Longbeach Trail
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The Longbeach Trail is a shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path running from Patterson River, Carrum, along the southwestern side of the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands, to the Mordialloc Creek, Mordialloc. In Mordialloc, it connects to the Mordialloc Creek Trail and the Bay Trail and in the Carrum it connects to the Bay Trail and Dandenong Creek Trail.
The trail is 8 km long and is mostly flat. It consists of some concrete sections but is mostly gravel. It passes through the suburbs of Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Carrum, Chelsea, Edithvale and Mordialloc.
An interactive map of the trail as well as others in the Melbourne area is available from the 'External links' section in this article.
Following the Path
The Longbeach Trail begins at the Patterson River (map here).
The path begins with a short downhill slope, running north. It runs along the western side of the Wannarkladdin Wetlands that it passes.
The path then winds through Bicentennial Park in Chelsea Heights.
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