[1][2][3] This entry includes the Main Road path as part of the total length of 7.7 km.
Starting at Edendale Farm, situated at Gaston's Rd, Eltham, follow the Main Rd shared path to research and onward through two roundabouts, taking a left turn at the research Performing Arts Centre / Little Theatre then up along the Old Main Rd which parallels the current Main Rd, past Candlebark Crt, heading past the Industrial estate until it meets with the Maroondah Aqueduct Trail just behind Grimes & Sons Factory.
It is, as a side note, 360m east of the orange/red sculpture The Breeze,[4] by Sri Lankan-born Edward Ginger, located outside the Eltham Little Theatre.
There is a secondary ascent on Allendale Road, which, whilst shorter, will test cyclists as it crests a second sharp rise.
The path passes through large stands of pine trees and has a distinctly rural atmosphere, a diversion if using the Diamond Creek Trail.