Kings Birthday Street Art and Sydney Park
Details
Its time for the traditional Kings Birthday Holiday Monday ride through the Inner West, checking out some murals and a painting on the way to Sydney Park. This gentle paced ride of around 25km takes us through quiet back streets and cycleways.
Start and Finish place: Pioneer Park Leichhardt
Start Time: 8.15am for an 8.30am departure
Finish Time: around 12.30pm.
Cycling fitness level: very easy/**EASY**/medium/hard/very hard
Distance/ Speed: ~25km [+270m]; with moving speed averaging 12-15kph
What You Need: Bicycle in good working order, helmet & bike lock, water, spare tube, Opal Card in case you need to bail out early.
This ride will begin with a few short stops at a some favourite street art wall murals on the way to Enmore where we will check out an interesting original artwork hidden in a local church.
We will then ride through some of the most bike-friendly streets in the inner west on a meandering route to Sydney Park; nearby we'll stop for a coffee . We'll see some street treatments old and new, and learn about some street battles old and new.
The ride aims to
-show riders some safe and pleasant ways of getting around the inner west
-tell some local stories behind the streetscapes
-provide riders with a friendly and welcoming environment.
Contact Leader Stuart Veitch on 0400 312 354 for any further information or queries.
