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This is a cue sheet for the LBUG- Leichhardt to Watsons Bay via Bondi Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Leichhardt A Sunday ride to Watsons Bay. Starts at Bakehouse Cafe, on Moore St, home of LBUG. Some good hills around Bondi, Vaucluse and Bellevue Hill. Need to be moderately fit for this one and used to a bit of traffic. ESE 108° 33m
0.64km 0.64km Annandale Through the S bend. Becomes Booth St. Watch for parked cars on the exit. ESE 112° 18m
1.44km 0.8km Forest Lodge Watch for cars at Wigram Rd. Keep out in the traffic lane and keep speed up for hill ahead. S 164° 14m
1.71km 0.28km Bridge Rd is usually quiet on a Sunday. You can do a shortcut on Alexandra Dr. ENE 60° 24m
2.38km 0.67km Forest Lodge Wait for a gap, signal and get into right turn lane. Bikes and buses are allowed to turn right here into Ross St, cars can't. SSE 146° 32m
2.72km 0.34km Sydney University Enter university through the gates. S 165° 31m
3.28km 0.55km I did Physics here years ago. E 81° 36m
3.68km 0.41km Exit Uni at City Road Gates. SSE 152° 38m
4.06km 0.37km Right at Abercrombie St, or can take Wilson St too. ENE 67° 29m
4.43km 0.37km Right at Lawson St. Narrow St but take the lane. ESE 97° 32m
4.74km 0.31km Redfern Lawson St widens here near station. ESE 101° 29m
4.9km 0.17km Right at Regent St. SSW 191° 41m
4.97km 0.06km Left at Redfern St ESE 99° 41m
5.86km 0.89km Surry Hills Right on Young St SSW 188° 38m
6.05km 0.19km Left on Zamia St. ESE 99° 44m
6.38km 0.34km Deadend but bike access to Bourke St. Cross at crossing, but remember its illegal to ride on a crossing. S 162° 38m
6.43km 0.05km Look for a kerb ramp to footpath here so you can get onto a path through a small park between housing to a footbridge over Sth Dowling. ESE 96° 45m
6.65km 0.22km Footbridge over South Dowling St. Watch for hidden bollards. ESE 106° 32m
6.7km 0.06km Left on path. NNE 13° 32m
6.89km 0.19km Moore Park Right on side path. E 71° 43m
7.13km 0.23km Right on path next to Cleveland St SE 132° 40m
7.36km 0.23km Anzac Pde. Cross at lights. ESE 94° 40m
7.44km 0.08km Cross Bus Way with care to a wide avenue next to Lang Rd. SE 115° 40m
7.89km 0.46km Centennial Park Enter Park via main gate. Go clockwise around Park. ESE 104° 46m
8.63km 0.74km Cafe and toilet here if in need of a break. E 83° 53m
9.98km 1.35km Left at Musgrave Av to exit. E 87° 55m
10.44km 0.47km Queens Park Exit park onto Darley Rd. Moderate climb ahead. ESE 102° 49m
11.21km 0.77km Cross Carrington Rd and follow Macpherson St. For a more direct route to Bondi, turn left at Carrington and then right at Birrell St. SE 116° 83m
11.33km 0.13km Bronte Top of hill. Some roundabouts to negotiate. ESE 103° 82m
12.37km 1.03km Steep downhill. ESE 103° 57m
13.05km 0.69km Bronte Beach. Pretty beach. Good cafes and picnic area. Walk or ride slowly through park and up to Bayview St. NNE 17m
13.41km 0.36km Go up Bayview St NE 35° 21m
13.52km 0.11km Right at Hewlett St ESE 99° 34m
13.67km 0.15km Tamarama Left on Tamarama Marine Drive. Sweeping bends. Beach below. NNE 0m
14.24km 0.57km Right on Gaerloch Av SE 114° 26m
14.43km 0.19km Short steep hill. Get speed up and you might make it! NNE 20° 14m
14.57km 0.14km Continue on Sandridge St. Can go down to Hunter Park for views and www.sculpturebythesea.com when it is on in November. ENE 61° 44m
14.78km 0.22km Bondi Right at Bondi Rd. Busy street, watch for cars and make the turn. Alternatively can use the footpath on right. ENE 52° 31m
15.17km 0.39km Right at Queen Elizabeth Dr to gete to Bondi Pavilion. ENE 52° 22m
15.57km 0.4km Bondi Beach Have a break. Cafes and toilets in the Pavillion. Sydney's most famous beach. E 72° 16m
15.86km 0.29km Exit onto Campbell Pde when traffic allows. E 76° 0m
16.15km 0.29km Military Rd. Hill starts. Long but only moderately steep. NE 33° 15m
17.67km 1.52km Dover Heights Top of climb. Military Rd flattens out. NNE 10° 72m
18.71km 1.03km Page Park Great views to the west of the City and Opera House from this park. Go over to the west side. NW 294° 83m
19.52km 0.81km Right on Elvira St. Follow blue bike route sign. NNE 12° 72m
19.82km 0.3km Vaucluse Right on Old South Head Rd. NNW 358° 73m
20.77km 0.95km New South Head Road. Roundabout. Road is flat along here past the lighthouse NE 36° 83m
21.57km 0.8km Watsons Bay Steep descent starts. NNE 22° 77m
22.49km 0.92km Hope your brakes work before the bottom! Sharp right turn . E 79° 18m
22.68km 0.19km Shop here sells sandwhiches and drinks. NNE 19m
22.76km 0.08km The Gap. Famous Sydney landmark. WNW 286° 5m
22.89km 0.13km Cliff St. Can explore further to Camp Cove and South Head. WSW 240° 11m
