Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail
The Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail will provide a safe family-friendly bike and walking path to connect local communities and provide safe travel through Hawthorn, Camberwell, Glenferrie Road, Maling Road, Surrey Hills, Mont Albert and Box Hill.
The Victorian government has designated the Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail a Strategic Cycling Corridor that will:
Support the needs of commuter trips (to work or education) and other important transport trips such as to stations, shops or schools.
Link important destinations including central Melbourne city, employment and activity centres and other destinations of metropolitan and regional significance.
Provide connections with the Main Yarra Trail in Richmond, the Anniversary Trail in Canterbury, the Box Hill to Ringwood Trail and the Yarra Valley trail network
The Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail will also:
enable students from over twenty schools and Swinburne University to ride safely to school.
encourage many people to cycle and walk who currently don't and greatly improve safety for those who already do.
provide a safe path free from vehicles where children can learn to ride and families can go for recreational bike and walking trips.
More people riding bikes and walking will reduce traffic congestion on roads, reduce pollution and carbon emissions and provide safe and healthy travel for local communities.
Every person on a bike is one less car on our increasingly busy roads.
Events
Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail discovery ride - Sun 21 April 2024
Come explore where the Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail could go! We will meet at Camberwell Station then ride to Surrey Hills.
When: 10:00 - 11:30 am Sun 21 April
Meet: Camberwell Station, Cookson Street entrance
Route: From Camberwell to Canterbury and Surrey Hills (Union Station)
Finish: Union Station, cycle home from there and/or take the train.
We will cycle to some locations and route options along the trail and ride the section built by the Surrey Hills Level Crossing Removal Project.
Note that our route will include some roads with traffic. Children are welcome to participate but they must be supervised by a parent or guardian.
If you would like to come on the ride and join our campaign please let us know here
Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail NOW
Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail Now is a community group focussed on getting the Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail built.
We seek bipartisan support from all stakeholders for this shared path that will encourage more people of all ages to cycle and walk within our community and greatly improve safety for those who already do.
Please sign our new petition asking decision makers in the Victorian government to provide funding for the design and construction of the Hawthorn the Box Hill Trail now. Over 1600 people have now signed!
