Some of my favourites

Riding Sydney Harbour to the Opera house

Riding Sydney Harbour to the Opera house

Instagram feed

Instagram feed

When three bridges is never enough

When three bridges is never enough

Shipwrecks and statues

Shipwrecks and statues

The bay run

The bay run

Something for everyone

Something for everyone

The pipes are calling..

The pipes are calling..

Parramatta river superloop

Parramatta river superloop

Out of the salt pan

Out of the salt pan

Western wanderings

Western wanderings

Marrickville park crawl

Marrickville park crawl

Blackwattle with chips.

Blackwattle with chips.

Kissing Parra

Kissing Parra

Narra been and back again

Narra been and back again

A southern gem

A southern gem

 

about this site

I've always been looking for cool places to ride my bike and having a family now, means Im looking for cool places for everyone to ride their bike.

I started out towing the kids in a trailer, which gradually became heavier and heavier,, then adding the halfbike, so they could sit on the back and pedal, and at the same time did short easy rides on balance bikes and training wheel. Now they can tackle much longer rides and we can explore some more challenging locations. I have written a few posts about other cities, Canberra for example is a great place for Family bike riding with hundreds of kilometres of bike path, Hobart now has a good cyclepath along the river andPerth has loads of great cyclepaths with a great outdoorsy lifestyle. 

Im fortunate to live right next to the cycling centre of Sydney- Sydney Olympic park and the Parramatta river, so I do tend to waffle on about the great rides that are possible in the area. Ive done over twenty thousand kilometres of riding around Homebush in the last few years and Im still loving it.  Sydney is starting to become a great place to ride the bike.  Going on the road can be risky but alternatives are springing up all across the city, enabling families to get out and share the love of cycling with the kids. 

I try to get around to new places as much as I can and describe what i see. so you can find a place thats near you or perfect for the skill level the kids are at.

Feel free to comment on what you see and do and let me know what you favourite family bike rides are...

family bike rides

 

8 Comments

  • Hello!

    Just wanted to thank you for sharing your experience/information! Just completed a variation of the Cooks River cycleway today and it was super fun (save for the off-route parts). This was my second longer ride (still freaking out whenever we have to go on the road) but I’m keen to cycle some more in the future- probably drawing inspiration from your posts 🙂

  • Just came across your site tonight as I am looking for cycle friendly paths to build my confidence to longer road routes. Fantastic resource and I love your kind generosity in sharing your experiences. God Bless.

  • Thank you for sharing a lot of information in your website. Is it possible to copy the map to the google map or I-map? I really want to try all.

    • Hi Basis, mapping is tricky, that is to say there are now lots of choices. The maps I use from Ridewithgps generate a GPX file, which you can download/ upload to any other mapping program or bike computer.. The paid version of RidewithGps allows you to follow turn by turn on your device, but you dont have to subscibe to just look at the map. My personal recommendation is to have the map on you but just ride and enjoy and follow your nose. If you get a bit confused pull out the phone and have a look.

  • Hi there, I’m from the committee at Randwick Cycling Club.

    Our Club runs regular skills, confidence and fitness classes at Heffron Park, Maroubra (near car park at Des Renford Pool, access via Robey Street). The program is run by an accredited cycling coach (with WWCC certification) every Thursday evening (4-5pm) and Saturday afternoon (1-2pm, followed by racing). A nominal fee $5 applies for non-members of our club and its free for members. More information is viable at https://www.randwickcc.com.au/juniors

    So, if parents/guardians want to take the next step from very basic ‘learn how to ride’ to community sport, their girls and boys would be most welcome to join our classes.

    Thanks

    • Thanks Joe good info, feel free to drop that comment on any of the posts that are closer to Heffron, like Centennial park or Cooks river.

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