Newcastle and the Central Coast has some wonderful rides that are isolated by busy roads. Newcastle Harbour has a path that runs around the harbour and way out to sea using the breakwater (20km). Stockton on the north of the harbour is great riding to (15 km) and you get there in five minutes by […]
Category: NSW North
What is the best cycle area near Sydney ?
It is the summer holidays in Sydney and you just want to get out of town and go for a relaxing bike ride on some shared paths and then chill out. So where do you go ? There are three main areas that I like within 2-3 hours and these are Wollongong, the Central Coast […]
Centennial to Woy Woy
In January this year I made a huge bicycle adventure from Centennial Park in the East of Sydney to Woy Woy on the Central Coast. This took all the tricks in my play book. Ride to Circular Quay Catch a Ferry to Mosman Ride from Mosman to the Spit Ride past the Manly Golf club […]
How to attract kids to a bike trail – Warners Bay near Newcastle
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 […]
Gosford to Ettalong
There is a terrific 35km of cycling in the Gosford area. It is easy to get to by train from the north shore of Sydney and the line that runs through Epping Station. Head to the Woy Woy train station. Once you arrive, if you just want 10 km of cycling, make your way north […]
The southern end of Tuggerah Lake and a race against nature
Fluoro Fran and I decided to head off early to the Central Coast (north of Sydney) to deliver my son to a mates place and take in a couple of bike rides. This entailed some bike selection as the cavernous boot of the Honda Odessey can handle three bikes and two people or three people […]
Riding Port Stephens
A great place to ride a bike for nearly 30km and that includes a lot of seaside scenery Read about Port Stephens, Fingal Bay and Mt Tomaree here