Skeleton Creek Trail

Skeleton Creek Trail
Length	About 7.5km
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Difficulty	Easy
Hazards	Path quality can be poor
Hills	None
Train(s)	Aircraft and Laverton stations
Tram(s)	None

The Skeleton Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Skeleton Creek as it passes through the outer south western suburbs of Point Cook and Altona Meadows in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The northern end of the path comes within 800 metres of the Federation Trail. As of 2010^[update] the intervening Princes Highway eliminates any possibility of traversing between these two points. Neither council, state government, federal government or VicRoads have expressed any interest in joining the track due to the local seats being non strategic.

As of 2010^[update] a new footbridge^[4] at the southern end of Skeleton Creek, extends the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail to the far side of Skeleton Creek at Sunflower Walk. This trail will eventually continue to the Point Cook Coastal park and homestead maintained by Parks Victoria as development at Sanctuary Lakes Resort continues. As of 2010^[update] access to Point Cook Road via the south side of Sanctuary Lakes is not possible due to construction works in progress. Access to the path on the west side heading up stream is via Sunflower Walk, Sanctuary Lakes Estates Boulevard and Bayside Drive.

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DOUG WENTZEL: Combining students and the staff at Shaver's Creek and the community has been a winning combination since Shaver's Creek's inception in 1976. That's what we're good at, that's what we try to do. The Children's Halloween Trail really embodies that bringing students together with the community, and a message of conservation. MUSIC: She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes... SARA STREET: We don't spend a lot of time outside, but it's nice to come to an outdoor education facility MUSIC: She'll be ridin' six white horses when she comes Let's see your excited face! Like you've never been this excited in your whole life! [everyone cheers] MUSIC: ...comin' round the mountain when she comes, hi babe! Find those bugs! Come on, there's still a few more! Come on guys, everybody search for it GIRL: Got it! [cheering] MUSIC: We'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes... What are you going to wear for Halloween? What are you going to be for Halloween? KRISTEN SHARP: I think it's fantastic, I think it's a great opportunity for the kids to come out and learn about nature, and see sights and sounds and animals that they may not have seen otherwise. [cheering] [SINGING] Dun nun nun nun [clap clap] Dun nun nun nun [clap clap] Dun nun nun nun, Dun nun nun nun, Dun nun nun nun. The pumpkins start to rot, and then they look like snot, dead and gone they're not, the pumpkin grows again. Dun nun nun nun! [clap clap] DOUG WENTZEL: Halloween really takes its cue from the natural world. It's a celebration of the season, and there's a lot to celebrate in the woods of Pennsylvania. BAT: We have nine different bats in Pennsylvania... [corn popping] KIDS: Wake up Mr. Pumpkin! MR. PUMPKIN: Whoa, there are a lot of people AND a camera in front of me... POPCORN GUY: Hot stuff! LITTLE GIRL: I liked when he was up there, and I liked when he flew down! VOICEOVER: It's great to be, um, a place that does Halloween the way Halloween can be done in a positive, blood-free, scream-free atmosphere. [cheering] [horn honking] BOY: You know what food they eat? I think they eat leaves. TAHIRA WEST: Just being with the kids, it's just, it's always a joy. So, show me, would you give this trail a thumbs up? GIRL: Yeah Can you do that? SARA STREET: I love this place. MUSIC: She'll be comin' round the mountain, she'll be comin' round the mountain, she'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes! GIRL: Yay!

Following the Path

Upper section

The upper section starts just north of Sayers Road. Further south is a footbridge across the creek leading to the "Flagmans Welcome". Stay on the west side. About 3 km from Sayers Road the path meets the Federation Trail.

Lower section

The lower section starts about 700 m south of the Federation Trail on the south side of the creek but does not connect to the Federation Trail due to the intervening Princes Freeway.

There is a path on both sides of the creek. There are two footbridges: one halfway along the trail and the other near the mouth of the creek at the start of the Cheetham Wetlands adjacent to the old ford. This footbridge, completed in Dec 2009, links directly to the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail.

Connections

Upper section: Dead end near Sayers Road. Connects to the Federation Trail at the southern end.

Lower section:

Dead end in the north at McIntyre Street, with access to Federation Trail via road: Dunnings Road, Hacketts Road then Sneydes Road/Hoppers Lane. Sneydes Road/Hoppers Lane has an overpass over Princes Highway. The road is busy and requires caution.
A secondary path at the middle footbridge leads to Bruce Comben Reserve, allowing access to a footbridge over the Princes Highway, connecting to Laverton Station.
The trail connects to the Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail in the south.

Lower: West end at 37°52′48″S 144°43′38″E / 37.880010°S 144.727161°E / -37.880010; 144.727161. East end at 37°53′48″S 144°46′55″E / 37.896534°S 144.781834°E / -37.896534; 144.781834.