Bikely

Australia > New South Wales > Nowra
Heathcote / Otford loop  
by ozmanda

The way points of this bicycle route:

Heathcote

Start at Heathcote station. You can park here or catch the train.

Waterfall

Take the drop into the Royal National Park. A lovely swooping downhill, but watch the bends.

RNP

Long steady climb starts here. It's quite manageable but pace yourself to enjoy it. Traffic generally pretty light.

Otford Pie Shop

Great place to recharge if you need to. Ocean views and munchies.

Stanwell Park

Stop here for coastal views and maybe a snack. Don't wait too long or you'll cool down. Options here are to go down the hill to Stanwell Park, stay on LH Drive to Stanwell Tops (but not recommended due to narrow, steep road with a fair bit of traffic), go back where you've been or take the dip down to Otford.

Otford

Steep hill starts here! There's very little traffic, so you can wander all over the road if you need to, or just collapse onto it.

Helensburgh

Nice cafe half way along Walker, on the right just before Bi Lo.

Helensburgh

Mostly downhill and pretty quiet to Waterfall.

Waterfall

Now just a cruisy 7k downhill back to Heathcote.

Heathcote

There are plenty of shops here and the pub just along the road a bit north is quite nice.

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Hilly ride through Royal National Park. Great views, steep hill from Otford, quiet roads, beautiful bush. Relax for the 7k downhill back to Heathcote.

Tagged with: Recreational, Training, Onroad, Steep, Low traffic, Safe, Scenic

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