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This is a cue sheet for the Grand Tour of Inner West Sydney Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Leichhardt Start at Bakehouse Cafe, Moore St, home of LBUG Sunday rides. (lbug.org.au) ESE 109° 33m
0.08km 0.08km R on Mackenzie St SSW 190° 33m
0.16km 0.07km L on Annesley St ESE 105° 33m
0.34km 0.19km R on Catherine St SSW 195° 25m
1.16km 0.82km L on Albion St ESE 102° 26m
1.32km 0.16km Whites Ck Lane forks to the right. ENE 63° 25m
1.92km 0.6km Cross Styles St with care. Look both ways. Cars tend to speed here. NNE 20m
2.21km 0.29km Annandale Whites Ck Path goes under Booth St. NE 27° 18m
2.4km 0.19km Path goes through a wetland. Admire the plants and hear the frogs, it all helps clean up the runoff water. Nice spot for a picnic in the shade of the she-oaks. NNE 19° 10m
2.6km 0.2km Left then right over Piper St to path. NNE 11° 12m
2.95km 0.35km Path ends at Brenan St. Turn right. ENE 49° 10m
3.32km 0.37km Leave Brenan St and go under light rail viaduct on a path to The Crescent. ENE 56° 12m
3.61km 0.29km Cross at lights and enter Chapman Rd. Crescent Timber is on your right. E 81° 6m
3.82km 0.2km Federal Park Go behind playground to avoid the pedestrians. You can also link with Chapman St South under the light rail viaduct if heading to a cycle route along Nelson St. ESE 97° 6m
3.95km 0.14km Bicentennial Park Cross the canal on a wooden bridge. It gets crowded. Take it easy. Take the wide path across the Park to Glebe Point. ENE 57° 6m
4.37km 0.41km Glebe New foreshore path starts here. Again, it is often crowded with walkers, joggers, dogs. Please ride with great care. You can bypass the bendiest bit by going up Glebe Pt Rd and down Leichhardt St or Cook St or Forsyth St etc. But the foreshore path is flat and scenic. NE 29° 12m
4.7km 0.33km Some tight bends here. Dont go in the water! ENE 45° 9m
5.1km 0.4km Foot of Cook St. Path widens out and is flat. SE 115° 3m
5.34km 0.24km Path ends (until City Council extends it further in front of the school). Right up Ferry Rd. Glebe High on left. SW 214° 11m
5.71km 0.38km Left at lights on Bridge Rd. Can use road or footpath. If you cross at the lights the southern footpath is wider and has fewer driveways. Just watch it at Wentworth Park Rd. SE 135° 7m
6.22km 0.5km Pyrmont At Wattle St use lights to cross to the Fishmarket NNW 334° 8m
6.3km 0.09km Fishmarket Walk through, or can use footpath around the outside on Bridge Rd. Fish and chips or get some deli food or fruit. NNW 331° 6m
6.42km 0.12km Proceed through or around car park to Banks St under the freeway flyover. NE 34° 8m
6.7km 0.28km Cross Bank St to footpath near Light Rail entry. Use lights again to cross Miller St to get to Saunders St. Proceed up Saunders to Quarrymaster Rd. Channel 10 HQ on left. WNW 277° 9m
6.99km 0.29km A side trip can be made here up to John St if desired. Turn right and follow a narrow footpath up to top. Used to be a famous sandstone quarry. Views of the area or explore further over to Pyrmont Point, return by Bowman St and Bank St. Otherwise head up the spiral ramp to the Anzac Bridge cycleway. WSW 226° 21m
7.95km 0.96km Rozelle Cycleway continues off the bridge along north side of Victoria Rd. E 90° 6m
8.33km 0.38km New footbridge to Annandale on left. Watch for crossing pedestrians and cyclists on this blind corner. Turn right for Balmain. WNW 279° 4m
8.51km 0.18km Bus shelters poorly sited. Narro the path down to about 0.5 m. Aaargh! Write to your pollie/ RTA/Leichhardt Council about it. NNW 325° 7m
