Page 24 - Bike City Visitors Guide

Wollongong is the first city in the southern hemisphere to be awarded
the status of UCI Bike City thanks to its commitment to cycling.

Great rides in the Wollongong region

f you enjoy bike riding, then you Or start at Reddall Parade at Lake You can also ride in the
Iare in for a treat in the Wollongong Illawarra and go along the coastline countryside on the concrete Swamp
and Shellharbour areas. There are to Shellharbour Village or head Creek Road Trail near Minnamurra
several flat, coastal rides for the towards Oak Flats along the Lake, and head towards Jamberoo Road
family, such as the popular 12-16km checking out the birdlife and water and northern Kiama.
shared path from North activities. Wollongong is implementing a
Wollongong to Thirroul/Bulli. For MTB trails, an easy one is the
It’s a two-lane ride passing Lady Carrington Drive trail within Cycle Strategy 2030 which aims to
numerous beaches, rock pools and the Royal National Park that will extend existing cycle routes - ride
surf clubs and with cafes along the eventually link via The Grand Pacific on!
way, you can enjoy a coffee while Walk to Lake Illawarra. Cringila Hills Mountain Bike Park
you take in the scenery. This track For those that like the thrill of has an exciting mix of almost
can be busy so watch out for dogs jumps and berms there are various 12kms of trails for riders from
and children. tracks and shorter trails at Blackbutt beginners to advanced. The tracks
If you have energy to burn you Forest Reserve, Croom Road and have a mix of gradients, surfaces
can extend this ride past the main more - see trailforks.com/region/ and obstacles plus a jumps park
Wollongong lighthouse to Port illawarra-15542 - entry is off Lackawanna St,
Kembla on a more rustic bike track From Love Bay in Kiama you can Cringila - about 10 minutes’ south
going past the steelworks and go a bumpy 20kms on The Kiama
entering Port Kembla Heritage Coast Walk that leads to Werri of Wollongong CBD.
Park, with Hill 60 for great views. Beach in Gerringong. Stunning rock See visitwollongong.com.au/
Cycling around Lake Illawarra is formations, coastal views and a sea cycling and wollongong.nsw.gov.au/
for the fit, as it’s about 50km but flat breeze - ride part of the way or explore/sport-and-recreation/
and mostly out of the traffic. catch the train back. bike-city/local-bike-track
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