Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
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Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby biker jk » Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:18 am
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby Verbs & Nouns » Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:50 am
But yeah, keep heading south on backstreets til you hit the southern expressway "veloway" and your home free.
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby biker jk » Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:34 am
Much appreciated. I'm coming from Sydney so this route description will help a lot.Dahondude wrote:I'd go Anzac Highway (bike lane), left onto Marion Rd (bike lane) then cross onto the Veloway. You can follow the Veloway to Mclaren Vale and then ride down the road to Willunga. Thats the way we are going to go. Arrive early at Willunga Hill to secure a spot...last year it was heaving!
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:55 pm
Actually, if you keep on the bike track from McLaren Vale, it takes you to the main st in Willunga, just short of the TdU arch finish line !!!Dahondude wrote:I'd go Anzac Highway (bike lane), left onto Marion Rd (bike lane) then cross onto the Veloway. You can follow the Veloway to Mclaren Vale and then ride down the road to Willunga. Thats the way we are going to go. Arrive early at Willunga Hill to secure a spot...last year it was heaving!
A bit safer than on the road to Willunga than suggested by Dahondude, but by no means like Sydney street traffic !!!!
Have a good time. It's a good ride down to Mclaren vale and back. The veloway track is a bit rough and coarse chip bitumen most of the way, but no cars !!!!
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby biker jk » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:42 pm
Thanks for that tip. Hopefully I'll have the legs after the Mutual Community Challenge ride of 160km!MichaelB wrote:Actually, if you keep on the bike track from McLaren Vale, it takes you to the main st in Willunga, just short of the TdU arch finish line !!!Dahondude wrote:I'd go Anzac Highway (bike lane), left onto Marion Rd (bike lane) then cross onto the Veloway. You can follow the Veloway to Mclaren Vale and then ride down the road to Willunga. Thats the way we are going to go. Arrive early at Willunga Hill to secure a spot...last year it was heaving!
A bit safer than on the road to Willunga than suggested by Dahondude, but by no means like Sydney street traffic !!!!
Have a good time. It's a good ride down to Mclaren vale and back. The veloway track is a bit rough and coarse chip bitumen most of the way, but no cars !!!!
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:56 pm
Depends on how hard you ride the 160km, and what you are used to.biker jk wrote:
Thanks for that tip. Hopefully I'll have the legs after the Mutual Community Challenge ride of 160km!
Good thing is that you can take it easy, and plenty of spots for breaks. There are no long hills, just short ones, and some that have a bit of bite. The return journey from Willunga will be the test, especially with the headwind that usually happens.
The trip to McLaren Vale and back from my place (pretty close to Sth terrace) is 82km, with 930m of climbing, and just over 3 hrs taking it easy. To Willunga adds abaout another 10km each way, and Willunga Hill is about 3 - 4 km long at about 6.5% average. So a good 110 km round trip for you.
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby DanielS » Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:05 pm
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Wi ... ckham-Hill
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:20 pm
Just a bit more climbingDanielS wrote:Here is a map showing the veloway route, but also an alternate route up through the hills that is much more scenic, but with tougher climbs and a perhaps more traffic (given that the veloway is totally separated).
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Wi ... ckham-Hill
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby biker jk » Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:53 pm
Thanks for this option but I'll probably take the flatter route after a 160km ride the day before, much as I enjoy climbing (spent a month in France last July and did Mont Ventoux and Alpe d'Huez among others).DanielS wrote:Here is a map showing the veloway route, but also an alternate route up through the hills that is much more scenic, but with tougher climbs and a perhaps more traffic (given that the veloway is totally separated).
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Wi ... ckham-Hill
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby Axel Brawn » Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:13 am
I will be driving from Adelaide with the Mrs and a bike each so the plan is to park as close as possible and ride the rest.
Any tips would be appreciated
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby MichaelB » Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:08 pm
Ummm, ride...Axel Brawn wrote:Hi Guys - I want to get on Willunga hill for the two climbs on stage 5 - whats the best way to get to the top via bike?
I will be driving from Adelaide with the Mrs and a bike each so the plan is to park as close as possible and ride the rest.
Any tips would be appreciated
Not sure what you are asking. It also depends where you park, but if you follow all the others, it will be pretty obvious on the day
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Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby SeanB » Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:47 pm
http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/race/jayco-stage-5
road closures
Happy to be corrected though.
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby betterthanwalking » Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:00 pm
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Re: Best route to Willunga from South Terrace
Postby U2adam!!! » Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:15 pm
This is just closed to cars right? Does 'total road closure' actually mean that?SeanB wrote:The road from McLaren Vale to Willunga will be closed from 6am.
I'm planning on riding to Willunga and get a spot on the hill about 9am. I wont bother otherwise and just park it in McLaren Vale.
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