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

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Leichhardt Bakehouse Cafe, Moore St, Leichhardt, home of LBUG. Meet 830 am or as noted on the LBUG website for a Sunday ride. ESE 102° 33m
0.09km 0.09km Turn right here to avoid the no right turn sign at Catherine St. (Must get Council to exempt cyclists.) SSW 193° 29m
0.39km 0.29km Right at Catherine. SSW 195° 27m
1.27km 0.89km Cross Parramatta Rd into Phillips St. S 177° 27m
1.49km 0.22km Petersham Use footpath to get through road closure. (Thinks- must get Council to make a better gap for cyclists) S 175° 34m
1.95km 0.46km Meets Crystal St. Usually not busy on a Sunday. During week you could use the footpath along here if traffic is heavy, or just cycle confidently and take the lane. SSW 196° 49m
2.39km 0.44km Stay in left lane to go straight ahead. Left turning cars will just have to wait. And dont let the cars squeeze you as the road narrows on Shaw St. Alternatively you can try Frederick/Hopetoun and cross Stanmore Rd (no lights) to a park and John St. SSW 200° 50m
2.85km 0.46km Marrickville Roundabout at bottom of hill. ESE 95° 27m
3.02km 0.17km Addison Rd is direct and slightly downhill so a good route on a Sunday BUG ride. During week you might choose some quieter back streets through this area, like Newington Rd. See Bashleys Bike It. SE 117° 25m
3.66km 0.64km Illawarra Rd is a cycle route to Marrickville but is a narrow street. SE 115° 12m
4.04km 0.38km Can turn right here but there are no lights at Victoria Rd so easier to go straight ahead here and turn at Enmore Rd. SE 115° 13m
4.16km 0.12km Right at Enmore Rd SW 205° 15m
4.54km 0.38km Good on a Sunday, not so good during week with more traffic and parked cars, on a standard Sydney 12.8 m sub (standard)-arterial road. Could try Smith /Fitzroy St SW 214° 7m
5.71km 1.17km Follow road down and under the railway bridge WNW 274° 8m
5.93km 0.21km Left on Myrtle St. SE 127° 6m
6.12km 0.19km Right at Carrington Rd. Industrial area during week, quiet on a Sunday. SW 213° 5m
6.67km 0.55km Left at Richardson Cr SSE 142° 0m
6.92km 0.25km Roundabout. Get into right turn lane on approach. SSW 194° 6m
7.07km 0.15km Turn left into Tempe Station car park. A good meeting spot. Also can go west along Cooks River Cycleway from here, through Mackey Park. SSE 156° 5m
7.37km 0.29km Meet the Cooks River Cyclepath here. Goes under the railway near river. Sometimes affected by high tides or floods in the river. S 166° 8m
7.74km 0.38km Tempe Cross Princes Highway at lights opposite Holbeach Av, onto shared path on east side of Princes Highway. SW 215° 2m
8.22km 0.48km Wolli Creek Path continues through Park. Cooks River on left. SSW 194° -21m
8.6km 0.38km Right on Levey St. Path is a bit confusing around here. Easier to follow the road. WSW 234° 2m
8.94km 0.34km Arncliffe Right turn onto shared footpath, watching for traffic turning from both directions off Marsh St. No warning signs. WSW 234° 5m
9.04km 0.1km Cross Flora St at lights. Watch for turning traffic. WSW 234° -1m
9.25km 0.22km Underpass for cyclists. SSE 137° 6m
9.62km 0.37km Another underpass WNW 286° 6m
10.41km 0.79km Path continues ESE 105° 4m
11.54km 1.13km Left onto Bestic St. There is a short section of cycle lane here, past the bridge. Can turn right onto Francis St if wanting a quick way to Sandringham via Crawford and Chuter Sts. Or for return trip. ESE 104° 4m
