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My Commute -
NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
- Thornleigh to North Ryde via Lane Cove National Park. Enjoy!
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Jealous!
Great footage. Your return trip is a gem!
What hawekye said. My commute is rubbish compared to that
The truth is I moved my business from North Sydney to North Ryde so that this could be my commute. So there it is, I'm totally obsessed with mountain biking. My wife once said: "You love that bike more than you love me"...to which I replied: "That's not fair at all, you know I love you both equally".
Got a GPS with your route? Given I live in Lane Cove it would be nice to ride some trails straight from home.
So what's her name ... the bike, I mean.
...but here are the directions from Lane Cove. Take the bike path to Delhi Road. On Delhi Road take the first left into Plassey Road. At the end of Plassey Road go around the gate onto the service road, down a hill then left onto Riverside Drive. Just after you pass the National Park toll booth continue straight ahead onto a bike path, which passes under Lane Cove Road, then brings you up onto the footpath (on Lave Cove Road). Turn left, cross De Burgh's Bridge (over the lane cove river) and just up the hill you'll see the entrance to a firetrail on your left. Now you're on the trails, and you can follow them all the way to Pennant Hills, North Epping and Cheltenham. There are a few map boards dotted around the place, but the best map is published by STEP and is called "Walking Tracks of the upper lane cove valley". Single tracks are off limits to bikes, but there are plenty of firetrails you can ride. Enjoy!
Well, she's a 2010 Trance X1. A real beauty!
Great footage.
How do you avoid the hike a bike section between the pipe and the fire trail leading up to Ryde road.
Lots of new concreted sections and signs now.
But they still haven't fixed that causeway.
I live at Marsfield and ride Lane Cove a couple of times a week.
Good climb back up to Penno Park on the way home.
Thanks for the directions, I'll check it out.
I don't know any way to avoid the hike-a-bike section. At least it only takes a few minutes.
Bet people that know you plan for early morning meetings - get you on the high!
Finally found this route. I will start to commute next week. How lucky I feel.
I used to commute Concord -> Macquarie Park with a diversion through LCNP. Great way to start the day!
Cheers,
Grant.