The way points of this bicycle route:
Some riders will prefer Norman Terrace on the Northern side because it is smoother and there is a cutting through the median strip on Leah street. If you are patient though Aroha is due for an upgrade.
New work planned will enable commuters to stay off Road from within the parklands to this point by travelling on the tram reserve
This is a difficult crossing as you must cross to the footpath to use the activated light crossing
It will from the tram bridge opening on March 19 2010 be necesary to turn under the tram bridge and get on the overpass bridge on the north side of the Tram Line,
Your choice will be to turn back under the tramline and find your way onto Nottingham Tce or ride on down Glengyle Tce to Winefred Avenue
It ould be nice to have a bit of Tramway Park here to cut off the sharp corners
Thanks to Marion Council there is an uncomplicated crossing of Winefred Avenue.
This crossing is a little trickier. No doubt cyclists will have some views on how the design could be improved.
This section of path is welcome as it provides a direct passage from Cross Rd to Marion Rd
It is now time to cross to the Morphetville section of Tramway Park. Some traffic calming of vehicles travelling north on Park Terrace would be welcome at this point.
Could this crossing have been made easier for cyclists. Probably but at least with a little patience we have a crossing and of course the trams frequently help.
Yes this is a challenge. It must be a town engineers nightmare but as always we are often stuck with the mistakes of the past. With a little bit of care however your crossing can be negotiated
There does not seem to be room for trams, bikes, pedestrians and cars in this street. No prizes for guessing which one this cyclist thinks should go.
We are now half way on our journey- time for a coffee before venturing back to Adelaide city.
It would be easy to go straight across but you may like to explore Glengyle Terrace on the northern side of line.
Why not stay on the northern side and take in some of Norman Terrace
We could look to rejoin Victoria Street or stay on the northern side and ride/wqalk under the Rail underpass
There may be a time when it will be OK to stay on the northern side but I suggest you ride back under the tram line and rejoin the path on Railway Terace South
Another challenge for the traffic engineers but off road or on road there is a way across to either jpoin the section of Tramway Park built by council or yiu can continue to ride on Peacock Road.
In time for lunch at the market and pick up some bargains to take home for meals during the week. May not be the sort of workout Mike Turtur was used to but for many of us it will be enough to get a bit of oxygen pumping in our blood.
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
This route is a mixture of on road and off road paths folllowing the tramline. Commuters will probably prefer to stay on the roads as they are smooth and quiet streets but in sections where no roads exist the completed path sections provide direct throughway access. Sections to be completed include those along the northern boundary of the Morphetville Racecourse and the Tramside Bike Bridge now expected to be built to the north side of the tramline over South Road. Continuing local and state government investment in this route will result in the completion of the first Greenlink, an objective first proposed by the Cyclist Protection Association now the Bicycle Institute of SA over 20 years ago.
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