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The Windsor Road cycleway is a predominantly
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cyclepath between Parramatta Park and Macquarie Street, that is generally aligned with the
Windsor Road Windsor Road is a notable road in the Hills District, New South Wales, Hills District of Sydney, linking Windsor, New South Wales, Windsor and North Parramatta, New South Wales, North Parramatta in Sydney's west. It is a constituent part of ro ...
and
Old Windsor Road Old Windsor Road is a notable and historic road in Sydney, Australia. It starts from Kellyville, New South Wales and ends at Northmead, New South Wales, just north of Parramatta, and acts as part of a main arterial between Parramatta and Winds ...
.


Route

The cycleway accesses the
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between Darcy Road, to Windsor. Some major road crossings are required, particularly on
Old Windsor Road Old Windsor Road is a notable and historic road in Sydney, Australia. It starts from Kellyville, New South Wales and ends at Northmead, New South Wales, just north of Parramatta, and acts as part of a main arterial between Parramatta and Winds ...
but all are controlled by traffic lights. There are connections to the Parramatta Valley cycleway via Parramatta Park, Toongabbie and Girraween Creek via McCoy Park, Toongabbie Creek cycleway,
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via Sunnyholt Road cycleway and to the
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at . Between the stretch from Westmead to
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there are some 26 traffic light controlled road crossings and therefore riding along this cycleway is a very stop-start process. There is a steep climb from Abbott Road up to Seven Hills Road when travelling north.


See also

*
Bike paths in Sydney Bike paths in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, vary widely, with the majority either shared cycle and pedestrian paths or on road paths, and a small number of separated cycleways. In 2009 the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' reported that "Sydney's ...
* Cycling in New South Wales *
Cycling in Sydney Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for pur ...


References


External links


Bicycle NSW websiteBike North website
* {{Bicycle paths in Sydney, state=collapsed Bicycle paths in Sydney Cycling in Sydney Transport infrastructure in Parramatta