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

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Leichhardt Start at Bakehouse Cafe, Moore St, home of LBUG, for a Sunday morning cruise to La Perouse. ESE 105° 33m
0.58km 0.58km Annandale Nice S-bend here, get some speed up for the hill coming up but watch for parked cars and the bus stop just ahead. SSE 152° 12m
1.41km 0.83km Another nice bend on a down hill. get some speed up but watch for cars coming out of Wigram Rd on left. S 166° 14m
1.69km 0.28km Forest Lodge hang left at Bridge Rd. An alternative shortcut to avoid this intersection is Alexandra Drive. E 69° 24m
2.36km 0.67km Forest Lodge You can use the right turn bus lane at Ross St, bicyles excepted from the turn ban. SSE 145° 32m
2.71km 0.34km Sydney University Cross Parramatta Rd and go through Uni grounds past the Physics Building to get to City Road exit. S 174° 28m
3.65km 0.94km Darlington Cross City Rd at lights into Codrington St. SSE 148° 42m
3.85km 0.2km Darlington SU swimming pool is here. S 162° 41m
4.02km 0.17km Left into Abercrombie St E 71° 29m
4.44km 0.42km Redfern Turn right into Lawson St. Its narrow so take the lane. Head up past Eveleigh St and Redfern Stn. Wilson St is an alternative. ESE 98° 34m
4.93km 0.48km Right/left through the intersection onto Redfern St. There is a back lane cycleroute on Wells St but there is often glass and too many Stop signs. ESE 99° 41m
5.81km 0.89km Surry Hills Follow Redfern St across Elizabeth St and up a short hill to the end at Young St. SSW 184° 38m
5.99km 0.18km Left into Zamia St. ESE 100° 44m
6.32km 0.33km Use footpath to exit Zamia St. cul-de-sac. Cross Bourke St with care onto the footpath opposite, using a handy kerb ramp. S 164° 38m
6.34km 0.02km Follow footpath through a nice park between blocks of units to a pedestrian overbridge at South Dowling St. Watch inconvenient rails and hidden bollards on bridge. ESE 102° 38m
6.62km 0.28km Right along a cyclepath. If going to Centennial Park, turn left. SSW 191° 32m
7.11km 0.49km Moore Park Footpath ends at Dacey Av. Nice wide lanes so hop on road and head east to Anzac Pde. Cyclepath looks inviting but cuts out half way along Dacey. ESE 97° 39m
7.68km 0.57km Get into right turn lane early. Usually easy to do, just pick your time to merge across. ESE 95° 34m
7.77km 0.08km Right at lights onto Anzac Pde SSE 139° 31m
7.83km 0.07km Use Bus Lane, usually ok on a Sunday. During week you might go up to Doncaster Av instead on footpath along Alison St. S 160° 36m
9.21km 1.38km Keep going on Anzac Pde. Buses can travel in packs along here, particularly outside the Uni. Doncaster Av may be better during the week. S 170° 29m
10.41km 1.19km Kingsford Not so bad - lanes are wide. At the roundabout take care and turn left into Rainbow St. A long straight stretch ahead. ESE 99° 34m
11.01km 0.6km Short steep hill. ESE 99° 44m
12.5km 1.49km Right at Malabar Rd. SSE 138° 56m
13.01km 0.51km Coogee Roundabout. You could head north to Coogee from here on Arden St or keep on Malabar Rd if going to La Perouse. Green bike lane along Malabar Rd. Cemetery on right. SE 116° 57m
14.28km 1.27km Left into Torrington Rd. Long downhill. SE 125° 53m
15.1km 0.82km Maroubra Check the surf from the cliff top park or have a coffee in the Cafe oposite. SW 216° 25m
15.84km 0.74km Maroubra Beach Beach pavilion has toilets, water, cafe and restaurant. Fish and chips available from the shops nearby. Have a break or keep going. SSW 198° 14m
15.97km 0.13km Exit beach car park onto Fitzgerald Av. WNW 284° 8m
16.31km 0.35km Left onto Malabar Rd. Nice hill ahead, long but not steep. SSW 201° 12m
17.12km 0.81km Top of climb. Roundabout. Go straight ahead. SW 204° 41m
17.31km 0.19km Path starts here on left, through some bush. S 165° 38m
17.85km 0.55km Rejoin Anzac Pde for a short section. S 176° 24m
17.99km 0.13km Left onto Cromwell Place. S 162° 21m
18.23km 0.24km Malabar Right at roundabout onto Dacre St. SSE 146° 18m
18.61km 0.39km Long Bay Continue ahead on Bay Pde. S 175° 10m
19.12km 0.51km Ocean swimming pool on left. Keep speed up for a steep climb up Howe St. Left on Prince Edward at top. WSW 233° 6m
19.96km 0.84km Left at Bilga Crescent. SSE 142° 31m
20.44km 0.48km Big dipper on Bilga Cr - get some speed up on the downhill for the hill ahead. NW 304° 19m
