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46-580: The Main Yarra Trail , also known as the Yarra Trail is a shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians , which follows the Yarra River through the northeastern suburbs of Melbourne , Victoria, Australia . The trail follows the river from near its mouth, through the city and suburbs to Westerfolds Park and Eltham . The Capital City Trail uses the same path up to Dights Falls , where it continues up

92-528: A Cornwall -based property developer, purchased a large portion of Dight's Paddock for his nephew Fredrick Trenerry Brown and proceeded to further subdivide it for a residential estate. In order to provide recreational facilities for potential residents and hence boost the value of the lots being offered for sale Fred Brown and solicitor David Abbott created a sports oval and called it Victoria Park in 1879. Abbotsford quickly established as an industrial area, home to many Irish , mostly factory workers, and until

138-700: A footbridge to the north side of the Yarra, just before the trail passes beneath the Burke Road bridge across the Yarra and Eastern Freeway. Straight ahead and to the right of the footbridge is the Koonung Creek Trail . From the footbridge, there is a hilly path, including a usually quiet on-road section (along The Boulevard, East Ivanhoe), to access the Sparks Reserve end of the Darebin Creek Trail . Continuing

184-601: A part of the Farm. Eggs and seasonal produce are for sale, and visitors are encouraged to interact with farm animals through activities such as cow milking. The Collingwood Children's Farm is sited on the Abbotsford Precinct Heritage Farmlands, the oldest continually farmland in the state of Victoria; farming commenced in 1838 (although anecdotal evidence suggests farming commenced as early as 1836) and has continued uninterrupted since then. The former convent itself

230-471: A path (and therefore pedestrians may walk wherever they choose). Shared-use paths alongside the highway often look like sidewalks to motorists. Therefore, at side roads, in jurisdictions where pedestrians do not have priority at side roads, the priority situation at side roads on shared-use paths can be confusing and often cyclists are required to give way to turning motorists. Before the January 2022 revision,

276-677: A privately owned toll bridge, or 'Penny Bridge', connected the north end of Church Street to Yarra Bend Park. Abbotsford has a government primary school (Abbotsford Primary School), the University of Melbourne Early Learning Centre and the Sophia Mundi Steiner School , which caters for students from Prep to Year 12. Two railway stations are located in Abbotsford, both on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines. Collingwood railway station serves

322-624: Is a short walk from the Collingwood Children's Farm . The area was a significant meeting place for peoples of the Kulin nation, where trade, ceremonies and law matters would take place. It remains a significant cultural and recreational site. Pedestrians pass through Collingwood Childrens Farm on the Yarra River Trail , which follows the Yarra River from the city to Dight's Falls, where it meets

368-512: Is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 2 km (1.2 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the City of Yarra local government area . Abbotsford recorded a population of 9,088 at the 2021 census . Abbotsford is bounded by Collingwood , Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River . Formerly part of

414-520: Is home to Carlton & United Breweries , the company which produces Victoria Bitter and Foster's Lager . The malt smell of brewing often fills the surrounding area. Visitors can see the beer making process at the Carlton Brewhouse centre and tour the brewery. More recently established microbreweries are also located in Abbotsford. Dights Falls, where the Merri Creek and Yarra River converge,

460-438: Is served by numerous bus routes, including route 200 (City centre to Bulleen Terminus), 207 (City centre to Doncaster Shopping Centre) and 202 (University of Melbourne to Yarra Bend Park) along Johnston Street; and 246 (Clifton Hill to Elsternwick), 302 (City centre to Box Hill Station), 303 (City centre to Ringwood North), 304 (City centre to Doncaster Shopping Centre) and 305 (City centre to The Pines Shopping Centre). Abbotsford

506-629: Is to follow the Yarra Boulevard as it continues through the parkland of Yarra Bend following the river. It is a tourist drive with on-road cycling lanes, which provides access to the Studley Park boathouse, where row boats can be hired. After crossing the Eastern Freeway, the road climbs up a hill where it meets the Yarra Trail again. From the top of the hill follow the Yarra Boulevard down to

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552-652: The Capital City Trail . The trail passes the north side of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre , the Crown Casino , and the restaurant sector of Southbank on a shared and often busy pedestrian boulevard with views of the Melbourne CBD across the Yarra River. At the pedestrian bridge at Southbank pedestrians and cyclists may choose the trail under Princes Bridge to Flinders Street station , on

598-664: The Chandler Highway . A ramped connecting path leads under the main road and to the Yarra path, next to the National Guide Dog and Mobility Centre. The northern end of the Anniversary Outer Circle Trail is 0.6km from this point. The trail heads south on the Chandler Highway . The Anniversary Trail is just across the bridge that crosses the Eastern Freeway . A safer alternative is to continue 1.5km along

