Start: Hamamatsu
Distance: 77 kms Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/407915037 Elevation gain: 630 m Road Type: On Road, some busy roads with trucks and cars Sights: The crazy Pacific coast waves Tips: Look for the signs to the Pacific Coast cycleway, it weaves on and off along the sea side. Some of it looked too scary for me to ride. WINDY! It's was very very windy. I was in constant battle against the winds and losing motivaation. End: Irago, Ferry Port. Catch a ferry to Toba. Ride onto Ise Accommodation: Last minute hotel booking via booking.com for 2,500 at Ise Food: Last 20 kms not much food options. There is a rest stop at Irago. Try to catch some food at the Beach cafe.
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Start: Shimizu
Distance: 143.4 kms Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/407339313 Elevation gain: 1,330 m ( some of this was because I climbed a mountain by accident) Road Type: On Road, cycleway along the coast, detour due to construction beware Sights: Seaside, hill climbs Tips: Try to ask for information when you come across detour signs or construction. The main road might be closed off on the other side and you need to make a detour. Don't find out the hard way by climbing and descending before realising there's no way. End: Hamamatsu (has a Shinkansen stop, biggish town) Accommodation: Last minute hotel booking via booking.com for 5,500 Yen Food: Plenty of small towns and vending machines along the way. Hamamatsu: Not many things open around the city centre. Found a great Udon shop run by a mother and daughter. The M4 Cycleway is surprisingly very well signposted, even with the detours the diversions signs were everywhere. The best part of this ride is the destination. Cabramatta, home of the best Vietnamese food.
Distance: 50kms Route: Glebe - Zetland - Sydney City - Lilyfield - Haberfield - Olympic Park - Auburn - Harris Park - Wentworthville - Fairfield - Cabramatta Path: Mostly Cycleways, separated paths, some bike friendly roads in the city Hills: Only a few with small gradients Strava: link Sights: Buddhist temple near Cabramatta station along the cycle way Treats: Cabramatta offers the best selection of Vietnamese food, check out this blog for a map. Also because of the strong Buddhist culture there are several vegan/vegetarian Vietnamese restaurants as well. Must try: 3 colour bean drink (Che Ba Mau) Distance: 40 kms
Location: Glebe, Redfern, Rushcutters bay, Double Bay, Nielson Bay, Watson Bay, Dover Heights, Bondi, Centennial Park Difficulty: A few steep inclines, heartbreak hill isn't steep but a bit long Surface: Road, a few stairs Highlights: Amazing views of Sydney Harbour, lots of beaches, spectacular display of Sydney's most expensive houses. Facilities: Cafes, public toilets, water fountains along the way Strava route details: http://www.strava.com/activities/359151700 Amazing discovery today. Bike path along one of the nastiest Motorways in Sydney, the M5.
Well insulated from the noise with a large embankment it's very safe to ride. Suburbs: Earlwood, Bardwell Valley, Kingsgrove, Beverly Hills, Riverwood Distance: 20 kilometres Road Type: Road, Bike path, some parts are a bit uprooted Difficulty: Only a few hills mostly riding on the bike path. Highlights: 1960s Australian Architecture, single story brick, carports Facilities: Don't remember seeing public toilets Strava: Activity here Related websites: http://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/Discover/Parks-sporting-community-facilities/Cycling-Walking-Tracks/Cycle-way-to-Botany-Bay I'm in Bathurst, NSW today for a friend's birthday. 200 kilometres west of Sydney. That's a 2.5 hour drive without traffic. Tip: no traffic on the road when you leave at 5:00 am. Before getting to Bathurst I'd done my google research and had saved a few routes. But as I was driving in I noticed a pathway along the river and decided to be adventurous and try my luck with a random ride. Random Rides for the win! Distance: 29 kilometres Road Type: Road, Dirt (my road bike was able to handle the dirt, better with a mountain bike), Bike paths Difficulty: Only a few hills mostly riding on the bike path. Highlights:Bike path along Macquarie river, fields of cows and horses, Route of Cox's road Facilities: Bubblers available along bike path, public toilets at one end of the river Strava: Activity here Coffee stop: Piccolo's on William Update: Warning when travelling to Bathurst, you may be driving in snow on ice so DRIVE CAREFULLY.
I managed to combine my 2 loves over the weekend. Exploring the west on bike. Following the ethnic food trail. Start with a hipster coffee in the inner west, head to Granville for some Lebanese and Turkish goodness. Stop in Smithfield and visit the Dutch shop (hidden in the warehouse district, very, very random) then head to Cabramatta for some Vietnamese madness.
Erskineville - Olympic Park - Granville - Cabramatta - 50 kms - 4 cultures Road Type: Mostly cycleways Safety: Very safe Highlights
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