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

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Leichhardt Leichhardt Town Hall W 265° 47m
1.26km 1.26km Busy intersection. Cross Parramatta Rd into West St, which has a cycle lane SSW 185° 18m
1.81km 0.54km Lewisham There is bicycle access into West St through a road closure. SSE 154° 34m
3.13km 1.32km Dulwhich Hill No traffic lights on this street at NC Rd so use footpath carefully to next corner (Dulwhich St) and use those lights to cross NC Rd. Then first left into Loftus. Alternative is to use Denison Rd instead of The Boulevarde and come out on NC Rd at Constitution Rd, where there are lights. WSW 239° 46m
4.21km 1.09km Roundabout SW 216° 15m
4.95km 0.73km Join Cooks River cyclepath here. Go right to Homebush or cross the footbridge if going to Tempe and Brighton. Might as well go home a different way. SSE 144° 4m
5.17km 0.22km Earlwood Cross Wardell Rd at a refuge crossing and get onto the cycleway through Beaman Park ESE 93° 6m
6.83km 1.67km Cross Illawarra Rd at a refuge. watch for traffic on your right. NE 29° 10m
7km 0.17km Marrickville On north side of the River turn right onto the path through Steel Park. ESE 91° 7m
8.31km 1.31km Tempe At Tempe statiom car park you can continue to Brighton and Cronulla/Kurnell under the railway line next to the water or head back to Leichhardt. NNE 17° 3m
10.56km 2.25km Marrickville This is the direct route. Some traffic on Victoria and Sydenham Rds and watch out for doors opening. There are alternatives on quieter back streets up to Stanmore Station but debatable if any better. NNW 322° 7m
11.31km 0.75km Right here at lights. Goes past Wilkins Primary School NE 35° 15m
12.06km 0.75km Right at Audely St, (Shaw is steep and busy) NNW 356° 28m
12.57km 0.5km Petersham NNE 17° 58m
13.2km 0.64km Petersham Crystal is busy but fairly roomy and slightly downhill heading north, so no probs if you take care. A bit of footpath work may make it easier for the traffic shy. You could detour via Fort St or Croydon St/Railway St and Renwick St. NNE 45m
13.53km 0.32km Leichhardt Room at head of left turning lane to store until the straight ahead phase goes. Cross Parramatta Rd into Balmain Rd. Watch for motorists trying to squeeze you on entry to this narrow road. There is a bike lane up to Leichhardt St (Marion St). NNE 18° 35m
14.02km 0.49km Leichhardt There is a bike lane down Balmain Rd to Leichhardt St. W 262° 43m
14.18km 0.16km Back at Town Hall. Neat, eh? Note that Balmain Rd is one way in that section so you cant do this route iexactly in reverse. You could use Renwick St and Railway St/Croydon St to get to Crystal St, or Catherine/Phillips/Charles/Westbourne. W 262° 47m