23.01km 0.12km Watsons Bay pub is good for fishnchips or try the shop on wharf. Can take ferry back to Sydney from here. SSW 181° 10m
23.18km 0.17km Leave park and take Marine Pde. SSW 194° 15m
23.33km 0.15km Path leads up to road. S 170° 12m
23.5km 0.17km Right on Hopetoun Ave. W 258° 26m
23.6km 0.11km Right at The Crescent. NW 298° 29m
24.06km 0.46km Keep going or take a diversion down to Parsley Bay on the path to the right. Need to walk bikes part of the way. Cafe at end of park. Have a swim in netted beach. WSW 240° 24m
24.27km 0.21km Rejoin Hopetoun Ave. Climb commences. SSE 146° 29m
24.74km 0.47km Another way down to Parsley Bay. Good cafe. W 260° 53m
25.67km 0.93km Top of climb WSW 240° 82m
25.77km 0.1km Vaucluse New South Head Rd. Wide road, can be busy but plenty of room. Down hill starts. SW 218° 85m
26.25km 0.48km Vaucluse Rd on the right is another way to do the climb out of Vaucluse Bay. S 164° 52m
27.02km 0.77km Rose Bay Road flattens out. Busy shopping centre. SW 212° 14m
28.44km 1.42km Left at Salisbury Rd or Beresford Rd. S 171° 8m
29km 0.56km Bellevue Hill Steep climb starts. SSW 188° 21m
29.36km 0.35km Go either way on Drumalbyn Rd up to Victoria Rd. Going right may be a little longer but not as steep. SSE 154° 55m
29.8km 0.44km Roundabout, then last section up to Victoria Rd. Quite a climb. S 169° 71m
29.9km 0.1km Victoria Rd. Phew! Made it. S 158° 80m
30.57km 0.67km Right at Old South Rd. Busy rd. Use left footpath if there is a jam. WSW 241° 90m
30.79km 0.22km Left up Paul St. Avoids Bondi Junction. SSE 142° 88m
31.16km 0.37km Bondi Junction Bondi Rd. Use pedestrian lights to cross. SSW 188° 108m
31.39km 0.23km Path. at end of Paul St Behind a reservoir. SSE 139° 113m
31.52km 0.13km Path ends at Goldie St. Watch steep entry to street. SSW 190° 100m
31.6km 0.08km Use footpath along Birrell to lights at Council St. WNW 277° 106m
31.75km 0.14km Rejoin road. Choice of Birrell St or Carrington Rd to get back to Centennial Park. Birrell St is direct and fast but watch car doors in green painted bike lane. Better to keep in traffic lane. SSW 190° 115m
32.58km 0.84km Right at Darley Rd. Follows outward route to Centennial Park. WNW 279° 83m
33.35km 0.77km Centennial Park Enter by gate. Watch for turning traffic, not really set up for bike entrance. NW 310° 49m
33.86km 0.51km Centennial Park is one way so go left. WSW 244° 55m
34.63km 0.77km Speed limit 30! NW 310° 41m
35.07km 0.44km Kids cycle path on left. NNW 338° 34m
35.94km 0.88km Moore Park Vary the route home if you like, by turning right at Driver Av, or follow outward route. NNW 355° 41m
37.09km 1.15km Paddington Left at Moore Park Rd. Traffic gets busy around here. If confident just get in the middle of the lane and go through this intersection. Otherwise can use footpath. WNW 277° 49m
37.19km 0.1km Take the lane and cross Anzac Pde and South Dowling St to narrow Fitzroy St. Slightly downhill so you can keep up with the flow. NW 298° 54m
37.86km 0.67km Surry Hills Right on Riley St. NNE 12° 51m
38.6km 0.74km Darlinghurst Left on Oxford St. Downhill in the bus lane makes it easy. NW 310° 51m
38.86km 0.26km Cross College St. Oxford St becomes Liverpool St. Hyde Park on right. WNW 272° 49m
39.1km 0.23km Cross Elizabeth St and follow Liverpool St downhill to Darling Harbour. WNW 280° 59m
39.65km 0.56km Darling Harbour At foot of Liverpool St cross over into Darling Harbour. Bikes seem to be tolerated through the park, please ride slowly though, or can take Darling Drive. WNW 282° 35m
40.04km 0.39km Find you way through to the Convention Centre and exit to Darling Drive behind the retail centre. NNW 316° 6m
40.66km 0.61km Pyrmont Busy intersection. Once through, get into the middle lane to make a right turn through a gap in median into Union St. WNW 275° 19m
40.71km 0.06km Right turn allowed for cyclists here through a gap in the median. Watch for oncoming traffic. WNW 280° 16m
41.28km 0.56km Another right turn facility for cyclists. Watch out for oncoming traffic. NNW 331° 13m
41.5km 0.23km Ramp up to Anzac Bridge cycleway SW 222° 21m
42.04km 0.53km Great views but keep an eye out for fast cyclists. WNW 289° 0m
42.44km 0.41km Watch the bus shelter that blocks the path. WNW 271° 8m
42.95km 0.51km Left across Victoria Rd on new foot/cycle bridge. SSE 135° 5m
43km 0.06km Continue left on footpath. WSW 239° 5m
43.41km 0.41km The Crescent. Cross at lights. SW 225° 0m
43.48km 0.07km Annandale Right on to path through small park. NW 297° 0m
43.56km 0.08km Path goes under light rail line to Railway Pde. WSW 229° 12m
43.92km 0.36km Lilyfield Brenan St. W 262° 7m
44.32km 0.4km Left at Catherine St. SW 207° 25m
45.16km 0.85km Back at the Cafe. Check out other LBUG rides on Bikely or the LBUG website (lbug.org.au). WNW 287° 33m