11.69km 0.15km Kyeemagh Detour left here if wanting to explore the cycleway through the reserve. Eventually goes under General Holmes Drive and comes out at Botany Bay and rejoins the more direct route at corner of Bestic St and The Grand Pde. ESE 100° 1m
12.29km 0.6km Get into the straight ahead lane (right- most). Cross busy General Holmes Drive. ESE 101° 9m
12.5km 0.21km Detour rejoins the route here. Great views of Botany Bay. Right onto The Grand Parade. Can use road or cycleway to Rowley St, then cycleway. SW 213° 0m
13.31km 0.8km Brighton Joins busy main road. Use the cyclepath on left if too much traffic. SW 204° 0m
13.6km 0.3km Cyclepath is inconvenient here but the road is busy, so take your choice through the Bay St area. Get back on the path a bit further down past all the pedestrian activity. SSW 200° 0m
14.81km 1.21km Path does a few little deviations and goes through car parks but be patient. There is a block of toilets if needed for a stop. SSW 196° 9m
15.43km 0.62km Path sometimes affected by sand build up. SSW 189° 0m
17km 1.56km Ramsgate S 170° 7m
18.5km 1.5km Sandringham Left at Clareville St. There is a cake shop near here. Clareville St is the direct cycleroute if wanting to avoid the beachfront path on return trips. Goes via Russell, Norman, Chuter, Crawford, Francis Sts back to Bestic St. SSW 190° 5m
19.3km 0.8km Sandringham W 251° 0m
20.23km 0.93km Use shared footpath over Captain Cook Bridge. Steep ramp up at end of sailing club car park. SSW 197° 0m
20.95km 0.72km Taren Point Rejoins quiet roads. Follow cycle route signs. ESE 111° 11m
21.15km 0.21km Right on a bridge over Taren Point Rd. NW 311° 8m
21.3km 0.15km Left on Old Taren Point Rd. SW 217° 12m
22.42km 1.12km Sylvania Waters S 161° 6m
23.68km 1.26km Left on Box Rd. Nice and wide and runs west but motor traffic has to turn left or right at Port Hacking Rd, except buses. So pretend you are a bus or cross as a pedestrian. WNW 284° 3m
23.84km 0.15km Cross Port Hacking Road. Bus Only lane turns green for bikes so use that (slightly illegal) or cross as a pedestrian. WNW 280° 8m
25.3km 1.46km Sylvania Heights Left at Amaroo St. SSW 191° 61m
25.76km 0.47km Right at Garnet Rd. WNW 282° 48m
25.96km 0.2km Use footpath and side road along here if traffic on Highway is a worry. Can also cross at lights to a path/service road on other side of Highway. W 267° 54m
26.56km 0.6km Cross The Boulevarde. Can use footpath or service road. SW 225° 71m
27.02km 0.46km Right at Waratah St. Straight ahead to end of road. WNW 280° 80m
28.81km 1.78km Sutherland Right at Toronto Av. Mostly downhill to Como - one steep uphill. Alternatively, take the footbridge here over the railway and cruise down on west side, crossing back to Como via Yamba Rd. NE 27° 97m
32.42km 3.61km Como Cafe here by the water. Good spot for a break. Also a picnic area. Beware the monthly market- gets crowded. Second Sunday. Continue home via the cycleway across the Como Bridge to Oatley. NNE 4° 12m
32.51km 0.09km Cycleway over rail bridge. NE 43° 12m
33.2km 0.69km Oatley Path continues alongside railway. NE 29° 5m
33.84km 0.64km Path rejoins road at Myra Place. NE 32° 29m
34.01km 0.17km Joins Oatley Pde. NE 23° 41m
34.45km 0.45km Oately Station. NNE 1° 36m
34.67km 0.22km There is a cafe here, La Spezia, if Como was too crowded. Oatley Park is worth a visit. Left under railway and then follow Wonoona Pde. NNE 2° 41m
34.8km 0.13km Right onto Hurstville Rd. E 73° 42m
35.14km 0.34km Left onto Judd St. Dont go down Hurstville Rd unless you like steep climbs. NNW 354° 45m
35.53km 0.39km Left at Coleborne Av NNW 325° 35m