644-591: The City of Collingwood , it is now part of the City of Yarra. Victoria Street forms the southern boundary to Abbotsford (with Richmond); Hoddle Street forms the western boundary (with Collingwood); the Eastern Freeway forms the northern boundary (with Clifton Hill) while the Yarra forms the eastern boundary with Kew, in Boroondara . Some well-known Abbotsford landmarks include the Skipping Girl Sign , Dights Falls ,

690-472: The Highway Code gave no advice to pedestrians on how to share space with cyclists; there was also little guidance given to cyclists. (The 2023 edition covers both aspects. The UK Department for Transport advises local authorities that cyclists and pedestrians should not be expected to share space on or alongside city streets. Sustrans gives advice for cyclists, walkers and runners using shared-use paths on

736-600: The Merri Creek . The Yarra River Trail crosses the Merri Creek there, then passes under the Eastern Freeway and starts a long gradual uphill climb to Melbourne Polytechnic , before crossing the Yarra River at the pedestrian Pipe bridge at the Fairfield boathouse. The bridge is narrow. On the eastern side of the river, the path climbs steeply to Yarra Boulevard . An alternative to the Yarra River Trail at Yarra Bend Park

782-693: The Merri Creek Trail as part of its loop around the city. The first section to be built was between the Princes Bridge and Punt Road to the south of the Melbourne central business district , which opened in November 1975. The second section from Punt Road to the MacRobertson Bridge in Toorak and third section to Hawthorn Bridge were built in subsequent years. Further extensions and improvements to

828-692: The Merri Creek Trail . This also forms part of the Capital City Trail . On the eastern side of the Yarra opposite Abbotsford, Studley Park , an extensive parkland which merges with the larger Yarra Bend Park , contains Dights Falls and features within it a golf course, sports grounds, and small pockets of remnant bushland. Victoria Park was the home ground of the Collingwood Football Club from its inception in 1892 until 2005. AFL matches are no longer played there, but Collingwood Football Club's VFL matches are played each season at Victoria Park, with free public entry. Collingwood Children's Farm

874-754: The National Cycle Network . The Milton Keynes redway system is an example of a city-wide network of shared-use paths. The network consists of over 200 miles (320 km) of shared-use paths that avoid the city's busy and fast grid roads (which run between neighbourhoods rather than through them). In the US, the 1999 AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities defines a shared-use path as being physically separated from motor vehicular traffic with an open space or barrier. Abbotsford, Victoria Abbotsford ( Woiwurrung : Carran-carramulk )

920-581: The River Gum Walk Trail can easily be mistaken for the continuation of the Yarra River Trail. People coming from the south (from the City Centre) along the Yarra River Trail should turn right (east) 130m after crossing the canal at the end of Plymouth St, near the Banyule Tennis centre. From the northeast corner of Westerfolds Park, the path continues up the Yarra River 1km to Candlebark Park. Across

966-614: The UK Department for Transport found that cyclists and pedestrians prefer wider non-segregated paths to more narrow segregated paths (e.g. a 3 m wide shared path, compared with a 3 m path split into 1.5 m sections). The principal benefit of a shared-use path is saving space. This may be important in environmentally-sensitive areas or on narrow streets, where a full cycle track may not be feasible. Shared use paths are criticised for creating conflict between pedestrians and cyclists and creating complaints from pedestrians and speed. Therefore,

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1012-400: The 1960s a section of the northern part of the suburb was demolished to make way for the Eastern Freeway. Along with Clifton Hill and Collingwood, the suburb was a part of the City of Collingwood, until former State premier Jeff Kennett conducted a wholesale merger of local government areas in 1994. Property values have skyrocketed in recent years and many young professionals have moved to

1058-772: The Trail were planned and funded as part of the Melbourne Bikeway Plan published in 1976, developed by the state Ministry of Transport and the University of Melbourne following extensive lobbying by Keith Dunstan of Bicycle Victoria . The initial stages of the path were very successful with high usage. This sparked several campaigns to continue the route along the River northeast into Hawthorn, Kew, and Fairfield. The neighboring municipalities of Hawthorn and Kew began purchasing residential frontages to prepare for future construction of

1104-483: The Trail. In November 1991, the bridge over the Yarra River at Finns Reserve was constructed. This brought the total length of the Trail to 20 kilometers at the time. The path starts just to the north of West Gate Bridge near the mouth of the Yarra River as it enters Port Phillip Bay by the punt landing, allowing cyclists and pedestrians to cross to Spotswood and the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail . From

