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Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
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Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby Xplora » Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:11 pm
http://www.ridethecity.com/#1832050 REALLY liking this website!
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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby coops » Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:35 am
A mate recently took me on a route he takes commuting to Homebush which I sketched up roughly...
http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?msid= ... e406&msa=0
You do have to go over the precarious footbridge over the river (east of Parra) though.
It's worthwhile trying a few options if you plan to do the ride regularly.
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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby Thunderthighs » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:55 am
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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby duncanm » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:51 pm
Xplora wrote:Hi guys, does anyone know more about this path? Particularly the section that follows the M4?
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Yes.. the path under the M4 then Adderley St, then path again is great. There's bogan droppings occasionally, and you need to watch the street crossings, but they're only minor issues.
Another option, since your coming from the north, is to stay on the north side of the river until Silverwater Rd.
Take Thomas street, then duck under theJames Ruse Dr bridge, follow that path marked on the map till Silverwater Rd. Cross over the river on the Eastern footpath, then hit the riverside path in SOP, or go down the 'buses only' road past the gaol and onto Newington Rd then Holker St.
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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby John Holstein » Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:02 pm
Should you choose to take the North Side if the River, it is simply a matter of making your way through the traffic at Westmead Hospital at the end of Darcy Rd where it meets Hawkesbury Rd,turn left into Hawkesbury & then right into Queens. Follow that into Parramatta Park & follow the road around the Park until you see a footbridge on the left just past the amphitheatre, cross the bridge & it leads to a path that takes you through Parramatta along the river past the ferry wharf to MacArthur St (Gasworks Bridge) cross the river, head north on MacArthur to Thomas St, turn right, follow MacArthur to the end, cross under James Ruse Drive & follow the sahred path into South St Rydalmere. The next street on your right is Pike St, turn into Pike follw the bike s=ymbols onto the shared path along the Parramatta River. It terminates at Park St Briefly (Sydney Water Bridge which leads into Camellia). Left, right & next right again will take you back to the bridge (this section is currently under negotiation for a compulsory acquirement for the path) you are then on the Parra Valley cycleway again. When you reach the Silverwater Bridge you then have the option of crossing over the Bridge or continuing along through Meadowbank and Rhodes.
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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby Xplora » Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:12 pm
WHY doesn't the Government advertise these routes in the LBS??? The paths are brilliant, but they cost a fortune to put in. A few pamphlets and a bit of webhosting just isn't pricey enough to justify not making it happen.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/seven-hills-to-rhodes-via-m4
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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby wombatK » Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:48 pm
Xplora wrote:WHY doesn't the Government advertise these routes in the LBS??? The paths are brilliant, but they cost a fortune to put in. A few pamphlets and a bit of webhosting just isn't pricey enough to justify not making it happen.
The RTA used to produce (prints) maps of Sydney Cycleways for various regions of Sydney - you'd have to ask the LBS's why they
didn't stock them.
The maps were readily available on the RTA website until recently. It appears now that there is a new website http://www.bicycleinfo.nsw.gov.au/ - but it currently has only 1 of the former RTA maps.
Frankly, the open source maps are a better resource at least around Sydney - www.opencyclemap.org - and can be viewed in a number of other websites like ridethecity and bikenet.
And the real problem is the lack of meaningful sign-posting. In the case of the path under the cycleway, it's quite a challenge figuring out how to connect from it to the Liverpool Rail-trail cycle path or even for someone riding east on the M4 shoulder to Church St. And a bigger challenge trying to navigate the best way to connect to the city or inner west suburbs via Sydney Olympic Park.
Cheers
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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby Xplora » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:53 pm
I'll have a bit more of a look on the cyclemap site. Would be good to fix up the routes that I used so at least I can work out good ways for me

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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
Postby wombatK » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:06 pm
Xplora wrote: They aren't a private business where they can claim a need for privacy for a competitive edge.
Au contraire - since the early 90's, most government departments have been primed for sale, and have been reforming
their businesses to smooth the way towards private sector ownership. Not easy to make money out of public services
like cycling maps - so that might explain why it's been ring-fenced out of the RMS and into a government information
service department.
The RTA hates cyclists anyway, so it's mandarins were probably only too happy to toss it from their turf.
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Re: Seven Hills to Olympic Park - Critique the route
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