Flat-ish suburban odyssey, especially good for south-easterly breeze.
IDEAL ROUTE for this day's FORECAST RAIN CHANCE and wind direction.
MONITOR CALENDAR at 6:30am on day for possible cancellation or change.
About 50% on paths, including some of:
Bate Bay, Woolooware Bay, M5, Cooks River, Duck River, Alfred St, M4, PVC, Lalor Creek, M7. The Ponds. (Leaders may prefer adjacent road in some places).
The 13km from Kogarah Bay to Cooks River is more complex and trafficked. Leaders should have ridden this section beforehand at similar time and day-of-week.
Several loo/water options are shown on route map.
11 scattered rail-bail options are shown on/near route, after excluding currently-closed Bankstown Line.
We'll stop once for refreshment,at the Village Cafe within Rookwood Cemetery @ 29km.
Although there are relatively few traffic lights for such a long route thru suburbia, the route IS fiddly in places, and some paths are popular with walkers and riders. It is certainly NOT for "Strava Strivers".
Riders wanting to transport their bikes from and to home should consider parking near a Metro Station and taking the Metro to Sydenham. North Shore riders beware City Circle trackwork. Catch the train leaving Sydenham P6 at 8:02, arr. Cronulla 8:44 and we'll start ASAP after that.
Distance: 70.00
Elevation Change: 536
Ride with GPS
Check public transport alerts: www.transportnsw.info/alerts#/metro-train
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