Urban Forest

This is an interesting walk on the old Outer Circle Railway and through the suburb of Oakleigh and its surrounds with a coffee stop in the excitingly busy Eaton Mall.


Melway Map reference: 69B2 - 69G8
"Maps reproduced from Melway Edition 35 with the permission of Melway Publishing Pty Ltd"

Toilet facilities and coffee stop: Eaton Mall

Drive to the carpark near the corner of Waverley and Bruce Streets, near the East Malvern station. Park along Bruce Street.

Enter the track and turn right. Walk along the track till you reach Dandenong Road.
Turn right and walk along Dandenong Road, to cross at the lights. Once on the opposite side, turn left and walk along Dandenong Road, then turn right on to the track.

Continue on the track until you reach a fork in the track. Take the fork on the right to Springthorpe gardens.  Here you can view the memorial gates and read the history on the plaques displayed.

Turn left and walk along Neerim Road to see the memorial hoardings of the Old Outer Circle Railway.

Turn right onto the track. Cross the railway line at Hughesdale, turn left and follow the track parallel to the railway line, until you reach Richardson Street.

Turn left to cross the railway line to Willesdon Rd. Turn right into Willesdon Rd. Keep walking until you see the railway bridge above. Turn right into the service lane, cross under the bridge, through the bus interchange to Portman St.  Walk along Portman St. to Eaton Mall which is full of coffee shops. 

After coffee, go North along Eaton Mall. Turn left into Atherton Rd and then right into Drummond St. Walk along Drummond St. past the cemetery. Continue along Drummond St. , turn right at Logie St.

Walk along Logie St., then left into Atkinson St. Cross Dandenong Rd. at the lights and follow Atkinson St. to the track along Scotchmans Creek. Turn left on to the track. Walk along the track till you reach the bridge which crosses over Warrigal Road.

Cross the bridge and continue along the track. Cross Waverley Road at the lights and walk along the track till you reach the East Malvern station carpark. Turn left to cross Waverley Rd at the lights and make your way back to the cars on Bruce St.