8.6km 0.09km Cross at lights. Then enter Crescent St. NNW 329° 20m
9.09km 0.48km L on Goodsir St NW 294° 14m
9.22km 0.14km R on Evans St. Narrow road, take the lane. NNE 17° 23m
9.66km 0.44km Balmain Beattie St is narrow so take the lane. ESE 99° 32m
9.85km 0.19km Small roundabout. Pick a gap in Mullens St traffic. You may have to be self assertive and nudge in a bit. ENE 60° 28m
10.22km 0.37km Loyalty Square, Balmain. Woolies on right, Vanity Fair on left. Good spot for a break. NW 298° 40m
10.29km 0.07km R on Mort St NE 29° 36m
10.77km 0.47km You can add a detour here to East Balmain via Trouton, Wells, Waterview, St Johns, Hart, Duke, Darling Sts to Illoura Reserve and Darling St Ferry Wharf. ESE 100° 12m
10.94km 0.18km Thames St Wharf. Left here into Mort Park. NW 315° 3m
11.74km 0.8km Ballast Point New Park being built at vast expense for local residents, so might as well use it! NNW 336° 0m
12.31km 0.57km Birchgrove Shortcut here to Louisa Rd and lovely park at Yurulbin Point if desired NNW 323° 25m
12.56km 0.25km Short set of steps E 68° 7m
12.99km 0.43km Yurulbin park and Ferry wharf. WSW 247° 0m
13.94km 0.94km River St continues to Water St SSW 191° 21m
14.13km 0.19km R on Birchgrove St WSW 238° 40m
14.4km 0.27km R on Glassop St WNW 275° 43m
14.47km 0.06km R on Punch St NNW 329° 39m
14.62km 0.15km Rozelle Fitzroy St. Great views from this pocket park above Dawn Fraser pool below. SW 210° 34m
14.74km 0.12km Elkington Park. Have a picnic here. Catch the breeze down on the rocky point. NW 308° 34m
15.21km 0.47km Rejoin road at Glassop St. WSW 226° 40m
15.44km 0.23km Terry St SSW 184° 37m
15.64km 0.2km Balmain High on right. Sweeping views. S 180° 36m
16.15km 0.51km R on Margaret St NNW 323° 36m
16.46km 0.31km Ramp down to foreshore. WSW 242° 20m
16.58km 0.13km Joins foreshore path. WSW 241° 4m
16.7km 0.11km Goes under Iron Cove Bridge. WSW 239° 15m
16.95km 0.26km King George V Park WSW 238° 6m
17.19km 0.24km Callan Park Rozelle Hospital grounds (Callan Park). Public roads and paths. W 261° 23m
17.78km 0.59km Lilyfield Rowing Club on right. Glover St on left W 267° 11m
18.33km 0.55km Lilyfield Rejoin foreshore road. SSW 185° 7m
18.72km 0.39km Cross Lilyfield Rd to Canal Rd. Can extend ride to the Bay Run by turning right here, across the bridge, or access the other side of the canal to avoid the dogs on the Leichhardt side. E 90° 12m
18.86km 0.15km Path goes under City West Link. SW 206° 3m
18.99km 0.13km Joins Canal Rd. Slow speed area. SW 206° 0m
19.25km 0.26km Leichhardt Road is closed to motor traffic from here. Open to bikes and dogs! SW 206° 4m
19.7km 0.44km Watch for stupidly sited cafe Bones, right on a cycle path, with lots of dog owners congregating. You can avoid the hassles by using Hawthorne Parade on other side of canal. SW 204° 5m
19.91km 0.21km L on railway Underpass ESE 106° 5m
20.12km 0.22km Roundabout on busy Darley Rd. Pick a gap in traffic and head east up steep section of Allen St. ESE 94° 8m
20.99km 0.86km Cross Norton St (not on the crossing as thats illegal unless dismounted) into Allen St. E 85° 31m
21.18km 0.19km Go through school between car park and playground. There is also a link along Derbyshire Rd to a path past the new school playing field. Cross at lights to Moore St. E 85° 37m
21.23km 0.05km Use Hill St or go along to Moore St. ESE 102° 37m
21.45km 0.21km L on Mackenzie St NNE 15° 31m
21.61km 0.16km Left here to get to Bakehouse Cafe. NNE 15° 29m