Brisbane airport

[brett.hooker]

Cool... Will just do a meandering ride for myself... I've done luggage point and back a bunch of times, will just turn off at lomandra and follow my nose...

[RonK]

Cool... Will just do a meandering ride for myself... I've done luggage point and back a bunch of times, will just turn off at lomandra and follow my nose...

Luggage Point - yes been out there a few times myself - lovely spot

Here's the route. Click on the Google icon for the full-sized map.

The roundabouts at the International and domestic terminals can be a little busy. You will see a couple of old signs (one on Lomandra, the other on Airport Drive) left over from the road construction period, which is of course long finished. Also on Airport Drive at Skygate and Southern Cross Way there are a couple of signs directing bikes to cross perpendicular to the onramps rather than ride across the merge. All can be ignored.

[Crawf]

A few have been out that way of late, looks to be a dogs breakfast, but ok once you know it.

[DTdotcom]

I would have thought the Virgin Hanger option would have been more popular, no lights, no roundabouts, no bikepaths, no cars?

[poohkies]

I'm riding there every week from Kenmore, where you riding from and how where do you need to get to, I ride to the GA section which is pretty much as far as you can go, I find my route very safe I have no idea how to post pics of my routs from strava

[jasonc]

poohkies - take a screen save, save it as a jpg and use this site (resize to a max of 600-700 pixels wide)
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[poohkies]

few of my routes also do one from toombul

[sumgy]

Went for a ride along this today as far as Skygate.
From the maps it also goes further toward the airport.

Where else does it go that is useful?

[poohkies]

As per my maps, that's another 5 km to the ga section of the airport! Where I finish is as far as you can go

[DTdotcom]

Went for a ride along this today as far as Skygate.
From the maps it also goes further toward the airport.

Where else does it go that is useful?

Nowhere, I don't get why people would want to ride to the airport unless they had to?
Why not go to the Virgin Hanger like most people?

[spirro]

Nowhere, I don't get why people would want to ride to the airport unless they had to?
Why not go to the Virgin Hanger like most people?

What's wrong with someone wanting to go see some planes?


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[DTdotcom]

Nothing, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing out on something.

[sumgy]

As per my maps, that's another 5 km to the ga section of the airport! Where I finish is as far as you can go

OK thanks.
Just doing some research.

I agree with Dimma, this seems a bit pointless.
Almost like a token (albeit super expensive) gesture.

Spirro, there is nothing wrong with that but with all of the calls for useful commuting infrastructure on the Northside this seems silly to say the least.

[RonK]

Plenty of riders at the airport this morning - bunches large and small, and individuals. Kinda puts the kibosh on the assertion that "most" riders only go to the Virgin hangar.

On a sunny and humid morning it was quite pleasant to ride the length of Qantas Drive shaded by the Airtrain viaduct.

With a SSW breeze, one niner was the runway in use, so the threshold was right next to the observation area, and there were plenty of stepladders in attendance.

If anybody wants to be shown the way, I'll be riding out there next Sunday as usual, leaving the CBD at 6am. I'll be riding my Sunday (Sabbath) bike, so the pace will be quite gentle.

Note: I ride on the road, I don't ride on bike paths...

[spirro]

As per my maps, that's another 5 km to the ga section of the airport! Where I finish is as far as you can go

Spirro, there is nothing wrong with that but with all of the calls for useful commuting infrastructure on the Northside this seems silly to say the least.

I agree I wouldn't suggest infrastructure be built just to go see some planes. My initial query about getting out to the airport was more to find out what existed for cyclists already. I'm in no way saying they should throw money at infrastructure for cyclists to the airport when there are more important areas to focus on.


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[RonK]

As per my maps, that's another 5 km to the ga section of the airport! Where I finish is as far as you can go

Spirro, there is nothing wrong with that but with all of the calls for useful commuting infrastructure on the Northside this seems silly to say the least.

I agree I wouldn't suggest infrastructure be built just to go see some planes. My initial query about getting out to the airport was more to find out what existed for cyclists already. I'm in no way saying they should throw money at infrastructure for cyclists to the airport when there are more important areas to focus on.


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The paths to Skygate are part of the Moreton Bay Bikeway, and will link to the Gateway Bridge (if they don't already). Unnecessary? Unimportant? I don't think so.

[DTdotcom]

Plenty of riders at the airport this morning - bunches large and small, and individuals. Kinda puts the kibosh on the assertion that "most" riders only go to the Virgin hangar.

