Scotchmans Creek Trail

The trail begins in the west at East Malvern Railway Station where it runs alongside the Monash Freeway until it meets Warrigal Road. An overpass takes it to Scotchmans Creek where it continues along the Scotchmans Creek Linear Reserve until it reaches Park Rd. It passes to the north of the Oakleigh Recreation Centre and onwards to Huntingdale Rd where pedestrian lights allow safe crossing. It runs past the Huntingdale Wetlands and crosses Stanley Ave (and crosses to the north bank of Scotchmans Creek), before going through a tunnel under the Monash Freeway and then under Stephensons Rd. After crossing Forster Rd, the path continues to Waverley Rd near Anthony Drive. Previously identified as a "missing link", this section was opened in October 2013,[18] and may be prone to flooding. The alternate route is via Rhonda St and Anthony Drive (see map of the route to take). At Anthony Drive, the trail crosses Waverley road at the east end of traffic island, and continues north-eastward. There is a sign-posted turn off leading to Valley Reserve. The shared pedestrian-bicycle path crosses Blackburn Rd via a footbridge. and finally ends at Waverley Rd near the Homesglen Institute of TAFE, with most of the remaining journey to Jells Park being on residential streets.

After crossing Waverley Rd, the trail turns down Ivanhoe St and follows the path eastwards to Winmalee Drive. It turns down Koonalda Ave and crosses over Springvale Rd at the pedestrian lights (see map of the route). A road section at Whites Lane leads to a tennis club. The trail leaves the road for the path at this point, this turn-off being noted for being very easy for users to miss. The path continues to Belvedere Ave, Mackintosh Rd and Lum Rd.

There are two options for cyclists after Lum Rd: to go down either Strickland Dr and Clarke Ct, or to go down Tom Begg Ct. The trail is steep here as it descends into the Dandenong Valley. A short laneway at the end of each court leads to Sunnybrook Drive. The final section of the path continues to Jells Park (see map of the route to take).

Map of the trail

• The Scotchmans Creek Trail connects at the west end to the Gardiners Creek Trail and the Outer Circle Trail and connects East Malvern Station to Centre Rd Trail.
• The Waverley Rail Trail can be reached via Argyll St (1 km). At Waverley Rd pass under the highway using the path that leads to Golfers Drive. Heading towards the public golf course, the path resumes on the right. Descending down the path then leads to Argyll St. Travel east to the far end of Argyll St. At Holmesglen railway station use the pedestrian bridge to cross Warrigal Road arriving at the Waverley Rail Trail.
• At the east end at Jells Park it links to the Dandenong Creek Trail. The Blind Creek Trail also terminates near the north end of Jells Park.
• A short road section (Blackburn Rd, Falconer St & Fiander Ave) leads to Syndal station. On the north side of the station, in Shirley Ave, is the southern end of the Syndal Heatherdale Pipe Reserve Trail.

Note the footbridge over the Monash Freeway was reopened on 20 August 2009.[19]

West end at 37.872810°S 145.068955°E / -37.872810; 145.068955. East end at 37.901598°S 145.201331°E / -37.901598; 145.201331.

• Bike rides around Melbourne 3rd edition, 2009, Julia Blunden, Open Spaces Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9752333-4-4
• Bike Paths Victoria sixth edition, 2004. Edited and published by Sabey & Associates Pty Ltd. pp130. ISBN 0-9579591-1-7

• Bicycle Victoria description of how to navigate the Glen Waverley missing link
• Monash Council map
• Monash Council web site
• Friends of Scotchmans Creek and Valley Reserve
• Geographic data related to Scotchmans Creek Trail at OpenStreetMap