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This is a cue sheet for the East Brisbane / Rocklea / East Brisbane commute Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km East Brisbane This is a circualr route for daily commute. Ipswich Rd (coming latter) is very busy, I always leave before 6 AM. NW 295° 0m
1.33km 1.33km Wooloongabba NW 300° 0m
2.11km 0.78km Ipswich Rd Busy Rd even at 6AM. Trucks increasing to murderous levels soon. Ride fast! SSW 195° 0m
2.36km 0.26km Choke point! Road narrows to two lanes and further constricted by crash barriers. Option is to take the footpath from the Norman Hotel to te next set of lights - usually a bit of glass around though. SSW 187° 0m
7.87km 5.51km Moorooka SW 212° 14m
7.89km 0.02km Moorooka veer left for Muriel Ave exit SSW 189° 14m
8.49km 0.6km turn Right at the lights onto Sherwood Rd. SW 213° 0m
8.68km 0.18km Rocklea Busy intersection, no shoulder. Take the lane until clear. WNW 286° 9m
9.12km 0.44km Rocklea Return trip uses mostly quiet back streets and bike paths - but not just yet! NNE 16° 0m
9.28km 0.16km Right at the lights, then keep left until the next turn. ESE 97° 0m
9.7km 0.41km Left into quiet streets and gentle hills. NNE 0m
10.12km 0.43km Tarragindi ESE 100° 0m
11.62km 1.49km Moorooka Right at the lights. Traffic usually quiet enough that you can move right early, otherwise it's a blind corner for following traffic. ESE 99° 0m
15.05km 3.43km Bike path most of the rest of the way. NW 302° 0m
16.19km 1.14km Greenslopes Bike path runs though stormwater drainage/ park land. The road underpasses in particular may have pooled water and muck after rain. NNE 15° 10m
16.87km 0.68km Stones Corner This is all park land, you're not riding through someone's back yard. NNW 321° 8m
17.43km 0.56km Stones Corner footpath and watch for traffic entering Cleveland St from the left. ESE 107° 5m
17.49km 0.06km Use pedestrian crossing outside the skate shop. Cross to the bike path between the hardware shop and the library. NNE 5m
18.87km 1.38km Coorparoo A large colony of flying foxes roost here during the day. NE 23° 2m
19.41km 0.54km Onto the footpath, then re-join the road at the traffic lights. ENE 67° 5m
19.49km 0.08km This is not a very elegant manouver but it avoids the tricky and uncontrolled alternatives to crossing both Stanley St and Vulture St. If heading furhter west use Deshon St, Logan Rd & Wellington Rd instead. NNW 330° 5m
19.53km 0.04km Head back west on the narrow footpath. WSW 247° 5m
20.25km 0.72km East Brisbane NW 295° 5m
21.2km 0.95km "Beer O'Clock" Total ascent round trip is 225m, not the 300+ on the elevation rpofile. WNW 279° 15m