Parramatta Valley cycleway
| Parramatta Valley Cycleway | |
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| Length | 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Use | Cycling; pedestrians |
| Elevation | |
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| Highest point | 24 metres (79 ft) AHD |
| Lowest point | 4 metres (13 ft) AHD |
| Cycling details | |
| Trail difficulty | Easy |
| Season | All seasons |
60 metres (200 ft);
54 metres (177 ft)The Parramatta Valley cycleway is a 15-kilometre-long (9.3 mi)shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that is generally aligned with the Parramatta River in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The eastern terminus of the cycleway is at Morrisan Bay Park in Ryde and heads west along dedicated bike paths, quiet streets and the river foreshore to its western terminus in the Parramatta Park in Parramatta.
There is a short on-road section along Lancaster Rd Melrose Park, an elevated steel mesh boardwalks through Ermington Nature Reserve. There is a further short on-road section via Pike St and South St Rydalmere to Vineyard Creek. There is an elevated steel mesh boardwalk through Baludarri Wetlands. Cyclists cross Macarthur Street, Parramatta then use the Gasworks Bridge to continue along the south side of the Parramatta River, before crossing back to the north side at the Parramatta ferry wharf. The decision to put a tunnel through Lennox Bridge was controversial however the tunnel opened in 2015 and links the cycleway with Parramatta Park. There are connections to Rhodes and Olympic Park via Ryde Bridge or Old Meadowbank Rail Bridge; to Windsor Road cycleway via Parramatta Park and Westmead and then connecting to the M7 cycleway and to the M4 cycleway via Harris Street and Good Street, Harris Park.
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