1150-514: The UK, cyclists are legally permitted to cycle on bridleways (paths open to horse riders), but not on public footpaths. Therefore, bridleways are, in effect, a form of shared-use path. On segregated or divided paths, the path is split into a section for pedestrians and a section for cyclists. This may be achieved with a painted line or different surface. It may also be delineated with tactile paving for blind and visually impaired pedestrians. Research by

1196-627: The Yarra River Trail from the Chandler Highway to Willsmere Park. At Willsmere Park there is a crossing under the Eastern Freeway to a traverse to the Anniversary Trail via Hyde Park. The Yarra River Trail tracks along the northern edge of the Eastern Freeway with first the La Trobe Golf Club to the south over the river followed by the Kew Golf Club directly to the south. The Yarra River is rejoined near Burke Road . The trail crosses over

1242-475: The Yarra River and the Denton Mills hat factory. As a prominent early industrial area, Abbotsford has various outstanding examples of industrial architecture. The most prominent is Denton Hat Mills, a large turn of the century industrial complex designed by architect William Pitt in polychrome brick in 1888. It was the home to Brush Fabrics until 2004, then converted to apartments between 2007 and 2009. One of

1288-1423: The Yarra Trail is currently being constructed, which will extend the path to Warrandyte , via Heidelberg-Warrandyte Road and Taroona Avenue. Yarra River , Docklands , Southbank , Yarra Bend Park , Collingwood Children's Farm , Westerfolds Park . The trail leads to numerous other trails. Going from west to east: Capital City Trail , Sandridge Trail , Gardiners Creek Trail , Merri Creek Trail , Anniversary Trail , Darebin Creek Trail , Koonung Creek Trail , River Gum Walk Trail , Plenty River Trail , Ruffey Creek Trail , Diamond Creek Trail and lower Mullum Mullum Creek Trail . West end at 37°49′45″S 144°54′03″E  /  37.829302°S 144.900715°E  / -37.829302; 144.900715 . East end at 37°44′18″S 145°09′43″E  /  37.738386°S 145.161994°E  / -37.738386; 145.161994 . Shared use path The path may also permit other users such as inline skating . Contrastingly, motorcycles and mopeds are normally prohibited. Shared-use paths sometimes provide different lanes for users who travel at different speeds to prevent conflicts between user groups on high-use trails. Shared-use paths are criticised for creating conflict between different users. The UK's Department for Transport deprecates this kind of route in denser urban environments. In

1334-434: The area and the old industrial areas have experienced significant gentrification and urban renewal since 2000. A steady stream of migration since the 1980s has made Abbotsford home to Melbourne's largest Vietnamese community. So much so that Victoria Street is also known as Little Saigon . It is best known for its exceptional varieties of Vietnamese food, which draws tourists to the area from across Melbourne. Abbotsford

1380-404: The construction of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage systems was regularly flooded by the Yarra River. Like many inner Melbourne suburbs, its working class origins have given it a reputation for crime. Since World War II the area has become quite ethnically diverse, with many Greeks , Italians , Vietnamese , Chinese and more recently Arabs and Africans , making it their home. In

1426-591: The former Collingwood Town Hall , Victoria Park Football Stadium and Abbotsford Convent . Abbotsford is designated one of the 82 Major Activity centres listed in the Metropolitan Strategy Melbourne 2030 . Abbotsford takes its name from the estate of John Orr, which in turn is named after a ford in Scotland's Tweed River , used by the abbot of Melrose Abbey . Since World War II the area has become quite ethnically diverse. The Abbotsford area

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1472-906: The historic Collingwood Town Hall precinct. Among them is the Carringbush Library, a former Church of Christ, built between 1888 and 1889 in the classical style to the design of Jonathan Rankine. It is on the National Trust register. The Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Hall is an unusual looking free classical building constructed in 1927, on Hoddle Street. Like many of Melbourne's inner suburbs, there are few detached houses in Abbotsford. Residential streets are often narrow, and some streets are leafy. A large proportion of houses in Abbotsford are subject to heritage overlay provisions, which protect their heritage value . The older residential sections consist mostly of working class single-storey Victorian terrace houses . Some double-storey terraces are found along

1518-476: The left (west) into the park. The path continues until it reaches Yarra Boulevard, where the path descends to cross the Yarra River again at the Gipps Street shared pedestrian and cycle bridge. Alternatively, cyclists and pedestrians can continue to follow Yarra Boulevard to Studley Park. At Gipps Street , flights of steps connect to the concrete path on the western side of the river. Some cyclists choose to avoid

1564-654: The long footbridge at Candlebark Park gives access to the Diamond Creek Trail . This intersection is unsigned except for some instructions relating to the usage of the park. The Yarra trail continues to follow the river past Petty's Orchards and finally ends at the confluence of the Mullum Mullum Creek and the Yarra River in Templestowe. A lookout surveys the spot. The Mullum Mullum Creek Trail starts here leading to points further afield. However, an extension to