20.97km 0.53km Long Bay Jail on right. Do not stop. WNW 279° 39m
21.28km 0.31km Rejoin Anzac Pde. Cycle lane. WSW 231° 39m
22.09km 0.81km Little Bay Follow Anzac Pde past residential development on old Price Henry Hospital site. Can take a detour down to coast. SW 207° 41m
22.36km 0.27km La Perouse Can detour down Jennifer St and Reservoir St to Grose St. W 268° 42m
23.01km 0.65km Left at intersection. Bike lane stops for reasons best known to the local Council. SSW 194° 34m
23.59km 0.57km La Perouse Named after French explorer who arrived in Botany Bay in 1788 at same time as Capt Phillip. SSW 194° 20m
24.03km 0.44km Bare Island Fort. Good views. Popular scuba dive area. NW 309° 9m
24.31km 0.28km La Perouse Have a break in any of the cafes here, or even a swim in Frenchmans Bay. Boomerangs and didgeridoos are sold by people from the local Aboriginal community nearby. Museum has info on La Perouse the explorer. E 81° 5m
24.42km 0.11km Yarra Bay Left atEndeavour Av and back to Anzac Pde. NNE 17m
24.62km 0.2km There is a rough track on left past Yarra Bay House (old cable company managers residence) if you want to take a "short cut", joins Military Rd near Bunnerong Pt Rd. Have to walk bits of it. ENE 47° 12m
24.88km 0.26km Left on Anzac Pde. NNE 19° 17m
25.33km 0.45km Becomes Bunnerong Rd. NNE 34m
26.25km 0.92km Left into cemetery, follow road through respectfully to exit at Military Rd. Or just head up Bunnerong Rd to Military rd, but the road is narrow along there. WNW 280° 23m
27.49km 1.24km You can take an extra diversion out to the point along Prince of Wales Dr. Overlooks the Bay. Otherwise turn right. Heavy vehicles use during week. NNE 8m
28.3km 0.8km Port Botany Left onto Botany Rd. This is a wide 2 lane main road. Take care and get ready to move across into the right turn lane to make a right turn at Beauchamp Rd at top of hill ahead. NW 310° 7m
28.9km 0.61km Port Botany Turn right at lights into Beauchamp Rd. NNW 349° 3m
29.65km 0.75km Left at Denison St - sign says To City. Fairly flat. NNW 359° 12m
30.74km 1.09km Eastgardens Left off Denison here, before Wentworth Av. Easier to cross Wentworth this way. WNW 284° 19m
30.88km 0.13km Athletics field on right. NNW 353° 20m
31.14km 0.26km Eastgardens Dismount and access pedestrian island here and cross Wentworth Ave at lights into Banks Av.Use footpath along to Westfield Drive and then rejoin road at roundabout. ENE 55° 20m
31.38km 0.24km Roundabout. Use to get onto Banks Av. NW 315° 21m
32.39km 1.01km Banks Av is a good run spoilt by a number of bumpy speed humps and road narrowings, so watch out when crossing them. NNE 14° 27m
33.38km 0.99km Kingsford Left just before the big roundabout. NW 294° 26m
33.52km 0.14km Traffic lights. Cross Gardeners Rd here, into Houston Rd. Bike lane appears. NNW 345° 27m
34.38km 0.86km Kensington Left at Day Av WNW 283° 31m
34.49km 0.11km Right onto Doncaster Ave NNE 23m
34.98km 0.49km Rejoin outward route on Anzac Pde. Or take a detour to Centennial Park via Doncaster, Alison and Darley Rd entrance. There is a cyclepath along south side of Alison Rd. NNE 28m
35.95km 0.97km Cross Alison Rd at lights onto cyclepath on other side of busway. NE 23° 30m
36.6km 0.65km Cross busway here onto cyclepath along Anzac Pde. NNW 321° 36m
37.13km 0.52km Moore Park Cross Anzac Pde using lights. Access cyclepath along Cleveland St. WNW 272° 39m
37.43km 0.3km Left onto a connecting cyclepath across park. SW 222° 44m
37.7km 0.27km Left onto path. SSW 194° 34m
37.9km 0.2km Back at the overbridge. Retracing steps through Surry Hills and Redfern. WNW 279° 35m
39.84km 1.95km Le3ft here onto Wilson St just to see what its like (cycleroute to Newtown) WSW 229° 29m
40.93km 1.09km Back into Sydney University NNE 12° 40m
41.3km 0.37km Nice view of old uni buildings and the City. NNW 358° 46m
42.15km 0.85km Left down St Johns Rd for a short cut. WSW 234° 32m
42.66km 0.51km Right here onto Alexandra Drive if traffic permits. Have to merge right across into right turn lane. Otherwise continue on to Booth St. NNW 328° 24m
43.61km 0.95km Cross Johnston St. NW 294° 31m
43.94km 0.33km Through the esses again and fang it up the hill. NNW 325° 12m
44.55km 0.6km Back at the cafe. WNW 286° 31m