Bicycling Perth's Rivers
Cycling Perth's
Swan River with Jon my 9yo, inspired
me to develop this Perth cycling web. I grew up
bicycling Perth's hill suburb of Darlington, cycled for
transport most days on
Aitutaki
for a decade but coming back to Perth I began bike
riding up and down Perth's
Sunset
Coast because it was less boring than the knee
rehabilitation gym after 3 operations. The best
bike thing was getting a bike rack for the back of my
car. We soon figured that bicycling around Perth's
rivers and lakes is flat, interesting and easy. I
feel like a tourist in my home city of Perth. With the cold
of winter making surfing
Perth beaches less attractive, turning to bicycling
has led to a discovery of how beautiful Perth
waterways are.
Bicycling Perth CBD
Swan River
The closest point on the Swan River CBD bicycling
trip is the best. We started bicycling near the
Narrows Bridge, along the Esplanade of Perth's CBD, past the Causeway
bridges, Windan Bridge, past Burswood, and along the
South Perth foreshore.
Cycling Perth's
Canning River
We started at the Mt Henry Bridge, Shelley Bridge,
from Curtin University along the Canning River to Aquinas, and
back to the Mt Henry Bridge. Living and working on
the Sunset Coast, I never realised how beautiful south
of Perth along the Canning River is.
Bicycling Perth -
Fremantle - Perth
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After surfing
Scarborough Beach this morning we ate lunch on the
bank of Swan River at Claremont.
Most of Perth's bicycling along rivers is
flat though this view at Mosman only a few
kilometres from the Indian Ocean is worth bicycling
up Bicycling
Fremantle streets was a
very interesting cycling tour a few weeks ago in
this historic port city. More of our Fremantle
cycling trip later. Perth bicycle routes away from busy
streets from Fremantle
to Perth were well sign posted. Cycling
around Perth lakes such as Lake
Joondalup and Herdsman Lake are flat and
environmentally interesting.
We
consulted the Map
of Perth, planned our trip with the regular
strong sea breeze in mind. The boy with his 10 speed
racing bike flew with the wind along the Melville
foreshore south of Perth.
After bicycling over the Narrows
Bridge we turned west into the sea breeze for out
last leg. The sailing blood of my genetically Dutch
/ Polynesian son stopped us by the old Perth Swan
Brewery where the
1606 tall sailing ship Duyfken is birthed.
Cycling Perth's Lake Joondalup
Wonderful, flat 12km bicycling in
Perth's Sunset Coast. |
Bicycling Perth's Herdsman's Lake and Lake Monger:
If you're looking for a short
bicycle riding tour in Perth, Lake Monger 5km north
west of the Perth CBD is flat and takes about
15 minutes cycling.
Biking lake Monger West Perth in Autumn
Lake Monger still from our
Perth tourist DVD
If you add nearby Herdsman's Lake to
your Perth bicycling tour add 40min.
Cycling Perth's Kings Park
Perth is fortunate to have such a
large public park, on a hill, so close to the
central business district of Perth. There are
2 bicycle routes. One easy riding the other hilly.
Consult the
free Perth bicycling map by BikeWest and the
Department of Planning and Infrastructure. Available
at many Perth bicycle shops.
Bicycling Perth's Swan Valley
Start your Swan Valley, (Perth wine
region) bicycle riding trip at the information
Centre in Guildford where you can get free bicycle
touring information / maps. There are some
very bicycle unfriendly sections without the quality
bike paths the rest of Perth have.
Perth Rowing, Guildford Bridge.
Cycling Perth's Sunset Coast
For us, living at
Scarborough Beach
means frequent Perth
bicycle riding up the Sunset
Coast to Hillary's Boat Harbour and south to Perth's
City Beach. Like most of Perth's bicycle
paths, it is dual access but bicycle accidents do
happen so watch out for children and dogs,
especially those with careless owners who do not
keep them on a short leash.
Sunset Coast Cycle Path
Not only is Perth bicycling fun and healthy
but an environment and fuel and saver. Drinking
water fountains are available while bicycling around
Perth rivers but bring money just in case. I find
bicycling through the much improved Perth bicycling
paths is delivering empowerment to Jon and bring
back fond memories of cycling all over Perth in my
youthful days. Bicycling is also providing early
practical Perth road rules training.
Cycling groups and cycling clubs in
Perth can
contact me for a free link from this cycling
webpage to their cycling website.
