The M5 cycleway is a predominantly on road

cycleway Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except w ...

generally aligned with the

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in south-western

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. The eastern terminus of the cycleway is in where it connects with the

Cooks River cycleway The Cooks River cycleway, also called the Bay to Bay Shared Pathway, is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The north-western terminus of the cycleway is in Settlers' Park, , ...

. The southwestern terminus of the cycleway is in Prestons where is connects with the

M7 cycleway The M7 cycleway is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that is generally aligned with the Westlink M7 The Westlink M7 or M7 Motorway, formerly Western Sydney Orbital, is a tolled urban motorway in Sydney and is a part of the S ...

. The cycleway does not have a separate cycle lane or path, instead cyclists use the breakdown lane. Cycling in the M5 East Tunnel is prohibited.

Route

As of June 2016, due to road works near the

King Georges Road King Georges Road is a major arterial road in Sydney, Australia, running through the local government areas of the Georges River Council and City of Canterbury-Bankstown. King Georges Road begins at a junction with the Princes Highway at Bla ...

interchange, the breakdown lane is closed and cyclists must exit and ride through back streets. There is an off-road shared cyclepath that runs from Bexley Road in

Kingsgrove Kingsgrove is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, Bayside Council and the Geo ...

to Belmore Road in , but it is not well marked and some road crossings required. A connection to

Salt Pan Creek Salt Pan Creek is an urban watercourse of the Georges River catchment, located in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Salt Pan Creek rises west southwest of the suburb of Mount Lewis, wi ...

shared path to

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is possible at the Riverwood end. Riverwood Reserve

References

External links

Bicycle NSW website
* {{Bicycle paths in Sydney, state=collapsed Cycleways in Australia Cycling in Sydney

Route

See also

References

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