House-to-House Route Summary: Parliament House Canberra to the Sydney Opera House: 34 stages over 7 days - House to House Sitting on a Thorn - CycleBlaze

May 28, 2011

House-to-House Route Summary: Parliament House Canberra to the Sydney Opera House: 34 stages over 7 days

1. Parliament House Canberra

2. Commonwealth Avenue Bridge and Commonwealth Park bike paths to central Canberra

3. Central Canberra to Northbourne Avenue

4. Northbourne Avenue to Federal Highway

5. Federal Highway to Bungendore Road turnoff

6. Bungendore Road to Bungendore village

7. Bungendore village to Tarago village

8. Tarago village to Bungonia hamlet via 'The Morass', then onto Lumley Road and the Oallen Ford Road

9. Bungonia hamlet to Bungonia Nature Reserve via the Lookdown Road

10. Bungonia Nature Reserve return to Bungonia hamlet via the Lookdown Road

11. Bungonia hamlet to Marulan via Jerrara Road and Hume Highway

12. Marulan to the Southern Highlands Way/Hume Highway T-intersection via the Hume Highway.

13. Southern Highlands Way (Tourist Route 16) to Bundanoon via Tallong, Wingello and Penrose.

14. Bundanoon to Robertson via Exeter (Railway Ave, Werai Rd, Illawarra Hwy)

15. Robertson to Kiama via Jamberoo Pass Road (Tourist Drive 9)

16. Kiama to central Wollongong via bike-way through Bombo, Shell Harbour, Lake Illawarra, Warrawong, Illawarra and Port Kembla.

17. Central Wollongong to Thirroul on bike-way via North Wollongong, Fairy Meadow

18. Thirroul to Stanwell Park via Lawrence Hargrave Drive side-paths and by-ways

19. Stanwell Park to Stanwell Tops(Bald Hill)via Lawrence Hargrave Drive/Otford Rd

20. Stanwell Tops to Otford Lookout via Lady Wakehurst Drive/Rawson Rd (The Royal National Park)

21. Otford Lookout to Sir Bartram Stevens Drive via Lady Wakehurst Drive/Rawson Rd (The Royal National Park)

22. Sir Bartram Stevens Drive to Bundeena Drive (The Royal National Park)

23. Bundeena Drive to Bundeena (The Royal National Park)

24. Bundeena to Cronulla via ferry

25. Cronulla to Taren Point/Captain Cook Bridge via bike-way

26. Taren Point/Captain Cook Bridge over Georges River to Sans Souci/Brighton-Le-Sands/Kyeemagh via bike-way

27. Kyeemagh to Arncliffe via bikeway(under General Holmes Dr along Alexandra Canal/Muddy Ck to Bestic St; bike-path to Marsh St to Arncliffe St to bridge approach over Cooks River)

28. Arncliffe to Tempe (across the Cooks River via the Princes Hwy...Cooks River Bridge walkway)

29. Tempe to Sydenham to St Peters via bike-route (South St, Smith St, Henry St, Florence St)

30. St Peters to Eskineville/Alexandria via bike-route (Lord St and others)

31. Alexandria to Redfern via bike-route (Buckland St, Wellington St)

32. Redfern (Bourke St)to central Sydney (the Domain) via the Bourke St bike-path

33. The Domain/Hyde Park paths to Macquarie St. (An alternative is to (from the Bourke St bike path) turn left down the William St bus/bike lane; then right into College St; continue to and by the Cathedral (left into Prince Albert Rd) and then turn right down Macquarie St to the Opera House.

34. Macquarie St to the Sydney Opera House

MAPS which cover the route:

Canberra & Queanbeyean Cycling & Walking Map
http://apps.actpla.act.gov.au/plandev/tp-intro/projects/walk_cycle/cyclemap/canberra_path_map3.swf
(Harcopy available from local Canberra bike shops and online from Pedal Power)

NATMAP 1:100 000 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SERIES:
-Canberra
-Braidwood
-Goulburn
-Moss Vale
-Kiama

NatMap topo. maps are available from outdoor and camping supply retailers and online retailers such as:
http://www.cartodraft.com.au/topographic_NATMAP_100K.shtml

UBD Street map series:
-Wollongong 13th Edition 1:25 000
Available for purchase at newsagents and bookshops.

NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT ROAD TRAFFIC AUTHORITY (RTA) MAPS:

-Illawarra Cycleways Map
-Sutherland and Campbelltown Guide to cycling in Sydney's south and southwest
-Sydney and Parramatta Guide to cycling from to Sydney's inner western and eastern suburbs and the lower north shore

http://www.bicycleinfo.nsw.gov.au/maps/index.html

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