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The Werribee River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Werribee River in the outer western suburb of Werribee in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1] [2] [3] North of the Werribee train line the path runs both sides of the river. The path on the eastern side is longer by about 2.5 km.
The Federation Trail therefore is the preferred alternative route. West of Werribee, where the Federation Trail ends, Geelong-bound cyclists may use the freeway shoulders, as it is then considered a rural freeway. [8] The trail was officially opened on 22 October 2006.
Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or Zoos Victoria, which also includes Melbourne Zoo , Kyabram Fauna Park , and Healesville Sanctuary .
Werribee was established as an agricultural settlement in the 1850s, originally named Wyndham and later renamed Werribee (derived from the Aboriginal name meaning "backbone" or "spine") in 1904. The suburb is situated on its namesake the Werribee River , approximately halfway between Melbourne and Geelong , on the Princes Highway .
Werribee Park is the estate of a historical building in Werribee, Victoria, Australia.. It includes Werribee Park Mansion, the Victoria State Rose Garden, [1] formal gardens, the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, the Werribee Open Range Zoo, a contemporary sculpture walk and a natural riverine which is being grown with the plants of the Kurung Jang Balluk clan who lived on Werribee River.
The Werribee River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip catchment that is located on the expansive lowland plain southwest of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The headwaters of a tributary, the Lerderderg River , are north of Ballan near Daylesford and it flows across the basalt plain, through the suburb of Werribee to enter Port Phillip.
In 2006, VicRoads installed bicycle counters on the trails at 17 locations throughout inner Melbourne. [10] These counters provide data on the usage of Melbourne's trails. For example, the Anniversary Outer Circle Trail at Cotham Rd, Kew, has about 20 cyclists per hour throughout the day, whereas the Yarra River Trail, on the north side of Morell Bridge, has a distinct peak hour rate of about ...
The Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the coast line of Hobsons Bay in the inner western suburbs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The trail forms part of the western half of the Bayside Trail which encircles Port Phillip .