The Greater Sydney Bike Trail
Why not hop on your bike and ride around Sydney? This page is here to inspire you to explore the world’s premier city and discover hidden gems you might have missed. The Greater Sydney Bike Trail, put out there by one and crafted by many, loops around the outer edges of metropolitan Sydney, showcasing the […]
Sydney’s Top 10 Bike Trails
When I first started thinking about Sydney trails, my head was filled with thoughts of steep hills, cars and faded white pictures of bikes on green patches on the road. After a much exploring, I can now reveal that Sydney has some very good places to ride if you have the motivation to going exploring. These rides […]
Liverpool Area
Liverpool area is large and has some decent trails to ride. The best rides are Georges River (East Hills to Fairfield 20km), the Liverpool Rail Trail (25km), Chipping Norton Lake, the M7 and Narrellan and Mt Annan (30km of tracks). There is also the path to the M7 from Glenfield Station and Narellan Rd, Banks […]
M7 Cycleway and Prospect Reservoir
This page covers the M7 cycleway (north and south) in Sydneys West, the Parklands Trail, Bungarribee, Duck Creek, Prospect Reservoir. and the Liverpool Railtrail. See all the videos across this area here Note: All links to Google MyMaps are shown with a >> You will need either a PC or a Google Account to make this […]
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 […]
Add 25km and more to your M7 Cycleway Ride
A common theme amongst Sydney cyclists is that the cycle paths are terrible or non-existent. Well that is certainly true in middle suburbs like Punchbowl and Greenacre and much of the North Shore but its not the case as you head into the newer suburbs in the far west. Great small examples out west are […]
The Greater Sydney Bike Trail – Riders Notes
After listening to some inspiring ladies at the Bike-packing talk night at Omafiets in Redfern and then heading to The Big Bike Film Night at the Randwick Ritz, I realised it was time to complete a challenge of my own. A thought bubble came to me, why not ride around Sydney. Hopefully this page will […]
Liverpool to Glenfield
One handy little trail to know in Sydney is the Liverpool to Glenfield path that runs alongside the railway line. It is at the end of the Liverpool Railtrail. Its a bit messy in Liverpool but once you head down the hill and under the M5 bridge, it is just a good trail with river […]
Riding around Chipping Norton Lake – A video
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, […]
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 […]
Mt Annan Botanical Gardens to Narellan Loop
Six months ago my wife and I headed to Mt Annan and the Australian Botanical Gardens near Campbelltown. It was hot and the place was so dry, it looked like mars. We didn’t like the look of the roads as there was no verge on the narrow road and we tend to potter around. We […]