The way points of this bicycle route:
Can get to Wyong by train. Trains also run from Windsor to Sydney for return. Find Alison Rd out of Wyong,
Cross over the F3 onto Yarramalong Rd.
There is a store and a a petrol stn here. Have a break before the Big Climb up Bumble Hill
Tops out about here. Its about a 300 m climb. Check the elevation graph.
Greta Rd
Take the Springs Rd fork, to left.
Another good down and up before reaching the ridge.
Turn leftt. on to George Downes Dr (Wollombi Rd). Watch for fast traffic.
Bloodtree Rd. Turn right.
There is a shop and cafe here.
Long downhill run starts.
Enters National Park
Bottom of hill at Mangrove Creek.
Cafes and store by the water. Hawkesbury River is wide here.
Shady road in winter, hot in summer.
Road to camping area on right. Also a walking track in the Dharug National Park
Western Commission Track (services access road) on right goes up to the Old Northern Rd and a camp site at Ten Mile Creek. Open to bikes. (suit MTB)
Ferry across the Hawkesbury.
Hotel and shops. Also caravan parks nearby for camping.
Follow River Rd all the way to Sackville Ferry Rd. Mostly gravel road until Lower Portland.
Maybe a store/cafe here.
Some caravan parks have basic facilities and supplies, if open. (some close shop in winter).
Ferry on right crosses the river to an alternative road back to Windsor or to Colo- quite hilly.
Caravan Park here on right has a shop in summer months. Nice spot by river bank. Motor vehicle drivers have to pay an entrance fee but they dont charge for cyclists if you are polite.
Climb starts. Not too steep.
Right onto Sackville Ferry Rd
Downhill to ferry. Watch for hard to see potholes and bumps in shady conditions.
Follow Sackville Rd southward or take a detour to left on Tizzana Rd. East Kurrajong Rd is on the right, up a steep hill. This is part of a good loop ride from Windsdor to Kurrajong Heights.
Tizanna Rd rejoins Sackville Rd on left. Old Historic Church (1809) at end of Coromandel Rd is worth a visit- they serve tea and scones too. (http://tinyurl.com/3e3kko)
King Rd joins main road to Windsor. Shop here. Fast traffic but there is a bike shoulder lane, except for 2 narrow bridges.
Narrow bridge- only short. No shoulder so take care not to get squeezed.
Narrow bridge cross Hawkesbury. If confident, "take the lane" and maintain speed as there is a short sharp hill on other side up to Windsor. Otherwise, use cycle path on left.
Shops and cafes, also pubs. Have a well earned rest before heading for station.
Windsor Station. Hourly trains to Sydney.
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WWW ride Wyong to Windsor via Wisemans ferry, annual LBUG ride in August. Sometimes done in reverse way.
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