__NOTOC__ The Sandridge Trail is a shared-use path for

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and

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s located in the inner southern suburb of

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. It follows the former

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, now the 109 tram route. The trail is also known as the 109 tram trail, which is a

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since the tram goes to Box Hill, while the trail only goes to the CBD. The trail is significant as it follows the path many new

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took when they first entered the country to begin a new life. See also

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. As of 2007, the Melbourne Convention Centre area is being developed further.Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre
/ref> The development is to maintain a link between the Sandridge Trail and

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Following the path

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leave the

by the

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and head south down Clarendon Street to where the Restaurant Trams start their run at Normandy Road. The off-road trail starts here and heads west along Normandy Road soon arriving at the

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corral.

Connections

The Sandridge Trail connects with the

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in the west. Heading north leads to

West Gate Bridge The West Gate Bridge is a steel, box girder, cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, spanning the Yarra River just north of its mouth into Port Phillip. It carries the West Gate Freeway and is a vital link between the Melbourn ...

and the Yarra River punt. Heading south leads to St Kilda. The

is located at the east end and runs into the

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. * West end at * East end at

References

Sandridge Railway Trail
rail map, notes and history *''Bike rides around Melbourne'' 3rd edition, 2009, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing,

External links

Bicycle Victoria - Melbourne Convention Centre

Sandridge Railway Trail - description of the trail
*
Immigration museum - Melbourne

Yarra punt

Restaurant tram
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