g-boaf wrote:If I remember, it was closed on the way back.
It's a bit unfair though - major infrastructure like that shouldn't be closed. Last one of those I mistakenly ran into went up through the canal at Greystanes, then Prospect Dam (now closed) and then Western Sydney Regional Park (up that huge hill) and then along to the M7 and out to the end of it and further. That last time, I just went and did my regular ride along my regular route - they couldn't really do anything about it, especially not stopping local residents.
I understand it might be for safety reasons as there are some riders who are very, very new to it all, but most of us "veterans" can deal with that.
I agree about being a bit unfair, considering it has cost my mate $2500 in fundraising to ride. I understand its a great cause but i know myself would struggle for that much in donations and would mean a fair chunk coming out of my own pocket. I'm sure others would be the same. Last year I Only remember seeing signs on the entrance near Sunnyholt Rd, However not sure how they actually would police it.
I ended up finding these links showing routes that do not go on the M7 on day 1 and only for a small section on day 2. They do however seem to go around near Prospect Resevoir, I'm not sure which part is closed as i don't know the path around there but have seen on this forum that there is an 18mth closure of some parts? I only found these by a google search and no link to the official site so i am not sure how accurate they are.
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http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2328750" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;