"Hi Terry,
I have been off the bike for a bit (non-cycling related injury) but am back on now.
From the Aspley Hypermarket, best route I have settled on is pretty much as suggested by Aaron above. Down little cabbage tree creek…"
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PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brook Hastie Mar 1. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Hi,I have just started commuting to work from ASPLEY (just near the Hypermarket) to the City.I am looking for tips on a direct(ish), safe route. I have given up on finding a flattish route and have…Continue
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Terry Burn replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Any update Brook? Found any better routes from the northside?"
"There is also a route (just footpathspaths and quiet side streets) that takes you from Aspley along the western side of Gympie Rd along Kildonan and Kurango Streets down to Milburn Rd, where you can then follow the bike path down…"
Raymond replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"I don't know whether this will help, but the following texts and video (relatively) recently helped me learn to enjoy hills quite a lot more (but only away from busy traffic!) so hopefully it might also work for you, should you find no…"
Brook Hastie replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Thanks Aaron,
I have followed that path through to Hamilton Road and up to Old Trouts Road. Not sure how it rates with speed against the suggested route above, which I am yet to try. I am averaging about an hour from just short of the…"
Terry Burn replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Confirmed-hilly!"
"Hi Brook. There is a quiet bike route along Little Cabbage Tree Creek to Trouts Rd. You could then follow Trouts Rd (which is hilly but not too busy) through to Stafford Rd, and cut across to the the Kedron Brook bikeway. This may be a bit quicker."
Paul Martin replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"You can still use the OpenStreetMap data elsewhere though (eg. maps.cloudmade.com) and Ride the City. It's just the overlays on the Nearmap aerial photography that is going to change."
Shaun Moran replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Damn - didnt know that
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Daniel Graham replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Back to the original question. Yes you're quite correct in that;
there is a definite lack of good bike paths (North-South) that are connected going into the city.
It seems to me the northside is a poor cousin when it comes to cycling…"
Paul Martin replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"That 'reasonable job' is actually the work of crowd-sourcing using the Open Street Map database (the 'wikipedia of maps') to which I contribute.
Nearmap is changing their database soon to allow address searching. They are going…"
Straughan Briggs replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Have a look at www.nearmap.com, they have done a reasonable job of marking cycle & pedestrian paths if you tick "street map" under PhotoMap."
Brook Hastie replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Thanks for that. The video is a good viewing. I have been getting on and off the riverside on different exits. Have not gone that far up as the one in the video. It seems you have to do a bit of footpath hopping and jigging…"
Brook Hastie replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Thanks for the info above and the map. I will give that a go. I have been trying various routes on the western side of Maundrell Terrace. All away from traffic, but not that direct and very hilly. I had not considered…"
Terry Burn replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"This is the route I have tried;
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5284718"
Raymond replied to Brook Hastie's discussion PREFERRED ROUTES: ASPLEY to the CITY"Roma St to the Bicentennial Bikeway is still unfortunately likely to be easiest via Herschel St (it is however all downhill), with a right turn onto a (not smooth) driveway ramp and then a bit of footpathing up to the pedestrian crossing.
Paul…"
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