Capital City Trail, Melbourne by bike

26.9 km

The Capital City Trail circles inner Melbourne on shared paths. From Princes Bridge this route follows the Yarra to Docklands, heads north past Royal Park, then follows Merri Creek and the Yarra back through Dights Falls and Burnley to the city.

It's mostly off-road and fairly flat, with some short climbs along the creeks. The paths are shared and busy at weekends, so use your bell and keep left.

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Princes Bridge60 m0.0 km
  2. Continue straight onto St Kilda Road40 m0.1 km
  3. Turn right80 m0.1 km
  4. Bear left30 m0.2 km
  5. Turn left onto Boathouse Drive40 m0.2 km
  6. Turn left onto Southbank Promenade750 m0.3 km
  7. Turn right onto Southbank Promenade10 m1.0 km
  8. Continue straight onto Yarra Promenade530 m1.0 km
  9. Continue straight onto Main Yarra Trail30 m1.5 km
  10. Bear right onto Main Yarra Trail20 m1.6 km
Show all 128 turns
  1. Turn left onto Main Yarra Trail260 m1.6 km
  2. Turn right onto Main Yarra Trail160 m1.9 km
  3. Bear right130 m2.0 km
  4. Turn left240 m2.1 km
  5. Bear right onto Jim Stynes Bridge10 m2.4 km
  6. Bear right onto Jim Stynes Bridge180 m2.4 km
  7. Turn right onto Capital City Trail10 m2.6 km
  8. Bear left onto Capital City Trail960 m2.6 km
  9. Turn left onto Newquay Promenade10 m3.5 km
  10. Turn right onto Newquay Promenade240 m3.5 km
  11. Turn left onto Newquay Promenade60 m3.8 km
  12. Turn left onto Newquay Promenade290 m3.8 km
  13. Bear left onto Newquay Promenade10 m4.1 km
  14. Turn around onto Newquay Promenade10 m4.1 km
  15. Bear right onto Newquay Promenade290 m4.1 km
  16. Turn right onto Newquay Promenade60 m4.4 km
  17. Turn right onto Newquay Promenade240 m4.5 km
  18. Turn left onto Newquay Promenade10 m4.7 km
  19. Turn right onto Capital City Trail120 m4.7 km
  20. Turn left onto La Trobe Street: north side10 m4.9 km
  21. Continue straight onto La Trobe Street20 m4.9 km
  22. Turn right onto La Trobe Street480 m4.9 km
  23. Bear left onto Adderley Street680 m5.4 km
  24. Bear right onto Adderley Street30 m6.0 km
  25. Take second exit onto Adderley Street20 m6.1 km
  26. Bear left onto Adderley Street150 m6.1 km
  27. Turn right onto Abbotsford Street230 m6.3 km
  28. Bear left onto Abbotsford Street60 m6.5 km
  29. Bear left onto Abbotsford Street1.3 km6.5 km
  30. Turn right onto Royal Park to Docklands20 m7.8 km
  31. Turn left40 m7.8 km
  32. Turn right60 m7.9 km
  33. Continue straight onto Royal Park to Docklands220 m7.9 km
  34. Bear left onto Royal Park to Docklands440 m8.1 km
  35. Bear right onto Royal Park to Docklands20 m8.6 km
  36. Turn right100 m8.6 km
  37. Turn left120 m8.7 km
  38. Turn left50 m8.8 km
  39. Turn left50 m8.9 km
  40. Turn around50 m8.9 km
  41. Turn right70 m9.0 km
  42. Turn right70 m9.0 km
  43. Bear right onto Royal Park to Docklands720 m9.1 km
  44. Turn right onto Capital City Trail2.4 km9.8 km
  45. Bear left onto Capital City Trail70 m12.2 km
  46. Bear right onto Capital City Trail660 m12.3 km
  47. Turn left260 m13.0 km
  48. Bear right onto Barkly Street10 m13.2 km
  49. Bear left onto Barkly Street10 m13.3 km
  50. Turn left160 m13.3 km
  51. Turn left onto Merri Creek Trail10 m13.4 km
  52. Turn around onto Merri Creek Trail10 m13.4 km
  53. Turn right180 m13.4 km
  54. Bear left110 m13.6 km
  55. Turn left onto Holden Street100 m13.7 km
