Gore Hill and Epping Road cycleways
| Gore Hill and Epping Road cycleways | |
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| Established |
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| Length | 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Elevation | |
| Elevation gain/loss |
 106 metres (348 ft); 127 metres (417 ft) |
| Highest point | 102 metres (335 ft) AHD |
| Lowest point | 105 metres (344 ft) AHD |
| Cycling details | |
| Trail difficulty | Easy |
| Season | All seasons |
The Gore Hill and Epping Road cycleways is a 8.4-kilometre-long (5.2 mi) conjoined shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, and an on road cycleway located in the lower north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The eastern terminus of the cycleway is in Naremburn, while the western terminus is in North Ryde.
The eastern terminus of the cycleway is at Merrenburn Avenue, Naremburn. The eastern segment of the conjoined 4-metre-wide (13 ft) cycleway, opened in 2007, follows the direction of the Gore Hill Freeway, west to Willoughby Road where it proceeds over Willoughby Road on a shared pedestrian and cycleway bridge. Form here the cycleway continues west alongside the Gore Hill Freeway, where it climbs up a ramp to the Pacific Highway. Travelling west, initially alongside Longuiville Road and then Epping Road where the bus lane is permitted to be used by cyclists, the western segment of the conjoined cycleway was completed in 2008 at a cost of A$7.6 million. The cycleway ends at Wick Road in North Ryde.
The nearest connecting railway stations are North Sydney, St Leonards, Artarmon and Macquarie Park.
At the junction of Epping Road and Delhi Road, cyclists can transfer from the M2 cycleway, operating east bound only.
At the eastern terminus there is a long-term plan to link the Gore Hill and Epping Road cycleways with the Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway, to the southeast.
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