Almost a year ago I explored Harrington and Oran Parks, two suburbs in the south western extremities of Sydney. Both have a pretty decent collection of shared paths. Oran Park streets are named after all the greats of the car world inc Peter Brook drive and Skaife Street and The Straight. Enjoy, the whole area […]
This very scenic video shows the early weekend ride from Rushcutters Bay to Darling Harbour using the Cahill Expressway shared path. The views from the shared path above Circular Quay are really good and you are a long ways a way from the crowds. Unfortunately you soon will come across a few runners and not […]
Around the new metro stations of Hills Showground, Norwest, Bella Vista and Rouse Hill are some good cycling trails. The first follows the new cyclepath that follows the train line from Bella Vista to Schofields Station on the Richmond line. This trail can be combined with the paths through Crestwood, the M7 Cycleway and even […]
Parramatta was the first place in Australia for farming European style and significant relics of those really early days exist in the area today. You can catch up on the history here without leaving your lounge chair or you can ride a bike with Paul from Parramatta Heritage rides as my wife and I did […]
How good are the views above Kiama south of Wollongong ? This video may encourage you to have a look if you have an ebike or you are a good road bike rider. When I looked at the last cycle trail down Wollongong way that I had to conquer, I decided I would extend the […]
I enjoy the ride from East Hills to Canley Vale and Carramar. The trail is mostly bitumen and quite smooth. So one day I headed up this trail from Revesby then diverted around to Bankstown and back to Salt Pan Creek. There are some roads in the section running from Georges River to Bankstown but […]
Sydney has a few popular lake rides that you can easily ride around. They are Iron Cove, Narrabeen Lagoon and Penrith on the Nepean River. But the Georges River throws up a far bigger challenge out near Liverpool and its called Chipping Norton Lake. Technically its just a large bulge in the river but as a bike rider, this […]
Kids need exercise and a break from the virtual world and nothing beats a cycle on a warm winters day in NSW. But how do you build a bike magnet for the kids and the parents? Warners Bay near Newcastle is a place that rocks on a Sunday. They have a prize winning play park […]
I have ridden the coast of Wollongong from Thirroul to Kiama all on decent cycleways. I have also ridden the north and south end of Lake Illawarra and loved it. But I have never done the loop and that is basically because everyone seems to ride on the edge of the motorway into Dapto. I […]
After a very long summer, Sydney had a lot of rain and then we had a foggy day. This video illustrates that Sydney is a interesting place to ride around even on a colder foggy day. The ferry that I caught was completely empty at 8:30 on a Saturday morning, I guess all the tourists […]
For two years now I have been investigating the safe trails of Sydney. When I went to the Omafiets Dutch Bicycles Bike Touring talk night, the fantastic ladies inspired me to think about a multi-day bike trail around Sydney. Here is a slideshow of 220 km trail that I rode this week or you can […]
Here is a video showing what you might see when you ride around the Gladesville area near the Iron Cove Bay Run. This is a good ride to have up your sleeve as the bay run can get too busy on the weekends. This ride is located on Sydney Harbour
I have ridden through the Greenwich area on Sydney’s north shore a few times and everytime I seem to take a different route. As a result, my maps are a little jumbled. But the area is so nice, it was time to make a decision on the good bits. I have decided the one way […]