The Wiki is becoming a substack
This side is now going to be called https://www.cyclesydney.com/ All the useful content in the wiki is being transferred to the new website. The map is being arranged into a more contiguous collection of Rides and these rides will all have articles eventually The website is actually a newsletter run by the widely popular Substack. […]
CycleSydney Infrastructure Awards 2025 – Cast Your Vote!
? Sign up for the hot new newsletter and vote In 2024, we celebrated the projects that reshaped Sydney’s cycling landscape — from the Sydney Airport Cycleway to the Castlereagh Street transformation and the Cooks River tunnel upgrade. These awards highlighted how much better riding can be when cyclists themselves shine a spotlight on the […]
Chipping Norton Lake Ride
Sydneysiders love a lake loop and as evidenced by the crowds on Iron Cove, Narrabeen Lagoon and Penrith on the Nepean River. All coincidentally are about 8km. But there is a much bigger lake ride at Chipping Norton out near Liverpool, 4 times bigger. For this ride you need to be determined to make it […]
Olympic Park to the City – Ride North or South of the Parramatta River?
I wanted to compare the quickest commute trail from Olympic park area to the Anzac bridge. So I rode from Rozelle to Rhodes via Lillyfield Rd then back down the north side of the river to see which side of the river was better. Here is the area on the CycleSydney map >> The result […]
GSBT features in the RideOn Magazine
From the Editor of the RideOn Magazine with 180k readership “Hi all, we were thrilled to feature the Greater Sydney 150 in the 1st return edition of Ride On, Bicycle Network’s member magazine. The article is now on the mag’s website – link below. A big thanks to Garry Robinson for background details and comments! […]
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Ready to explore Sydney by bike? CycleSydney.wiki is your ultimate guide, helping you discover scenic routes like the Cooks River path and the ride to Cronulla, alongside major cycling infrastructure such as the M7 and the extensive network around Olympic Park and Western Parklands. Use the Search bar below or See the recent articles below […]
Follow Garry as he improves on the Sydney Maps
In Strava (see below) or clicking on RideWithGPS The manager of CycleSydney has a recent heat map of rides. Just keep exploring
Discover all the videos
One of the unique things about most of the videos on CycleSydney.wiki is that they are designed to show a cycle trail – warts and all. You will find the track videos here on YouTube ( youtube.com/@cyclesydney) Book mark that and you will be able to return to the videos. Better still just Subscribe to […]
Malabar Gentle Loop
We started our ride at Little Bay on a murky morning, rode through the lovely estate at Prince Henry’s and down to La Perouse on the cycle paths when we could. Then we rode along the path past Yarra Bay sailing club, behind the cemetery and up Prince of Wales drive. We then rode across […]
Using your bicycle for photography and videos
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 […]
Flatlining Sydney – The train and weekend is your friend
When it comes to cycling in Sydney, I cheat a lot. I drive my car to favourite car parks and catch trains a lot. How else can you do a 40km loop that is a 60km return journey away. Here are some of these rides Flat Liner 1 – Redfern to Glenfield A lot of […]
Pools on Bike Trails in Sydney
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 […]
Best New Sydney Cycle Infrastructure Awards – 2024
the CycleSydney bike trail map
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 ?? Using Layers It really is a good idea to study trails on a bigger pc and not just […]
Beat the Bus #12 Campsie to Sydenham
The Bankstown to Sydenham heavy rail train line was replaced by buses as it is being converted to Metro, the fab new rail system that is taking Sydney by storm. Problem is at the moment that all the people that relied on trains now have to get on free pink buses to get to the […]