Brisbane Commuting Routes
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Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby Leslie » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:02 pm
I'm new to the site and am soon to begin bike commuting in Brisbane. I noticed most of the bike routes discussed or posted are more for Sydney so I thought I'd open one specifically for Brisbane. Please post any good bike routes you may have for Brisbane here as the Brisbane City Council bikeway maps are really pathetic (no details as to street names, poorly marked, difficult to read and so on).
In particular if anyone knows of a good route from Kelvin Grove to Hamilton that would be of tremendous help as I need to get to work.
Also, from Kelvin Grove to Carole Park would be good.
Or if you know of a good site dedicated to Brisbane bikeway maps (not the council one) that would also help
Thankyou
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby Crawf » Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:59 am
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby winstonw » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:18 pm
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Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby Comedian » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:53 pm
I was under the impression that it wasn't allowed but I did see someone on it the other day.winstonw wrote:Does anyone know if the ICB is rideable these days? I haven't seen cyclists on it for at least 6 mths.
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby lethoso » Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:44 pm
How much traffic are you willing to put up with?Leslie wrote:In particular if anyone knows of a good route from Kelvin Grove to Hamilton that would be of tremendous help as I need to get to work.
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby Leslie » Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:02 pm
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby lethoso » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:10 pm
That's fairly direct, traffic shouldn't be too terrible for most of it (though your idea of terrible may differ to mine). Section near KG might be a bit suboptimal though - I don't know it too well. Alternatively you could head a bit further north through wilston - it'd be a little bit quieter, and not too much longer. Hamilton is a bit of a bastard though - you can either take kingsford smith drive (heavy traffic, lots of trucks, flat as a tack) or crosby rd (nasty hill) to get there from the south. There are a few other backstreets that might work, but they're even worse than crosby. If you trek a bit futher north (ie. up near clayfield) it's less steep.
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby winstonw » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:29 pm
Rather then go Abbottsford, go straight ahead on Montpelier, cross into Skyring, then Byrnes, Newstead, and take the inbound footpath from Newstead House aside Kingsford Smith Drv. It is narrow but much safer then KS Drv, more direct and flat.
Depending on where in KG you start, there is a path along the north side of Enoggera Crk as far as Northey St.
THere's a new creek crossing at the upstream section of Gould Road.
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby lethoso » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:41 pm
footpath, booooo Though I guess if you're just cruising in it'd be fine.winstonw wrote:take the inbound footpath from Newstead House aside Kingsford Smith Drv
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby fassyrider » Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:52 pm
can someone please propose/post a specific bike route from Hamilton/Ascot through to the CBD?
I don't mind hills so long the route is highly safe or there is a nice scenery.
I do commute 3 times per week to the CBD so that would be great to know. Thank you very much!
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby Leslie » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:44 pm
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby dreamshifter » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:30 pm
Kelvin to city:
Go through the bike paths at victoria park that follows the train line down to roma street parklands (parkland boulevard).
city to richlands:
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/154233
Continue down the left hand side of the centenary motorway to get to carole park (the bike path ends at Julie road).
If you need to get to the industrial area of carole park, you'll have to leave the centenary motorway at waterworks road and ride down boundary road/cobalt street.
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Re: Brisbane Commuting Routes
Postby Chrisaus » Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:19 pm
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