The Cooks River cycleway, also called the Bay to Bay Shared Pathway,Strathfield Council - Cycling and Walking
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shared use path A shared-use path, mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is 'designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists'. Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, bridleways and rail trails. A ...

for

cyclists Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two- ...

and

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s in the

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of Sydney,

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, Australia. The north-western terminus of the cycleway is in Settlers' Park, , from where it proceeds south, crossing the

Parramatta River The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of , the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson. S ...

and skirting

Homebush Bay Homebush Bay is a bay on the south bank of the Parramatta River, in the west of Sydney, Australia. The name is also sometimes used to refer to an area to the west and south of the bay itself, which was formerly an official suburb of Sydney, ...

to the

Cooks River The Cooks River, a semi-mature tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, is a tributary of Botany Bay, located in south-eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The course of the long urban waterway has been altered to accommodate various dev ...

, from where it generally follows the course of the river south and east to the south-eastern terminus on

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Kyeemagh Kyeemagh ( ) is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, on the western shore of Botany Bay. Kyeemagh is in the local government area of the B ...

. The alternative name "Bay to Bay" or "B2B" path refers to Homebush Bay and Botany Bay. The path connects a series of parklands in the

City of Ryde The City of Ryde is a local government area in the Northern Sydney region, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It was first established as the Municipal District of Ryde in 1870, became a municipality in 1906 and was proclaimed as the Ci ...

and the

Municipality of Strathfield The Municipality of Strathfield, also known as Strathfield Council, is a local government area in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Strathfield Council was incorporated on 2 June 1885. The Council area was ...

, as well as the riverside green spaces along the course of the Cooks River.

Route

Ryde to Strathfield

Branching off the

Parramatta Valley cycleway The Parramatta Valley cycleway is a shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians that is generally aligned with the Parramatta River in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The eastern terminus of the cycleway is at Morrison Bay Park in and he ...

at Waterview Street,

Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 23,999 according to the 2011 Census and an estimate of 24,847 in 2019. Its growth as a seaside resort came a ...

, the cycleway starts at Settlers Park and crosses the

via the path on the eastern side of

Ryde Bridge The Ryde Bridge(s), also called the Uhrs Point Bridge, are two road bridges that carry Concord Road, part of the A3, across Parramatta River from in the northern suburbs of Sydney to in Sydney's inner west, in New South Wales, Australia. ...

and then cuts back under the southern end of the bridge at Llewellyn Street, . Emerging on the western side of the bridge, a laneway leads to Leeds Street, which can be followed either on or off road under

John Whitton Bridge The John Whitton Bridge is a railway bridge that carries the Main Northern railway line across the Parramatta River, located between the Sydney suburbs of Rhodes and Meadowbank. First bridge The original double track Meadowbank Bridge opene ...

to Walker Street and then south, past Rhodes railway station and onto the path along the western side of the

Main Northern railway line The Main North Line (also known as the Great Northern Railway) is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Central Coast, Hunter and New England regions. The line was the original main line between Sydney and Brisba ...

to Alfred Street and turn right into Oulton Avenue, past its exit ramp access to Homebush Bay Drive and turn left into Bicentennial Park. The cycleway continues through Bicentennial Park to the Victoria Avenue gates, on the northern side of Victoria Avenue, under Homebush Bay Drive and cross Victoria Avenue on the eastern side of Homebush Bay Drive into the Powells Creek Reserve. Follow the path past the sporting fields to the tennis courts. Cross over Powells Creek canal via the bridge and follow the path along the western side of Powells Creek to Pomeroy Street,

Homebush Homebush is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield. The nam ...

. The path continues east along the northern side of Pomeroy Street to Underwood Road and crosses the

M4 motorway The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales. The English section to the Severn Bridge was constructed between 1961 and 1971; the Welsh element was largely ...

via the pedestrian/cycle overpass. Turn left into Park Road and then right into Hillcrest Road until it reaches

Parramatta Road Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, connecting the Sydney CBD with Parramatta. It is the easternmost part of the Great Western Highway. Since the 1990s its role has been ...

; crossed at the traffic signals at Bridge Road and then followed over the railway line and turn right into The Crescent, Homebush. Follow The Crescent to Bates Street where you leave the road to access the path through Airey Park, and cross Fraser Street to Melville Reserve. Ride through Melville Reserve and then turn left into Hampstead Road,

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. Turn right into Arthur Street and then left into Mitchell Road in

Strathfield Strathfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Strathfield. A smal ...

. Follow Mitchell Road to its end past Karuah Street and onto the path along the eastern side of Centenary Drive. Follow the path, turn left at the access to Barker Street/Newton Road and proceed along Newton Road across Pemberton Street. Turn right into Melville Avenue and follow to Ada Avenue. At Ada Avenue join the off-road path through Freshwater Park, Strathfield. Cross Hedges Avenue via Augusta Street and rejoin the off-road path at Chain of Ponds Reserve.

Strathfield to Kyeemagh

The route follows the banks of the Cooks River and passes under the

Hume Highway Hume Highway, inclusive of the sections now known as Hume Freeway and Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of the route ...

(A22) and Water Street and through Ford Park to Maria Street. After crossing Maria Street, the path passes through the car park, and rejoins the off-road path under Punchbowl Road. Follow the path to a short on-road section along Walsh Avenue and then on through Whiddon Reserve and across Lees Avenue to Brown Reserve, through Flockhart Park and across Burwood Road to Sando Park. Follow the path through Sando Park and Rosedale Park to Hampton Street. Turn left into Hampton Street and then right into Wentworth Street until the end and then turn right into Brighton Avenue. After crossing Brighton Avenue the cycleway continues through Croydon Park and Lees Park and then along behind

Canterbury Park Racecourse Canterbury Park Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located 11 km (7 mi) from the Sydney Central Business District, in King Street in the suburb of Canterbury, adjacent to Cant ...

to emerge for a short on-road section along Charles Street, . The cycleway may be rejoined at the Tasker Park footbridge and continue along the northern side of the Cooks River passing beneath Canterbury Road. There is no passing or overtaking room beneath Canterbury Road and this short section can only be traversed single file. Continue along the path through Ewen Park to the Lang Road pedestrian/cycle bridge. Turn right and cross over the Cooks River into Lang Road and then proceed across Wardell Road into Beaman Park. Follow the path along the southern side of the river to Illawarra Road, . Cross Illawarra Road and there is a choice of two routes. The first route is to follow the path on the southern side through Wanstead Avenue Reserve and Gough Whitlam Park to Bayview Avenue; then cross Bayview Avenue and turn left and then cross Unwins Bridge via the path and turn right into the

Tempe railway station Tempe railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Tempe in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services. It was originally built in 1884. Th ...

car park. The alternate route is to cross the bridge at Illawarra Road and follow the path on the northern side to Tempe railway station. Both paths rejoin in the car park and go under the railway line into Kendrick Park, . The cycleway continues east to the

Princes Highway Princes Highway is a major road in Australia, extending from Sydney via Melbourne to Adelaide through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. It has a length of (along Highway 1) or via the former alignments of the hig ...

(A36), where cyclists are able to head south along a bridge over the river, through Cahill Park, along the western side of Marsh Street, under the M5 East motorway and southeast along West Botany Street, before heading east along Bestic Street and reaching its southeastern terminus at Botany Bay in

References

External links

Bicycle NSW websiteCity of Sydney - Cycling
* {{Bicycle paths in Sydney, state=collapsed Cycleways in Australia Cycling in Sydney

Route

Ryde to Strathfield

Strathfield to Kyeemagh

See also

References

External links