M5 cycleway explained

Location:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Use:	Cycling (on road)
Elev Gain And Loss:	;
Difficulty:	Moderate
Season:	All seasons
Surface:	Predominantly on-road

The M5 cycleway is a predominantly on road 32adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] cycleway generally aligned with the M5 motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The eastern terminus of the cycleway is in where it connects with the Cooks River cycleway. The southwestern terminus of the cycleway is in Prestons where is connects with the M7 cycleway. The cycleway does not have a separate cycle lane or path, instead cyclists use the breakdown lane.^[2]

Cycling in the M5 East Tunnel is prohibited.

Route

As of June 2016, due to road works near the King Georges Road 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 to Belmore Road in,^[3] but it is not well marked and some road crossings required. A connection to Salt Pan Creek shared path to Bankstown is possible at the Riverwood end.

See also

• Bike paths in Sydney
• Cycling in New South Wales
• Cycling in Sydney

External links

• Bicycle NSW website
• Web site: NSW Bike Plan . Bicycle Information for New South Wales . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131121070458/http://www.bicycleinfo.nsw.gov.au/ . 21 November 2013 . dmy-all .

Notes and References

1. 15 Marsh Street, Arncliffe NSW 2205 to Camden Valley Way, Prestons NSW 2170 . . 2016 . 10 December 2016 .
2. Web site: Cycleway Finder . Version 3 . . Government of New South Wales . 2016 . 4 December 2016 .
3. Web site: Salt Pan Creek Area. 2018-09-11. Biketrail .Blog. en-US. 2019-04-20.