Route advice: CBD to Box Hill Tafe

Guys,

Mate at work studies at Box Hill and rides a bike. Currently he's using
the train to get to Box Hill, please advise on feasibility and routes
for riding.

He rides a flat bar road bike with 23mm tires so good bike paths / roads.

Ta :-)
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Euan | ~~ _-\,
Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*)

Two main options that I can see:

Whitehorse road, he's going against the traffic.
When you get to the kew junction you can choose between going left to
get to bridge or the boulevard at burnley or down the back streets of
richmond and through east melbourne, can't name all the streets but
basically you can go all the way to punt on one road between bridge and
victoria. Would suggest against going down victoria because of the
cutting and the traffic at the other end.

Longer way - eastern freeway bike path. Can't fully explain the end of
it to the city.

PiledHigher wrote:
Two main options that I can see:

Longer way - eastern freeway bike path. Can't fully explain the end of
it to the city.


Best jump off it (on the citybound leg) at either Kew North bridge (as
you go past the swanky Golf Course with all the expensive cars) and take
back streets of Kew past the junction to Johnston St and down Walmer St
(so much better than riding up it), or when you hit the Kew Boulevarde
follow that to Walmer St or Johnston St.

DaveB

Euan wrote:
Guys,

Mate at work studies at Box Hill and rides a bike. Currently he's using
the train to get to Box Hill, please advise on feasibility and routes
for riding.

straight up the maroondah hwy/whitehorse rd will be the quickest way.
Or, as is mentioned, the scenic route via the eastern freeway trail -
join it at the end of the yarra boulevard (kew end).

Melways for further info



He rides a flat bar road bike with 23mm tires so good bike paths / roads.

The eastern trail is sealed all the way.



Ta :-)
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Euan | ~~ _-\,
Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*)

Just to throw another one in the mix - this is basically the reverse of
my ride as I live just down the road from the TAFE and worked in the
CBD for some years:

Albert St around the Fitzroy Gardens, south down Clarendon, and then
east along Hotham all the way to Hoddle St. Zip across the ped crossing
and head down Highett St. south down Gardner and east onto Bridge Rd..
Follow that across the river, up Church St-High St to Kew Junction and
continue on until Harp Junction. Hop on the bike path east-bound there
which will take you through to Burke Rd, then Gordon St all the way to
Balwyn Rd. Cross and take Yarrbat through to Union Rd. Then
Erne/Kenmare Sts which will take you to the TAFE.

It's an odd route, but one which has served me well for many years -
Not too out of the way, but avoiding the major roads when convenient to
do so.


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eddiec

eddiec Wrote:
Just to throw another one in the mix - this is basically the reverse of
my ride as I live just down the road from the TAFE and worked in the
CBD for some years:

Albert St around the Fitzroy Gardens, south down Clarendon, and then
east along Hotham all the way to Hoddle St. Zip across the ped crossing
and head down Highett St. south down Gardner and east onto Bridge Rd..
Follow that across the river, up Church St-High St to Kew Junction and
continue on until Harp Junction. Hop on the bike path east-bound there
which will take you through to Burke Rd, then Gordon St all the way to
Balwyn Rd. Cross and take Yarrbat through to Union Rd. Then
Erne/Kenmare Sts which will take you to the TAFE.

It's an odd route, but one which has served me well for many years -
Not too out of the way, but avoiding the major roads when convenient to
do so.

you do the BridgeRd/ChurchSt corner???
man. you're tuff™ that sweeping bend and pinch spot makes me shudder
just finkin 'bout eet!!!


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flyingdutch

Euan Wrote:
Guys,

Mate at work studies at Box Hill and rides a bike. Currently he's
using
the train to get to Box Hill, please advise on feasibility and routes
for riding.

He rides a flat bar road bike with 23mm tires so good bike paths /
roads.

Ta :-)
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Cheers | ~~ __@
Euan | ~~ _-\,
Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*)


Elgar Rd to Mont Albert Road, which has a nice wide bike lane most of
its length, and cars tend to drive reasonably slowly along it. Once you
get to Burke Rd in Camberwell, take Sackville, Wellington and Stevensons
Sts through Kew to get to the Yarra, or alternatively, Rathmines,
Liddiard Sts Hawthorn to get to the Yarra near Hawthorn station. Then
just follow the Boulevard to the city.



Pat


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vaudegiant