Sunday Chill - Islington to Newy Beach Cafe - Easy bike ride for all abilities

Name: Sunday Chill - Islington to Newy Beach Cafe - Easy bike ride for all abilities
Start: 2025-09-07T09:00:00+10:00
End: 2025-09-07T11:30:00+10:00
Location: Islington Park

Hosted By

Philippa

Sunday Chill - Islington to Newy Beach Cafe - Easy bike ride for all abilities

Details

Join us for an easy, flat, slow relaxed family-friendly cycle, entirely on shared paths beside the river and ocean. 14km return.

This free guided bike ride is great for all abilities. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

Enjoy cycling along the water, passing by Honeysuckle Foreshore and Nobbys Beach.

This 7km shared path is a popular route for active transport and recreation.

What we'll do: Cycle from Islington Park to Newcastle Beach Kiosk, via the Throsby Creek and Honeysuckle shared path. Join us for morning tea at the kiosk if you like. Then cycle back the same way with us to Islington Park, or peel off at any point. Feel free cycle back with us or to do your own thing.

Route on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GPLwuiTfRpsWB9bQ8

Start/finish: Islington Park, next to the traffic lights at Maitland Rd and Hubbard St.

Start time: meet at 8:45am for a 9am departure
Arrival at Newcastle Beach Kiosk: by 9:40am, if we get away on time
Finish time back at Islington Park: approx. 11-11:30am

Cycling fitness level: VERY EASY/easy/medium/hard/very hard
Distance: 7km there, 7km back
Pace: slow, leisurely, max 15km/hr
Active pedaling time: approx 30 minutes each way
Topography: flat, except for an optional 50 metre steep hill

✨ If you would like to meet us at Newcastle Beach Kiosk, please RSVP, then comment below, so we know not to expect you at Islington Park.

✨ If you'd like to meet us somewhere along the route, please RSVP, then comment below where you'd like to meet us. It won't be possible for us to stop and wait for you, but I can give you the approximate time that we'll pass you by. If you miss us or we miss you, you can catch us up at Newcastle Beach Kiosk. Upon departing Islington Park, I will comment below that we are on our way.

You’ll need:

helmet
bike with good working brakes & tyres pumped to the recommended PSI
bike lock
water bottle
phone & opal card are useful in case of puncture/mechanical issue
a repair kit, if you have one (spare tube, tyre levers, patches, pump etc)

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Indemnity and release of liability
By participating in this activity you unconditionally indemnify the organiser/host against any and all claims, demands, losses, injuries, damages, liabilities or other costs, whether present or future, relating to your participation and/or dealings with Bike About Town - Newcastle, including but not limited to, any accident, loss or damage to property or death or injury to any person.
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Getting there

By Bike: https://www.newcastlecycleways.org.au/way-finding, Bike About Town's Komoot account: https://www.komoot.com/tour/1831416099?ref=itd , or comment below to ask for a low-traffic route :)
Coming by train? Bikes travel free. Alight at Hamilton Station, then cycle 1km via Chinchen and Hubbard St.
Parking: Linden St carpark is free & unlimited I believe. It's at the Hubbard St entrance to Tighes Hill TAFE. Then cycle 4 mins along Hubbard then Chinchen St protected cycleways. Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BsYBrkMn611kdbQy8

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If the weather is looking unfavourable, check the comments below for updates; heavy rain may result in cancellation.
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