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This is a cue sheet for the LBUG Leichardt to Prospect Dam and return Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Leichhardt Start at Bakery Cafe in Moore St. W 268° 33m
0.29km 0.29km Take short cut through school to Allen St. W 263° 39m
1.6km 1.32km At end of Allen St a path goes under the railway and across Hawthorne Canal. NW 308° 10m
1.75km 0.15km Haberfield NE 25° 1m
3.27km 1.52km Five Dock NNW 340° 5m
4.23km 0.95km Five Dock Queens Rd is narrow in places but is direct. Kings Rd is an alternative for part of the way WNW 279° 21m
5.85km 1.63km Concord Gipps St widens past the rugby field. NW 310° 7m
7.42km 1.56km Squeeze point right on bend, otherwise not a bad street. W 254° 33m
7.69km 0.27km Concord Rd. Turn right at lights then immediately left onto Princess Avenue NNW 323° 37m
8.06km 0.37km North Strathfield NNW 344° 22m
8.78km 0.71km Roundabout. Steep descent follows down Pomeroy. W 249° 21m
9.15km 0.37km Homebush Can turn right here onto Powells Ck cycleway into Bicentennial Park if Underwood Rd is daunting. WSW 241° 6m
10.14km 0.99km Homebush Bay Large roundabout. Watch for traffic. Or avoid by crossing to path on northeast side of roundabout, where there are pedestrian lights. NNE 19° 8m
10.16km 0.03km Homebush Bay Use footpath around roundabout and continue on footpath to Strickland Av (entry to Bicent. Pk) before rejoining Australia Av NNW 320° 8m
10.36km 0.2km Bicentennial Park Strickland Av. Rejoin Australia Av. NNW 325° 2m
10.75km 0.39km L on Sarah Durack Av. WSW 243° 8m
11.2km 0.45km R at Olympic Bvde. NNW 328° 14m
11.72km 0.52km Sydney Olympic Park Dawn Fraser Av. Regroup here in front of Stadium Australia. WSW 244° 34m
12.17km 0.45km Right here around back of Stadium. If you turn left instead you can exit Olympic Park via Birnie Ave and head towards Lidcombe via Bachell Ave and Church St. You can then follow the return route in the reverse direction to get to Hector St and Dunc Grey Velodrome. NNW 336° 17m
12.99km 0.83km Left onto Hill Rd. Get in right lane to make the turn ahead. SW 210° 4m
13.2km 0.21km Right onto Wing Pde NW 301° 6m
13.49km 0.3km Newington Left onto path WSW 234° 0m
13.91km 0.42km Path goes around a gas pipe. WSW 243° 6m
14.12km 0.21km Path goes under M4 motorway. NNW 317° 6m
14.37km 0.25km Path joins Adderley St NW 300° 12m
14.77km 0.4km Cross Silverwater Rd at lights with care. Adderley St continues on other side via short connectin path. NW 305° 20m
14.85km 0.08km Auburn NW 303° 12m
16.23km 1.38km Path starts at end of Adderley, goes next to M4. NNW 320° 13m
16.81km 0.57km Granville Path rejoins road at Martha St. NW 298° 11m
17.33km 0.52km Path on right, goes over cycle bridge over James Ruse Drive. NNE 8m
17.45km 0.12km Rosehill Path is under the elevated M4 roadway NNW 320° 8m
17.96km 0.51km Path crosses road, watch for traffic. WNW 290° 9m
18.21km 0.25km Harris Park Another road crossing. WNW 271° 9m
18.87km 0.67km Parramatta Path continues under M4. Side branch to Parramatta. W 255° 11m
19.69km 0.82km Holroyd Path rejoins road at Fox St. SSW 201° 20m
20.09km 0.4km Enter park. Follow paths to Pitt St. SSW 187° 16m
20.58km 0.49km Merrylands Right on Neil St to go around shopping centre. WNW 283° 20m
22.36km 1.78km Orthodox Church on left. S 160° 39m
23.53km 1.17km Guildford Left here for shops. ESE 106° 37m
23.74km 0.21km Time for a break. Hot bread shop and Lebanese pastry shop are good for cheap eats. WNW 284° 29m
24.46km 0.71km Prospect Canal Cycleway starts here on right. NNW 316° 39m
26.93km 2.48km Underpass NW 315° 56m
30.19km 3.26km Underpass of Gipps Rd. NW 313° 0m
31.28km 1.08km Views to south as path sidles around a hill. W 254° 49m
32.79km 1.51km Prospect Dam Picnic area. Has seats and water, toilets. No shops. Good spot for lunch below dam wall. After lunch can go up road on right to see dam. NNE 22° 43m
33.51km 0.72km View dam from here. SW 205° 73m
34.25km 0.74km Path continues on to west below dam wall. WNW 278° 39m
37.21km 2.96km Path crosses Chandos St at lights and continues on to south. W 254° 84m
37.29km 0.07km Road crossing. Path continues on under side. SW 204° 84m
38.05km 0.76km Horsley Park SSW 188° 77m
38.83km 0.78km Crosses The Horsley Drive. SW 207° 80m
40.8km 1.97km Western Sydney Regional Park Path goes past Olympic Equestrian Center. WSW 232° 88m
