| Route | Contributor | Last Updated | Where | Distance | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell to Windsor | amross | Oct 16th | Australia > New South Wales > Sydney | 105.6km | Onroad, MTB, Intermediate, Offroad, Low traffic, Rural, Scenic, Touring |
| A lovely bicycle tour with a bit of everything. Highways, small mountain villages, stunning bush gorges, high speed downhill mountain biking on remote eroded fire trails and good old Sydney traffic. Note that this route requires a Mountain Bike! A lot of it is on dirt roads and fire trails. The ride starts in the Upper Northern Blue Mountains and ends at Windsor on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. You catch the train to the start point at Bell station and catch the train back from the end point at Windsor station. I highly recommend taking the first day slowly and camping at Bowens Creek. The first part of the ride in the upper Blue Mountains is the more exotic half and will reward a relaxed attitude. I did the ride in two days, with a long hard second day due to an impending thunderstorm, but I would recommend taking three days and camping; either at Upper Colo reserve or Wheeny Creek reserve, on the second night. | |||||
| Loftus to Wollongong | amross | Sep 24th | Australia > New South Wales > Sydney | 54.8km | Recreational, Onroad, MTB, Intermediate, Offroad, Urban, Scenic |
| Loftus - Kingswood Rd Loop | amross | Aug 8th | Australia > New South Wales > Sutherland | 11.6km | Recreational, MTB |
| A nice early morning training run. Mostly bitumen, but ends with a mountain bike descent into Loftus Creek valley. | |||||
| Engadine to Loftus via National Park | amross | Aug 8th | Australia > New South Wales > Sydney | 15.3km | Recreational, MTB, Intermediate, Offroad, Rough |
| A good mountainbike ride that takes advantage of the difference in altitude between Loftus and Engadine. The ride starts at Engadine train station and finishes at Loftus train station | |||||
| Loftus Creek Loop | amross | Aug 8th | Australia > New South Wales > Sutherland | 9.7km | Recreational, MTB, Offroad, Scenic |
| A mountain bike trail through Loftus Creek and back via Princes Highway. Use the highway to gain elevation, then enjoy the downhill through bushland back to Loftus. | |||||
| Loftus-Yarrawarrah Loop | amross | Apr 3rd | Australia > New South Wales > Sydney | 11km | Onroad, Intermediate, Low traffic, Urban |
| A downhill ride through the mostly car-free back streets of Yarrawarrah and Loftus. | |||||
| Cataract Dam Loop | amross | Feb 4th | Australia > New South Wales > Sydney | 62.6km | Recreational, Onroad, Difficult, High traffic |
| This is one for the masochists. Not a particularly pleasant ride, but the advantage is you can loop back to your car. The ride features lots of coal trucks, narrow shoulders and ends with 10kms of soul destroying hills on the litter-strewn southern freeway. Enjoy. | |||||
| Sutherland to Rozelle | amross | Nov 12th | Australia > New South Wales > Sydney | 27.6km | Commute, Intermediate, Low traffic, Urban, Scenic |
| The route I use to commute to work. The emphasis is on avoiding hills, avoiding traffic and having a pleasant ride, wherever possible. I ride a mountain bike, so some bits of this route are unsuitable for racing bikes. | |||||
| Rozelle to Sydenham Station | amross | Nov 10th | Australia > New South Wales > Sydney | 8.6km | Commute, Intermediate, Low traffic |
| Passing through: Rozelle, Lilyfield, Annandale, Stanmore, Enmore, Sydenham | |||||