Jawa wrote:Anyone know whose hair brain idea is was to lock the floodgate (Prestons end) yesterday? Clearly there's been no rain about and rode through Saturday and was open.
Ventured out west for my maiden ride on the famed M7 cycleway yesterday from Prestons and encountered a locked gate no more than a few hundred metres into the ride (likely the same gate). Followed the signs for the detour and must say I'd prefer to take my chances on whatever the cycleway hazards are because crossing roundabouts with semi-trailers isn't my idea of safe.
In fact on the way back we tried to navigate the alternate detour but only encountered another locked gate. Rather than backtracking in heavy vehicle traffic we chose to use the path regardless and, not surprisingly from what I've read previously in this thread, the path was in perfect condition. To be fair, whatever hazard was deemed too dangerous may have been further along the closed section, but I have to wonder what is considered more hazardous than the traffic on the signposted detours?
That aside, I'm impressed and grateful for this piece of cycling infrastructure. We only managed Rooty Hill and back (50km) due to time constraints, but I'd like to tackle the entire 80km return trip in the not-too-distant future - just for the fun of it. The constant undulations and the wind made for a decent challenge; it was a good hit-out for the Sydney to Gong Sunday week - a ride I've never done before either.