The lower section of the path consists of the Yarra River Trail in Templestowe and Park Road in Donvale.

The Koonung Creek Trail heads to Doncaster and eventually the Melbourne CBD along the Eastern Freeway.

Construction through this section was delayed for various reasons, including the installation of new sewer main infrastructure along the corridor.

[5] 600 metres of sewer pipes were installed by Yarra Valley Water as part of the Donvale Sewerage Project in March 2017.

[7][8] This section of the path is a 2.5 metre-wide concrete surface consisting of three bridges, a 40 metre ramp, and several boardwalks.

Due to the steep and narrow nature of Heads Road, in addition to lacking a footpath or bicycle lane, trail users still take the former detour.

On the far side is a wooden bridge and boardwalk - continue to the left - the right leads to a tea house at Beasley's Nursery.

The northeastern end of the upper section finishes at Highland Ave, Croydon and has an on-road connection to the Tarralla Creek Trail.

From Highland Ave, a 2.7 km road section, via Croydon station, can be used to reach the Tarralla Creek Trail.

Continue 250m along the southern side of the lake to a narrow turnoff, moving across the Lilydale railway line and into Bedford Park.