through a series of parks, including the aptly named Boeing and Charles Kingsford Smith Ulm reserves. Passing under the large Trestle Bridge , the trail soon arrives at the Western Ring Road and the Western Ring Road Trail . 1.3 km along to the north is Jacana Reserve, near Johnstone St. By crossing a small footbrige here, one arrives at the south end of the Broadmeadows Valley and the south end of the Broadmeadows Valley Trail . Continuing on the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail leads to Willowbrook Reserve near Mickleham Rd, in Westmeadows . West of Willowbrook Reserve, the path continues along the fence line of the Woodlands Historic Park next to Melbourne Airport . LANDMARKS Tullamarine Freeway , Moonee Ponds Creek , Melbourne Docklands , Melbourne Airport . CONNECTIONS The trail intersects the Broadmeadows Valley Trail in the north. Nearby it also intersects the Western Ring Road Trail and meets the Capital City Trail in the south. Heading east 1km along the Western Ring Road Trail will take you to Jacana Station and further still to the Merri Creek Trail at Fawkner . Heading west along the Western Ring Road Trail will lead you to Brimbank Park and the Maribyrnong River Trail . North end at . South end at . REFERENCES
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