The way points of this bicycle route:
(See 'Comments' link for more ride info). Start at the Car Park on the northern side of Rooty Hill railway station (Bottom of ramp, near the 'Tropical Hut')
Cross Station St into the carpark on the other side of the road. Proceed through car park onto the unsealed track at the other end.
(Access to M7 shared path on left). Pass under M7 on concrete roadway, and follow bitumen service road alongside the railway line.
Follow service road around to the left. Double gates into Nurragingy Reserve normally closed, but during daylight hours a pedestrian gate to the left is normally open. (Gate closes around 4.45pm in Winter, and later in Summer)
Once through gate, turn right onto bitumen access road.
Cross ford. If too much water is flowing over road, there are a couple of foot bridges a bit further up to the left which can be used to cross the creek. After ford, go straight ahead through another set of gates. Follow road around to the left.
At the Give Way sign, veer right and proceed out to Knox Rd.
Turn left into Knox Rd and cross at the pedestrian crossing about 50 metres up.
Turn left into service road alongside Knox Rd. Proceed a short distance up to Coveny St.
Turn right into Coveny St, and go to the next intersection.
Turn right into Crawford Rd. Proceed down to the second road on the left.
Turn left into Graham St.
(Watch out for traffic when crossing Hill End Rd).
Turn left into Doonside Cres. Keep following this alongisde the Railway line.
Go through underpass under Lyton St. Watch for broken glass.
Take the second turn on the left, Norfolk St.
Turn right into a grassy reserve area, opposite Suffolk St. Join the well worn track, and then left onto the footpath which goes across a narrow footbridge.
The path leads onto Kent St. A short distance up, turn right into Francis Park (Blacktown Showground) and follow roadway through park, out onto Richmond Rd.
Turn right onto Richmond Rd (Can carry some traffic....Use footpath if need be).
Proceed straight through Third Ave intersection, and veer left into Blacktown Station. (An alternative route is to go straight ahead across the Railway line instead of veering left, then take the first left (Main St), then the first left again up Warwick Lane (Note this is a one-way St in the opposite direction....), through the carpark to the left and then left onto the footpath alongside Sunnyholt Rd).
At the second small roudabout, take a 'soft' left into the 'Bus only' access road, and follow this past the bus interchange, through another roundabout and up onto the bridge (Signed 'No Pedestrian Access') over the Richmond line. (Note: Use previously described alternative route if not happy to do this).
Bus ramp joins Geroge St. Proceed along George St to Sunnyholt Rd.
Cross over Sunnyholt Rd at the pedestrian lights, and proceed along Devitt St. Note there is a shared path along the southern side of the street.
Turn right into the swimming centre car park, and join the shared path if you haven't already. Go past the pool entry, cross a driveway or two, and follow the shared path around to the right.
(Go through narrow gap in the railing fence to another car park)
(Access gate to car park sometimes closed. There is a track to the left around the gate).
Just after turning the corner to the left, turn right onto the shared path.
Turn right into Terminus Rd.
(Seven Hills Railway Station)
Just before the intersection with the Prospect Hwy, follow the lane that turns to the right, and then go up the curb ramp onto the shared path. Follow this around to the left, as it goes along beside Toongabbie Ck for a short distance.
Path leads onto Powers Rd. Follow the road
(Cross Station Rd)
(Nice little hill starts about here....It gets steeper as you go up...)
(Top of the hill)
Cross over Old Windsor Rd, and turn left onto shared path along the other side of the road.
(Cross Gibbon Rd at traffic Lights)
Turn right onto shared path, immediately after crossing Toongabbie Ck. This path has some steep uphill & downhill pinches and blind corners.....Ride carefully.
Follow main path around to the right, down the hill. Watch for the steep downhill to the creek, followed by a steep uphill pinch.
(Toilets in park just beside path which are often open on weekends).
(Steep dowhill & a tight corner or two to the creek)
At the bottom of the hill, take the Right hand shared path branch which proceeds under Seven Hills Rd. Note: Short steep pinch coming up!
Just after the underpass, turn left and then left again onto the path alongside Seven Hills Rd.
(Path heads around to the left, and follows the creek for a little while).
Shared path ends. Go onto roadway at Wood Ridge Place.
Turn left into Sanders Rd.
Turn left into Eames Ave.
Turn left into Jasper Rd, and proceed for a short distance to the pedestrian crossing.
Cross over Jasper Rd at the crossing, and proceed along shared path to the right. Path narrows a short distance up.
Take shared path to the left, across bridge. After bridge, turn right.
Turn right onto shared path alongside Windsor Rd.
Cross Windsor Rd at the lights, and proceed up Roxborough Park Rd. Shared path on LHS of road.
(The last section of the road is reasonable steep)
Turn left into Excelsior Ave at roundabout.
Follow road around to the right, as it becomes Marie St. Follow Marie St up the hill, and around the bends at the right then left.
At the end of Marie St, turn left into Parsonage Rd.
Turn right into Middleton Ave. (Roadsign indicating road goes around to the left just before intersection).
At the end of Middleton Ave, turn left into Carrington Rd.
Turn right into the showgrounds.
Toilets/Water. Gourmet Food markets on 2nd Sat of month.
Turn right into Carrington Rd. Shared path along the RHS of road.
At the end of Carrington Rd, turn right into Victoria Ave. (An alternative is to turn left, and then right at Gladstone. When Gladstone turns to the right, go onto the footpath and proceed alongisde the one-way Rd up to Windsor Rd. Cross Windsor Rd (no traffic lights) and rejoin route at Barina Downs Rd).
Turn left into Salisbury Rd.
Turn left onto the shared path alongside Windsor Rd.
Cross Windsor Rd, then Norwest Blvd at the traffic lights.
Proceed on the shared path alongside Old Windsor Rd for a short distance.
Turn right into Barina Downs Rd.
At fourth roundabout, turn left into Reston Grange Rd.
At frist roudabout, turn right into Bella Vista Drvie.
At second roundabout, turn right into Westwood Way.
At next roundabout (just before Norwest Blvd), turn left. (Alternative if wet: Proceed to Norwest Blvd, and turn left onto footpath).
Turn right into Observatory rise.
At the end of the road, go through the narrow opening into a reserve area. Proceed up the hill (veer slightly left), and join a rough track which runs parallel to Norwest Blvd.
Short steep downhill on gravel road to Elizabeth Macarthur Dr.
Turn right onto Elizabeth Macurthur Drive, then left onto NorWest Blvd, and enjoy the short downhill stretch.
Cross over Old Windsor Rd, and join the shared path which follows along the rest of Norwest Blvd.
M7 shared path entry point.
Turnright onto the main M7 shared path, and follow this back to Rooty Hill.
At the end of the section where the M7 path runs along beside Station St, turn right onto Station St and follow it down to the Rooty Hill station.
Turn right into Station Car Park
Rooty Hill Station Car Park.
