The way points of this bicycle route:
North end of Parklands Track. The track starts off heading west from Quakers Hill Parkway, just south of the M7. Access to the start from the M7 shared path is via the western Quakers Hill Pkway access point. (Track medium grade gravel)
(Path alongside Richmond Rd, paved)
(Cross over Richmond Rd. Dangerous intersection. Maybe walk bikes across Richmond Rd a short distance back. Medium grade gravel track on other side of Richmond Rd).
(Access track to the right to Joe McAleer Park and Winten Drive).
Power St: Note - Part of the track isn't open yet, so here is a deviation around the closed section: Turn right into Power St after crossing at the refuge island.
Take the first left into Kilto Crescent.
Turn left into Glendenning Rd (Good shoulder).
At the roundabout at the top of the hill, turn left. (The gates into Nurragingy Reserve are just ahead. Note that these close around 3pm).
Opposite the power pylon, go across a short stretch of grass on the left to rejoin the shared path.
Nurragingy Reserve. (Toilets, taps, Wood BBQ etc to the right. More facilities, picnic shelter and play equipment a little further along).
(Shared path gates into reserve. Currently locked, but easy to go around when main park access gates are open).
(Narrow footpath up to & across bridge)
Cross Eastern Rd at traffic lights.
(Course gravel path. To avoid the rough stuff, continue along the shared path on this side of Eastern Rd up the hill, turn left onto the M7 access path, and right onto the M7 shared path. The Parklands Track joins the M7 path just after the Great Western Hwy bridge).
Cross Great Western Hwy at traffic lights. CAUTION : Beware of cars coming around the corner exiting the M7. Follow path around to the right, alongside the Great Western Hwy. Turn left after going underneath the M7 bridge as signposted. Turn right when you get to the main alignment of the M7 shared path.
Veer left at the Horsley Dr access ramp (opposite direction to which sign currently indicates), then left onto Horsley Dr shared path.
Cross Ferrers Rd and the Horsley Dr at traffic lights.
Turn right into the existing Prospect-Farfield City Farm shared path.
Right turn onto a new piece of bitumen track. (Signpost but no direction markers currently at this turn).
Head straight ahead up Southdown Rd.
Follow road around to the left.
(Steep pinch on bitumen road that's braking up ahead...An alternative is to turn left here up a bitumen & grass path. Take the first right (mown grass path) which leads up to Ginger Meggs memorial. Turn right to get back onto the original road).
(Ginger Meggs [the dog] memorial to the left.
(Lookout)
(Sugarloaf ridge lookout, Toilets, picnic tables).
Turn left down bitumen track. CAUTION Steep downhill and loose gravel when turning back onto the M7 path a few hundred metres down.
Turn left onto M7 path.
Turn right across the third bridge over the M7.
(Unformed track off to right).
(Go along Twenty Seventh Ave)
(Cross Fifteenth Ave. Refuge a short distance along Fifteen th Ave. Dangerous intersection).
(For access to shops and toilets, turn right across channel then immediate left into 29th Ave. Shops approx 1km, on Edmondson Rd corner. Toilets at Austral Bowling Club, 2 blocks to the left down Edmondson on 8th Ave corner. Club opens at 10am on weekends).
(Road narrows. Medium grade gravel for around 500m).
Turn left into Park. (Just after the entrance, Parklands track goes straight ahead as a 'mown grass' walking track [probably suitable for MTBs], Bitumen Greenway Loop path starts here & veers left).
(Access track on right to cnr Cadman Ave & Carmichael Dr)
Turn left, and head up the hill. (Access to cnr Second Ave & Mannow Ave to the right).
(End of Shared path - Unsealed Rd until Lory Ave).
Turn right into Lowry Ave.
Back to 27th Ave. Turn right, and head back the way you came to the M7 path.
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.
Tagged with: Recreational, Low traffic, Scenic