35.95km 0.42km Mortley Right onto Railway Pde ENE 58° 49m
36.1km 0.15km Left at Ellen Subway Path, under the railway. NNW 319° 45m
36.46km 0.36km Right at Victoria Av ENE 55° 40m
37.27km 0.81km Penshurst Left at Penshurst St. Long straight run to Beverly Hills. Wide road with a cycle shoulder. NNW 323° 56m
38.99km 1.73km Beverly Hills Right at roundabout onto Edgbaston Rd ENE 54° 33m
39.46km 0.47km Left at King Georges Rd. This is a busy multi-lane road. Can wait for a gap and get into right turn lane, or use footpath and cross at lights into Tooronga Tce if traffic is too heavy. NNW 326° 32m
39.59km 0.12km Beverly Hills Right at Tooronga Terrace. E 69° 37m
40.1km 0.51km Squeeze point here. Otherwise Vanessa St is reasonably wide. It is signed as a bike route to Kinsgrove. An alternative is to use the cycleway next to the M5, both sides. Access these from Coolongatta Rd, which goes over the M5, or Tallawalla St. NE 39° 27m
41.5km 1.4km Kingsgrove NNE 6° 22m
41.8km 0.3km Kingsgrove Cross Kingsgrove Rd into Kinsgrove Av. E 81° 21m
42.02km 0.23km Left at Kooreela St to a pedestrian underpass of the M5, to Arinya St. NNW 346° 23m
42.16km 0.14km Kingsgrove M5 underpass NNW 343° 15m
42.37km 0.21km Right at Warejee St. Could continue on Arinya but is a fairly long climb to Homer St. Continue via Marcella, Thomas and Olive to rejoin route at Miller St. Take your pick. E 84° 19m
42.68km 0.31km Left at Lundy Av NNW 358° 15m
42.75km 0.07km Right at Poole St E 76° 24m
42.91km 0.15km Left at Beaconsfield. NNW 357° 29m
43.1km 0.2km Cross Homer St, which can be busy. NNW 349° 34m
43.26km 0.15km Right at Kilkee Av E 75° 33m
43.36km 0.1km Left at Miller St NNW 348° 34m
43.48km 0.12km Road closure. Cycle path continues through, near a school on right. NNW 350° 41m
43.76km 0.27km Right at William St. Watch for traffic. E 78° 38m
44.39km 0.64km Earlwood Left at Warburton Pde NNW 348° 39m
44.68km 0.29km Canterbury Path through park goes along Cup and Saucer Ck. Or can zig zag through Francis, Westfield, Bramston, McGrath, The Entrance, Fuller, Woolcott Sts. NNE 4° 26m
45.69km 1.01km Rejoin road at Fore St. ESE 96° 16m
45.79km 0.09km Earlwood Path off roundabout at Burlington Av leads to Cooks River NNE 10° 17m
46.02km 0.23km Cooks River path. ENE 54° 9m
46.22km 0.2km Footbridge over Cooks River NNW 343° 8m
46.28km 0.06km Hurlstone Park Right onto Cooks River Path ENE 64° 8m
47.52km 1.24km Hurlstone Park Left off path near tennis courts and footbridge to Tennent Pde NNW 325° 4m
47.91km 0.39km Dulwich Hill Right at Ness Av, or pedal up Garnet St. ESE 94° 13m
48.21km 0.3km Roundabout NE 30° 0m
48.34km 0.13km Right onto Hercules St. E 78° 20m
48.42km 0.09km Unused railway line on right. Could be a rail trail some day. NNE 5° 19m
49.11km 0.69km Cross New Canterbury Rd NW 307° 38m
49.29km 0.17km Right at Denison Rd NE 33° 35m
50.57km 1.28km Lewisham Right at Hunter SSE 151° 30m
50.86km 0.29km Lewisham Cyclists have access through this closed off street. Use lights to cross Railway Tce into West St.. NE 31° 32m
51.49km 0.63km Leichhardt. Many ways to get home. Try a right up Albert St. Or Flood/Allen Sts. E 76° 21m
51.84km 0.34km Right/left into Jarrett St. SSE 153° 36m
52.21km 0.38km Left at Renwick St. NNW 354° 38m
53.51km 1.3km Moore St West currently closed for work on a scshool field. Can cut through school playground near Allen St and use Hill St or Balmain Rd instead, or Stanley/Mackenzie. ESE 103° 38m
53.78km 0.27km Leichhardt Back at Moores. Do a search for LBUG for more rides. ESE 103° 33m