The Greater Sydney Bike Trail

Feel like a challenge? Something to tell your friends and family about? Here is your opportunity! Five rides on five different days completing a circumnavigation of Sydney.

The Greater Sydney Bike Trail (https://cyclesydney.wiki/gsbt/), put out there by one and crafted by many, loops around the outer edges of metropolitan Sydney, showcasing the city’s fantastic shared paths and trails. This 220km loop takes you through some of Sydney’s most iconic areas, with approximately 85% of the route off-road, utilising shared paths and cycleways. Created by keen cyclist Garry Robinson, the route connects numerous bike paths, cycleways, and trails that were previously disjointed. For the most part this route is not clearly marked, relying on navigation, common sense and careful planning. These days there are a few shortcuts due to new cycleways which we plan to take saving around 20kms.

The plan for Bike Leichhardt club members only and consists of five segments, as listed SEPARATELY on Meetup. Complete one segment, some segments or do them all.

Segment One - 12 April : Cronulla to Liverpool via Menai

Take the the 6.54 AM train from Redfern Station platform 12 to Cronulla arriving at 7.59 for a coffee, starting the ride from the station at 8.30 AM. This segment is hilly with many great views. Significant parts are through quiet urban street, industrial areas, parks and waterfront areas with as total distance of 76 kms and a ride time of at least 5 hours. The segment requires some fitness and stamina. Lunch will be at Miss Estelle on Chamberlain Road, Padstow Heights.

Segment Two - 10 May : Liverpool to Rooty Hill
Segment Three - 24 May : Rooty Hill to Meadow Bank
Segment Four - 7 June : Meadow Bank to the CBD via Airman’s Park to Clyne Reserve (Barangaroo)
Segment Five - 21 June : Barangaroo to Cronulla via Tempe and Sans Souci.

Register here for the First Segment ONLY on 12 April.

Rider leaders for one or more segments will be Natalie Cleary, Ben Triefus and Michael Gill