Route Details : Four Rivers and Woronora to Como
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Ride Name | Four Rivers and Woronora to Como | Distance | 83 | Grade | Medium Hard | RDI | 75.182894 (metres climbed = 905.818) Calculate your REE | Usual Start | Meadowbank Wharf, end of Bowden St, Meadowbank | Usual Pace | moderate | Coffee Stop | Blackfish Cafe, 2r/50 Cremona Rd, Como NSW 2226. Phone 02 9528 7495. | Features | Georges River, Cooks River, Woronora River, Parramatta River, Woronora Bridge and lookout, Como bridge, Salt Pan Creek, and Cup and Saucer Creek. | Suitability | This ride is suitable for ride participants over 18 years of age on geared Road Bikes. Not child friendly. Ride is on a mix of shared paths, back streets, and both marked and unmarked shoulders on busier roads. Participants are to be experienced in riding | Short Description | Georges River, Cooks River, Woronora River, Parramatta River, Woronora Bridge and lookout, Como bridge, Salt Pan Creek, and Cup and Saucer Creek. | Full Description | Riders leave Meadowbank on the Parramatta River, and proceed to pass through Bankstown to enter the wooden planks of Salt Pan Creek. On leaving the creek, the group will head toward the Woronora River where riders will cross on a shared path suspended under the Bridge, which includes a spectacular lookout. Riders will continue on to Sutherland, then turn left to reach the Como Pleasure Grounds. (Ride leader may choose to travel on the road next to or near the shared paths).
This ride is part of the Rivers to Como ride series that provides for rides crossing two, three, four or five rivers during the ride, but all passing through the beautiful suburb of Como overlooking the Georges River. Coffee will be enjoyed in Como overlooking the Georges River. With a longer stop, riders could choose to take a dip in either the tidal river netted pool, or the Como swimming pool which also overlooks the Georges River next to the Cafe. (Check operating times). After coffee, the ride will cross the Como Bridge, head toward the Cup and Saucer Creek, to reach the Cooks River. The group will enjoy the Bike North much loved Cooks River shared path back to Sydney Olympic Park to return to Meadowbank. Allow for 5 to 5.5 hrs including ride briefing, regroups, and coffee at a Moderate 22 kmh pace. Riders are to have geared road bikes or geared flat bar road bikes due to the hilly nature of ride sections. While there are shared paths, riders also need to be comfortable cycling on the road/road shoulder with traffic. Route hazards include on road/path items such as bollards, sticks etc. Riders to be particularly careful on shared paths with pedestrians and dogs that may unexpectedly move in front of the rider. There are water fountains and toilets on route. The ride does pass near or through several railway stations which would provide options for riders to leave the ride. Check how trackwork might impact these options. Optionally riders could turn around at any point and retrace the route, but please let the ride leader know BEFORE you leave the ride |
Embed Code | RWGPS No | 32438722 | Elevation Gain | 905.818 | First Lat | -33.8208 | First Lng | 151.09 | Photo |  |
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