1610-482: The middle of the suburb. Victoria Park station serves the northern section and Victoria Park stadium. Nearby North Richmond Station also services the southernmost part of the suburb. Tram route 109 ( Port Melbourne / Box Hill ), and Tram route 12 ( St Kilda /Victoria Gardens) run down Victoria Street and route 78 terminates at the corner of Church Street and Victoria Street (technically in Richmond). Abbotsford

1656-540: The north side of the river, or the path can be followed along the south side. On the north side of the river the trail passes Federation Square , the newly established riverside park of Birrarung Marr , Melbourne Park , and the Melbourne Cricket Ground . On the south side, the trail passes several rowing clubs. It also passes the Royal Botanic Gardens and Como House nearby. At MacRobertson Bridge

1702-543: The path travels along various natural features, including river flats, sporting ovals, market gardens, and paddocks with horses. There are many paths to explore as ride through Ivanhoe , Heidelberg , Lower Plenty and Templestowe to Westerfolds Park . On the way to Westerfolds Park, there are turnoffs to the River Gum Walk Trail , the Plenty River Trail and the Ruffey Creek Trail . The southern section of

1748-504: The paths do not properly take into account the different needs of different road users. For example a study by the Institute for Chartered Engineers found that users of shared use paths were confused about the nature of the path and who has priority on them. Pedestrians are sometimes unsure how to behave on shared-use paths. The question arises whether the path is to be treated as a road (therefore pedestrians should face oncoming traffic), or

1794-685: The paths meet on the north side of the river. Continuing in Richmond the path meets up with the Gardiners Creek Trail . After going under the Victoria Street bridge in Abbotsford the path reaches the Walmer Street shared pedestrian and cycle bridge. Once across the bridge on the north side of the river, the trail continues up a short steep hill to the base of Walmer St and turns immediately to

1840-498: The punt landing, the trail winds through Melbourne Docklands , initially as a dedicated path on Lorimer Street, and then, east of Todd Road it continues as an on-road cycling lane along Lorimer Street. At the west side of Yarra's Edge and before the Docklands Highway , it heads off the road towards the bank of the river. The trail can be picked up at the southern end of the " Koori Eel Trap" footbridge, where it intersects with

1886-677: The railway line and off the tram line on Victoria Street. Many terrace houses in Abbotsford remain in a state of disrepair although renovations have steadily increased as the suburb has gentrified. Notable examples are terraces in Charles Street, and the identical pair of Dorothy and Winniefred terraces in Lulie Street, which are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register . In recent years, many previous industrial and commercial sites have been redeveloped as housing, including sites along

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1932-554: The steps and ride the back streets of Abbotsford to meet the trail at the Collingwood Children's Farm . A short way further the trail comes to Dights Falls , an ancient meeting place for the Wurundjeri people and peoples of the Kulin nation. The weir and water race were used to power the Ceres flour mill that was once located here. Here the Capital City Trail follows the Merri Creek Trail up

1978-649: The suburb's most prominent hotels is the Carringbush Hotel. It was built in 1889 and was originally named the Friendly Societies Hotel. Others prominent hotels include the Park Hotel, Yarra Hotel and Yorkshire Stingo Hotel. The Retreat Hotel on Nicholson St was the filming location for the Australian drama series The Sullivans (1976–1983). There are five bridges on the eastern boundary. Between 1857 and 1899

2024-663: Was also home to the Lincoln Early Childhood Studies Institute and a campus of La Trobe University for a while, but is now the site of a community and arts precinct use after protracted negotiations between developers, the state government and the Yarra City Council. The Skipping Girl Sign , the first animated sequence neon sign in Australia, is located at 627 Victoria Street. Abbotsford contains some impressive public buildings, most of them centred on

2070-546: Was established in 1979 by the local community with the support of the former City of Collingwood and the former Department of Education to give city children "a taste of country life". It is located next to the grounds of the Abbotsford Convent Arts Precinct and a Steiner School , on a bend in the Yarra River. It is a small-holding, fully functioning working farm with rare breeds of livestock, vegetable gardens and fruit orchards. Community Garden plots are also

2116-458: Was once bush along the Yarra River occupied by the Wurundjeri people. In the Woiwurrung language the area is named Carran-carramulk, with 'carran' meaning prickly myrtle. The area of Abbotsford was first subdivided in 1838 and sold at an auction in Sydney . One of these lots was purchased by John Dight and the lot was later called Dight's Paddock . Dight then further subdivided the land into 5 acre (12 hectare) lots and in 1878 Edwin Trenerry,

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