Bike Riding

Date: 19 April 2008 07:18:49

15.5 kms today, along the Parramatta River from Silverwater and then along to Sydney Olympic Park. You can see some photos here.

There are a great number of cycle paths throughout Sydney Olympic Park -- and you can ride along the road in bike lanes at some places. This page has links and maps -- though there are very helpful maps throughout the park which I found very helpful when I wasn't sure where to go. There were a lot of people out cycling today -- both along the Parramatta River and particularly through Sydney Olympic Park. And with changes in scenery from ferry wharfs to industry to apartments to mangroves and bush, why wouldn't you?

Parramatta River, and a shipwreck on the river [with Ikea and a Shopping Centre behind it!]:

Newington Armory and the cranes by the dockside:

Birds:

Path along the mangroves [which did smell terrible at times I must say: I pedalled faster then!] and a Paperbark tree -- so-called due to their paper-thin bark which you can easily strip away:

And, for Bimble, the Archery centre from the Olympics: two or three were practising and there was also a group lesson going on which anyone can join: