The Parramatta Valley cycleway is a shared-use path for

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and

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s that is generally aligned with the

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. The eastern terminus of the cycleway is at Morrison Bay Park in and heads west along dedicated bike paths, quiet streets and the river foreshore to its western terminus at Parramatta Park in Parramatta.

Route

There is a short on-road section along Lancaster Avenue Melrose Park, and elevated steel mesh boardwalks through Ermington Nature Reserve. There used to be a further short on-road section via Pike Street and South Street

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to Subiaco Creek, but this is no longer the case since the Subiaco Creek link opened in June 2017. There is an elevated steel mesh boardwalk through Baludarri Wetlands. Cyclists cross Macarthur Street, Parramatta then use the

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to continue along the south side of the Parramatta River, before crossing back to the north side at the

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. The decision to put a tunnel through Lennox Bridge was controversial, but the tunnel opened in 2015 and links the cycleway with Parramatta Park. There are connections to

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and Olympic Park via

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or Meadowbank Railway Bridge; to Windsor Road cycleway via Parramatta Park and Westmead and then connecting to the M7 cycleway and to the

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via Harris Street and Good Street, Harris Park. In September 2016, the NSW Government and Parramatta Council announced plans to complete a missing link adjacent to Subiaco Creek in Rydalmere. The $4.5 million project was completed in June 2017.

Cycleway use

In the 12 months to February 2014, between 175 and 300 cyclists used the Parramatta Valley cycleway at Rydalmere on an average weekday, with a greater number on the weekend.

References

External links

Bicycle NSW website
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Route

Cycleway use

See also

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