Cycling in Brisbane Australia
Cycling from Kedron into the city
Good morning All,
I have recently moved to Brisbane after living in Melbourne for the past five years. I commuted there daily and am looking to do the same here. We are currently living in Kedron and I was wondering if anyone could provide me with some guidelines about paths I should consider or a good path into the city from here. I might be working in Newmarket but I might be working in the city so the city would be good to hear about.
Many thanks all and look forward to hearing from anyone.
Cheers,
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Comment by Paul Martin on March 14, 2011 at 6:42am -
Aaron,
That's good advice!
I have not taken that bridge before but I will now. It is a pain cycling past the hospital on the footpath. Now all they need is a safer route along Kedron Brook Road and I'll be happy. The drivers are so darn impatient and it's a 50 zone...
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Comment by Aaron Ball on March 13, 2011 at 8:04pm
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Hi Paul C. I ride to work this way as well, but with slight variation. There's now a new cycling/pedestrian bridge across Breakfast Creek linking Granville and Gould Streets. THis leads to Herston Rd via Aberleigh Rd, and there's an offroad bike path (read slightly wider footpath) which takes you all the way around to Roma St Parklands. This is quicker than Butterfield St and past the Hospital, where you are slowed significantly by pedestrians and road crossings.
Also there are a lot of roadworks along Kedron Brook Bikeway where it crosses Lutwyche Road, with really badly thought out diversions for cyclists, so you'll need to be careful there.
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Comment by Paul Martin on March 13, 2011 at 3:28pm
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No worries, Paul C. Let me know if I can be of any more assistance. Cheers.
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Comment by Paul Cullen on March 13, 2011 at 2:42pm -
Fantastic work Paul M, thanks so much for the valuable resources. See you on the road somewhere soon hopefully. Cheers, Paul C
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Comment by Paul Martin on March 13, 2011 at 12:20pm
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Hi Paul,
A few resources might help you plan a route:
Open Street Map - has many bikeways that Google will never have in place
Nearmap - up-to-date aerial photography of Brisbane so you can see what the paths really look like!
Cloudmade Maps - They use the Open Street Map data (not as updated) but you can plan a journey as a bicycle and it will take into consideration bikeways.
There is a small amount of on-road riding but the ride to the city is mostly away from busy roads. This would be how I'd approach it (see link - I've used pedestrian directions as the cycle one is playing up today...):
This might give you a start.
Big Steve lives out that way and rides the Kedron Brook Bikeway daily. It is not well signed so I'd recommend doing a 'dry run' first! The other thing to note is that when there is a lot of rain (or flooding) the bikeway often floods - nice to know we're treated with respect...
Cheers!
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