Fresh air, exercise and front-row runway views From paths along waterways to parkland loops, Sydney Airport’s surrounds are full of surprisingly scenic cycleways. And the bonus? They offer a front-row seat to the busiest airspace in Australia so you can watch aircraft taking off, landing or passing overhead. Bicycle NSW has collaborated with the Sydney…
Join us at the Spring Cycle on Sunday 11th October The excitement is palpable! Join thousands of riders for a celebration of cycling that starts in North Sydney and continues across the Sydney Harbour Bridge main deck and on to the festival-style atmosphere at the finish-line. The Spring Cycle provides a unique opportunity to travel…
John Hawkins, a Bicycle NSW Board Member since 2021, was inspired by our recent series of #BicycleNSWCommutes social posts to share his own bike commute story. May 2026 marked twenty years since John first clipped in and rode to work. From the scenic trip through the Lower North Shore that bookends most workdays, to tackling…
Bicycle NSW recently participated in the opening celebrations for the new M12 Cycleway The event was organised by Greater Sydney Parklands at its Wylde MTB and BMX facility. We hosted a pop-up stall with Western Sydney Cycling Network and CAMWEST, and had a great day meeting riders from near and far – including Bike Leichhardt…
For the full-time team at Bicycle NSW and the volunteer Board Members, every office-based work day begins and ends with a commute, riding along the very infrastructure that we’ve campaigned for. We have the chance to enjoy the rewards of 50 years of Bicycle NSW advocacy, and watch as Sydney continues to become a safer…
Bicycle NSW recently joined the Illawarra Ramblers on its signature Sydney bike ride, 10 Sydney Bridges. Over nearly 50 km, from Milsons Point in the north to Caringbah in the south, the 15-strong group experienced the best of Sydney’s new bicycle infrastructure. It was a great opportunity to learn more about this relatively new Bicycle…
When approaching a pedestrian crossing, ‘priority path’ crossing, children’s crossing or signalised crossing, it can be confusing for bike riders to know what to do. When riding on a road or on-road bicycle path: bike riders must obey the traffic light signals i.e. stop on red and go on green bike riders must give way…
Western Sydney’s brand new cycleway opened on Saturday, 14th March 2026 Known as the ‘Emu Track’, the M12 shared user path stretches for 16km from the M7 Cycleway at Cecil Hills to The Northern Road at Luddenham via the new Western Sydney International airport. It includes 6 rest areas, good lighting, artworks and a scenic…
Back in October 2025, before the Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway northern access ramp was complete, we positioned ourselves at the bottom of the Milsons Point steps, and undertook a bike count during the peak commuting hour. We marked every bicycle rider that passed us in both directions, scribbling away to make a note of several…
Amy Nguyen is a Community Lead in the shared office space that Bicycle NSW currently works out of in Sydney. At the start of the year Amy’s commuting habits shifted – a lot. Previously she was combining a twenty minute metro journey with a walk at either end. Now Amy is riding her newly purchased…