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Last weekend the trail that I put together to join many of the scenic trails around Sydney was featured on pages 22 and 23 of the Sydney Morning Herald. You can read the article on the SMH here or click on the pic below to see a picture of the article. Read about the trail…
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There has been a bit of press about the Greater Sydney BikeTrail lately including this post from Bicycle NSW. The trail is over 200km in its classic sightseeing route and can be trimmed to 150km and you can still catch most of the highlights. To whet your appetitie, check out the slideshow of 220 km…
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This HD video will show you the sights of Newcastle Harbour, one of the great casual bicycle rides in Australia. Near by is one of the great ride of Fernleigh Rail Trail
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Here are the best bicycle infrastructure improvements in 2022 across the whole of Sydney. To win, there must be an increase in the numbers of people using the path or facility, the path has to pretty safe, good looking and fun to ride. It doesn’t have to be long if it connects existing trails better.…
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back in 2017 I started making a map of all the decent (and ok) biketrails and back roads around Sydney. It is hosted in Google My Maps Start using the Sydney Map here using this link ?? One Million Views Idea Make a map of Sydney cycleways. Now Sydney Map has been viewed One…
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Its mid November, the jacarandas are in full bloom, some spring flowers are still around and everything is green. Its time to go slow riding around Woolwich and Hunters Hill. Here is how you do it. I have been experimenting with Komoot Voice directions and I used them to direct me around all the best…
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One would think the goal of an Australian cycling tourist would be to ride along the coastal trails of Australia, see some surfers whilst enjoying a peaceful trail and some ocean breezes. To help you be the first, here are a list of trails that are over 15km long one way that mainly showcase beaches…
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One of the most awesome things that has made deciding on a way to pick a bike track is Google Maps. Google Maps say you, its bike routing is awful. Correct. Read on. I am not talking about Google bicycle routing (trail selection). First up you need to open Google Maps and zoom into an…
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One of the unique things about most of the videos on BikeTrail.Blog is that they are designed to show a cycle trail – warts and all. Generally those videos comprise of a slideshow of photos and mini videos in order from beginning of the ride to the end . Many of them are visible here…
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On the first of April, the NSW government announced that it was going to expand the Sydney three cities plan into the Greater Sydney Cities plan which would also include the cities of Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central Coast and Lower Hunter. Seemed a decent idea to me and I decided to expand the Sydney…
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Welcome to Active Jigsaw mapping, the art where you never cross over a ride you have done before but try to ride along the edges of previous rides. Then you put all of your efforts on a map to make a jigsaw. Yes I am doing this whilst cycling but you can do this whilst…
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You are the sort of person that loves following other peoples rides because it inspires you or because your friends value your ride choices. Lets show them the good stuff, learn to take better photos. Check out the video or read more below This article first appeared here in more detail. PHOTOGRAPHY ON A…
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Looking at the Greater Sydney BikeTrail one day last week and it dawned on me that you could add train segments to the ride to reduce the overall distance. So I woke up one morning and thought, lets just forget all the maths and plans and start riding. It was hot so I knew I…
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Here are the best bicycle infrastructure improvements in 2021 across the whole of Sydney. To win, there must be an increase in the numbers of people using the path or facility, the path has to pretty safe, good looking and fun to ride. It doesn’t have to be long if it connects existing trails better.…
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Its hot, time to think swimming pools in Sydney. This page features pools that are on the bike trails of Sydney. Probably a good idea to start riding from the pool if you can so you can finish off with a relaxing swim and then hop on the train or in the car. Checklist for…
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