Port Stephens road cycling options

[TimW]

Here are some of the rides i did on the flat bar whilst staying at Shoal Bay, slow cruisy speeds and all safe rides.Tim.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439129
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439132
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439133
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439135
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439138
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439140
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439142
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439143
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439145

theses are not all the rides i did whilst up there, but a good selection.Tim

[Apple]

Tim, such long distances. You must be a very disciplined man. The most I can do in Port Stephens would be 60km because it is soooooooooooo boring.
Hats off to you

Great work

[TimW]

Tim, such long distances. You must be a very disciplined man. The most I can do in Port Stephens would be 60km because it is soooooooooooo boring.
Hats off to you

Great work

Thanks Apple, knocked out 600 for the 9 days we were up there, pretty happy with that, had to overlap the routes a bit as well, but enjoyed it, Tim

[sogood]

Here are some of the rides i did on the flat bar whilst staying at Shoal Bay, slow cruisy speeds and all safe rides.Tim.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144439129
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Looks like you picked every possible safe route in the area. Same as you, I did not dare to venture further west on Nelson Bay Rd due to its lack of shoulder and speeding vehicles. It was a very nice area to ride with an interesting variety of terrain. Good enough for holiday riding but the restriction to the west will soon get boring.

[TimW]

Yeah great place to ride for holidays, was a refreshing change actually,loved it, but your right about venturing further west.Tim

[sogood]

If one has a MTB, there's the possibility of riding the coastal sand dunes to safely go west of the peninsula. It'd be a long detour.

[TimW]

If one has a MTB, there's the possibility of riding the coastal sand dunes to safely go west of the peninsula. It'd be a long detour.

Next year i will have a 29er with me so that may be a possibility , well dirt tracks etc not so sure about sand dunes