On a sunny and humid morning it was quite pleasant to ride the length of Qantas Drive shaded by the Airtrain viaduct.

With a SSW breeze, one niner was the runway in use, so the threshold was right next to the observation area, and there were plenty of stepladders in attendance.

If anybody wants to be shown the way, I'll be riding out there next Sunday as usual, leaving the CBD at 6am. I'll be riding my Sunday (Sabbath) bike, so the pace will be quite gentle.

Note: I ride on the road, I don't ride on bike paths...

What groups/bunches frequent this route?

[sumgy]

Also interested what is on the other side of the road if I walk my bike across here?

[RonK]

Plenty of riders at the airport this morning - bunches large and small, and individuals. Kinda puts the kibosh on the assertion that "most" riders only go to the Virgin hangar.

On a sunny and humid morning it was quite pleasant to ride the length of Qantas Drive shaded by the Airtrain viaduct.

With a SSW breeze, one niner was the runway in use, so the threshold was right next to the observation area, and there were plenty of stepladders in attendance.

If anybody wants to be shown the way, I'll be riding out there next Sunday as usual, leaving the CBD at 6am. I'll be riding my Sunday (Sabbath) bike, so the pace will be quite gentle.

Note: I ride on the road, I don't ride on bike paths...

What groups/bunches frequent this route?

Used to be the Southbank bunch - I don't know what they call themselves or where they originate from now. Would you like me to stop them and ask?

[sumgy]

The paths to Skygate are part of the Moreton Bay Bikeway, and will link to the Gateway Bridge (if they don't already). Unnecessary? Unimportant? I don't think so.

Do they?
I asked before and was told that they just go to the airport.
IF they go to the Gateway they may be useful.

[RonK]

Also interested what is on the other side of the road if I walk my bike across here?

If you are referring to the path on the other side of Nudgee Road, that is the path to Skygate. You don't need to walk across the road, you can reach the same path by turn right coming off the new bridge then passing under Nudgee Road.

[DTdotcom]

Plenty of riders at the airport this morning - bunches large and small, and individuals. Kinda puts the kibosh on the assertion that "most" riders only go to the Virgin hangar.

On a sunny and humid morning it was quite pleasant to ride the length of Qantas Drive shaded by the Airtrain viaduct.

With a SSW breeze, one niner was the runway in use, so the threshold was right next to the observation area, and there were plenty of stepladders in attendance.

If anybody wants to be shown the way, I'll be riding out there next Sunday as usual, leaving the CBD at 6am. I'll be riding my Sunday (Sabbath) bike, so the pace will be quite gentle.

Note: I ride on the road, I don't ride on bike paths...

What groups/bunches frequent this route?

Used to be the Southbank bunch - I don't know what they called themselves or where they originate from now. Would you like me to stop them and ask?

No drama, I thought it might be public knowledge but if you don't already know that's Ok

[sumgy]

If you are referring to the path on the other side of Nudgee Road, that is the path to Skygate. You don't need to walk across the road, you can reach the same path by turn right coming off the new bridge then passing under Nudgee Road.

OK. Was just wondering. I turned around and went back on the path that follows the Skytrain.
Not sure who is running the Briscycle site but what a shamozzle.
Looking at that cycleway as an option to the CBD would just about double the distance of my trip to the CBD.
Nice very expensive gesture but not a solution for many people I would think.

[RonK]

No drama, I thought it might be public knowledge but if you don't already know that's Ok

I used to ride with the Southbank bunch regularly once, on this route and others, but don't often join with bunch rides anymore, so I'm no longer au fait with them.

[RonK]

If you are referring to the path on the other side of Nudgee Road, that is the path to Skygate. You don't need to walk across the road, you can reach the same path by turn right coming off the new bridge then passing under Nudgee Road.

OK. Was just wondering. I turned around and went back on the path that follows the Skytrain.
Not sure who is running the Briscycle site but what a shamozzle.
Looking at that cycleway as an option to the CBD would just about double the distance of my trip to the CBD.
Nice very expensive gesture but not a solution for many people I would think.

I don't think that this was ever intended as an alternate route to the CBD. And I'm sure that the many cyclists who work in the airport precinct don't see it as merely an expensive gesture. As I recall there was quite an outcry when the BAC wanted to ban all bicycles from the airport and they were forced to reverse the decision.

Information about the Moreton Bay Cycle access plan is here. I don't know what the current status is, but I think I remember somebody mentioned that Schneider Road is now linked to Skygate.

I don't ride on bike paths, so you'll have to explore it for yourself.