__NOTOC__ The Syndal Heatherdale Pipe Reserve Trail is a shared use path for

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and

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s, which follows the Syndal to Heatherdale pipe reserve in the eastern suburbs of

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. The trail is navigable from one end to the other but most of the path is a poorly maintained gravel surface, with the only paved surface being between Highbury Road and Ballantyne Street. Monash Council has released a tender for construction of the section from Highbury Road to High Street Road, while Whitehorse Council is currently planning for construction of the path from Mahoneys Road to Norma Road.

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sees this as an important route, linking the

Syndal railway station Syndal railway station is a commuter railway station on the Glen Waverley line, which is part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Glen Waverley, Victoria, Glen Waverley, in Melbourne, V ...

with the Tally Ho business park on Burwood highway, as part of an ongoing demand for a fully integrated transport strategy in Victoria and is campaigning for improvements to the trail.Bicycle Victoria - Burwood to Mitcham Pipe Reserve
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Following the path

The southern end of the path starts on the north side of Syndal Station, in Shirley Ave. The path is clear cut except for three short road sections: *Mahoneys Rd between Panorama Drv and Hawthorn Rd *Springvale Rd between Husband Rd and Canterbury Rd *A section along Lucknow Rd and Mitcham Rd The path terminates in the north at Brunswick Rd in

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, where it meets the Box Hill to Ringwood Rail Trail.

Connections

*Meets the Box Hill to Ringwood Rail Trail at the northern end of the trail on Brunswick Rd in

. *Meets the Waverley Rail Trail at Syndal Station. Connects to

Scotchmans Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Scotchmans Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Scotchmans Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from East Malvern railway station through to Jell ...

in the south via a short road section (Blackburn Rd, Falconer St & Flander Ave) that leads to Syndal Station. *Roughly halfway along the trail, it intersects with the

Wurundjeri Walk Trail __NOTOC__ The Wurundjeri Walk Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the inner eastern suburbs of Blackburn South and Forest Hill in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The path is broken by many small road sections. For this ...

at Mahoneys Rd. North of and beside "Brand Receptions", go along Parkland Place and cross Mahoneys Rd to the trail. North end at . South end at .

References

* Bike paths in Melbourne {{melbourne-stub

Following the path

Connections

See also

References