41.09km 0.3km Abbotsbury Steep descent and ascent, watch for speeding cyclists! WSW 232° 84m
42.04km 0.95km Fairfield City Farm. Has a cafe and small zoo, farm. May be able to have a coffee without paying rather expensive entry fee. Otherwise keep going, shop on Stockdale Cr ahead. S 171° 73m
42.78km 0.74km Shop on right. NE 37° 57m
44.58km 1.8km Bossley Park Short section of path. SE 128° 48m
44.79km 0.21km Orphans Creek path starts ENE 59° 47m
45.25km 0.47km Greenfield Park Path continues along Orphans Ck SE 115° 47m
46.5km 1.24km Prairiewood ENE 53° 34m
46.88km 0.39km Fairfield Showground on right. E 79° 33m
47.5km 0.61km Road crossing. Watch for traffic. ESE 101° 25m
48.77km 1.28km Road crossing. ESE 105° 19m
49.75km 0.98km Fairfield West Underpass of Cumberland Highway. SE 128° 22m
51.46km 1.7km Bridge over creek. SE 117° 12m
51.52km 0.07km Underpass. Use footpath to Freeman Av SW 216° 12m
51.83km 0.31km Canley Vale SE 121° 13m
52.15km 0.32km Path exits car park at back of shops. E 74° 13m
52.27km 0.12km Underpass of road and rail ESE 91° 14m
52.74km 0.46km Prospect Rd. ESE 99° 11m
53.06km 0.33km Canley Vale High School ESE 99° 0m
53.72km 0.66km Goes under railway line. S 159° 8m
53.83km 0.11km Carramar Path on right leads up and over rail bridge- has steps. Can then use Wattle Av to go under Horsley Drive up to Kirrang Av. Moore St to Waterside Cr is maybe easier. SSW 191° 8m
54.02km 0.19km L on Cook Av ESE 98° 7m
54.32km 0.3km R on path leading to footbridge over Prospect Creek S 158° 6m
54.5km 0.17km Carramar L on Waterside Crescent. Note: a path goes off to the right to get to Mirambeena Park, Lansdowne and Bankstown via Dunc Grey Velodrome. E 68° 6m
54.87km 0.37km R at Quest Av ESE 91° 8m
55.03km 0.17km L on Denison St ENE 64° 9m
55.29km 0.25km Laurel St. Underpass of The Horsley Drive. Continue on Koonoona Av E 70° 19m
55.35km 0.06km Cross The Horsley Dr at lights. ENE 63° 19m
55.89km 0.54km R at Kirrang Av SE 134° 30m
56.14km 0.25km Villawood Cross Woodville Rd at lights and continue on short section of path between houses to Alcoomie St SE 117° 26m
57.5km 1.36km Left at Koonawarra St E 74° 35m
57.85km 0.35km Roundabout onto Sir Thomas Mitchell Rd E 74° 27m
58.26km 0.41km Chester Hill Right on Orchard Rd then left on Jocelyn St SSW 185° 24m
59.19km 0.93km Sefton Left/right at Hector St on to Rodd St. Note: Hector St is the way to Dunc Grey Velodrome. NE 32° 44m
60.33km 1.14km Birong Left at Gascoigne Rd NNE 13° 27m
60.92km 0.59km R at Wellington Rd SE 129° 27m
61.38km 0.46km L on Auburn Rd NNE 12° 42m
61.93km 0.55km Regents Park Can take train if knackered! NE 33° 38m
62.16km 0.23km L at Regent St. NNE 39m
63.53km 1.37km Berala ENE 63° 28m
63.87km 0.34km R at London Rd ESE 96° 23m
64.29km 0.41km Lidcombe L/R onto Georges Av ESE 101° 32m
64.62km 0.34km Lidcombe Cross Joseph St ESE 98° 31m
65.03km 0.41km L at East St NNE 29m
65.5km 0.47km R into Rookwood. Cemetery roads are open but please ride with respect. E 75° 24m
67.73km 2.24km Exit Rookwood. Cross Centenary Rd at lights onto footpath. ESE 95° 33m
67.77km 0.03km Take right hand gap in sound wall. to Barker Rd. ESE 101° 33m
67.94km 0.17km Strathfield Follow Barker Rd east. ESE 100° 38m
69.17km 1.23km Right then left onto Albyn Rd SSW 183° 36m
69.59km 0.43km Homebush Rd. Busy road. Cross with care. ESE 99° 33m
70.26km 0.66km Busy road. Awkward crossing- take care. Follow Woodside Ave NNE 20° 36m
71.24km 0.98km Burwood Cross Burwood Rd ESE 99° 44m
71.54km 0.3km R on Shaftesbury Rd then left on Fitzroy S 158° 43m
71.63km 0.09km Fitzroy St ESE 100° 38m
72.36km 0.73km Croydon The Strand. Left over railway. ESE 105° 27m
72.48km 0.12km Right on Hennesy St SE 130° 22m
72.82km 0.34km Left onto Croydon Rd NE 29° 15m
73.74km 0.92km Right at Church St SE 133° 3m
74.14km 0.4km Ashfield Cross Frederick St at lights. SSE 150° 0m
74.45km 0.3km L at Alt St ENE 59° 36m
74.86km 0.42km Parramatta Rd. Use footpath to Bland St SSE 150° 21m
75.01km 0.15km Cross at lights. Follow Bland St ENE 55° 24m
75.32km 0.31km Haberfield R at Denman Av SSE 149° 25m
75.76km 0.45km L at Dalhousie St ENE 53° 26m
75.98km 0.22km R at Ramsay Rd SSE 145° 21m
76.22km 0.24km L on O'Connor St ENE 62° 15m
76.33km 0.11km R at Tressider Av SSE 144° 8m
76.7km 0.37km L at Hawthorne Canal NNW 359° 8m
76.93km 0.23km Haberfield R onto path. Follow outward route back to Leichhardt via Loftus St and Allen St. NNE 20° 1m