  56. Bear right onto Bennett Street10 m13.8 km
  57. Bear left onto Bennett Street110 m13.8 km
  58. Turn left onto Capital City Trail430 m13.9 km
  59. Turn left onto Capital City Trail20 m14.4 km
  60. Turn left onto Capital City Trail10 m14.4 km
  61. Turn right onto Capital City Trail400 m14.4 km
  62. Turn right onto Capital City Trail80 m14.8 km
  63. Turn left onto Capital City Trail280 m14.9 km
  64. Turn left onto Heidelberg Road, 4610 m15.2 km
  65. Turn right onto Fenwick Street240 m15.2 km
  66. Enter roundabout30 m15.4 km
  67. Take second exit onto Fenwick Street130 m15.4 km
  68. Turn left onto Wright Street120 m15.6 km
  69. Turn right onto Yambla Street450 m15.7 km
  70. Continue straight onto Gray Street130 m16.1 km
  71. Turn left30 m16.3 km
  72. Bear right onto Capital City Trail10 m16.3 km
  73. Continue straight onto Trenerry Crescent140 m16.3 km
  74. Bear left onto Capital City Trail10 m16.4 km
  75. Bear right30 m16.4 km
  76. Turn left onto Main Yarra Trail10 m16.5 km
  77. Turn right50 m16.5 km
  78. Bear left90 m16.5 km
  79. Bear left80 m16.6 km
  80. Turn left70 m16.7 km
  81. Continue straight onto Main Yarra Trail Capital City Trail1.6 km16.8 km
  82. Bear left onto Main Yarra Trail Capital City Trail470 m18.4 km
  83. Bear right onto Main Yarra Trail Capital City Trail30 m18.9 km
  84. Bear right onto Gipps Street170 m18.9 km
  85. Turn left onto Nicholson Street520 m19.1 km
  86. Continue straight onto Lennox Street590 m19.6 km
  87. Turn left onto Highett Street10 m20.2 km
  88. Turn right onto Lennox Street170 m20.2 km
  89. Take second exit onto Lennox Street140 m20.4 km
  90. Bear right onto Lennox Street10 m20.5 km
  91. Bear left onto Lennox Street190 m20.5 km
  92. Take second exit onto Lennox Street120 m20.7 km
  93. Take first exit onto Rowena Parade120 m20.8 km
  94. Continue straight onto The Vaucluse310 m20.9 km
  95. Turn right450 m21.2 km
  96. Bear right110 m21.7 km
  97. Turn left130 m21.8 km
  98. Turn right290 m21.9 km
  99. Turn left onto Kingston Street10 m22.2 km
  100. Turn right onto Brighton Street90 m22.2 km
  101. Turn left140 m22.3 km
  102. Turn right onto Mary Street40 m22.5 km
  103. Turn left onto Private driveway120 m22.5 km
  104. Bear left onto Private driveway130 m22.6 km
  105. Turn around onto Private driveway130 m22.7 km
  106. Bear right onto Private driveway120 m22.9 km
  107. Turn left onto Mary Street230 m23.0 km
  108. Turn right40 m23.2 km
  109. Continue straight onto Tunnel100 m23.3 km
  110. Sharp right onto Capital City Trail / Yarra Trail10 m23.4 km
  111. Bear right onto Main Yarra Trail Capital City Trail890 m23.4 km
  112. Continue straight onto Capital City Trail Main Yarra Trail210 m24.3 km
  113. Continue straight onto Main Yarra Trail Capital City Trail1.7 km24.5 km
  114. Turn left onto Southbank to Capital City Trail20 m26.2 km
  115. Bear left onto Southbank to Capital City Trail530 m26.2 km
  116. Turn right60 m26.7 km
  117. Turn right onto St Kilda Road30 m26.8 km
  118. Continue straight onto Princes Bridge60 m26.8 km

Ride this route with CycleMaps →

Turn-by-turn cycling navigation for iPhone & Apple Watch

✓Cycling-specific routes using cycle lanes and quiet streets
✓Turn-by-turn voice navigation on iPhone and Apple Watch
✓Multiple map types to suit your ride
CycleMaps
© motocode ltd, 2026Follow us on Instagram!Follow @CycleMapsApp on Twitter!