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Australia > New South Wales > Newcastle
Sugerloaf/Freemans Waterhole loop from Charlestown  
by Balderick

The way points of this bicycle route:

Charlestown

Start at Hoyts Charlestown

Turn down Hillsborough Rd

Hillsborough

Garden Suburb

Take off ramp and turn down Myall Rd

Cardiff

Turn right at Toyota/Subaru dealship

Cameron Park

Glendale

Edgeworth

Edgeworth

Holmeswille

Go to the right at the large roundabout

Holmesville

This hill can hurt

West Wallsend

Do not take the exits to the Sydney-Newcastle freeway

Seahampton

Seahampton

Up we go

Mt sugerloaf

No name

No name

Watch the turn at the bottom of the hill.

Now in Cessnock Council area

George Booth Drive

Veer right, following main road

Buchanan

Watch left turn - busy road

Stanford Merthyr

Last service station before return to Edgeworth - stock up on water

Stanford Meyr

Turn left at roundabout - sign says Toronto Sydney

Pelaw Main

Richmond Vale

Mt Vincent

Brunkerville

This hill hurts and has a narrow shoulder

Freemans Waterhole

Descent is very quick, but watch for rough surface - not fun at 80+ kph but nice at lower speeds

Freemans Waterhole

Turn left at roundabout. Service station fr h2o etc

Ryhope

Turn on to Freeway

West Wallsend

Take Cardiff/West Wallsend exit from Freeway - turn right at roundabout at exit point

West Wallsend

Killingworth

Barnsley

Barnsley

Turn left up the secondary road for a nice climb

Teralba

Follow main street to end, then turn left

Teralba

Turn left at roundabout, unless you want to ride on the cycleway - then go straight through the roundabout and link up to the cyclway on the opposite side of 5 Islands Road.

Booragul

Turn rigt at Roundabout - take care as it is multilane

Boolaroo

Tun right at roundabout - take care

Speers Point

Keep following The Esplande around to Warners Bay

Warners Bay

Turn left at first small roundabout

Lakelands

Turn left at small roundabout

Lakelands/Warners Bay

Straight thru roundabout - McDonalds on left had side

Hillsborough

Turn right just after overpass to join West Charlestown Bypass

Take exit to Warners Bay Road, then turn left

Charlestown

Turn left at roundabout

Charlestown

Turn right in to Patricia Street

Straight through roundabout

Charlestown

Veer left at roundabout - be wary of cars approaching from Shopping Centre on right

Chalrestown

Turn right at lights

Charlestown

Straight through roundabout

Charlestown

Straight through roundabout

Charlestown

Turn right in to Stuart street

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