I love a great idea for a post from a reader. Hello Ramona!
Ramona emailed to ask if I could recommend any good bike tracks for young children. Yes!
This list is more or less off the top of my head.
All of the places here are described in detail in Sydney For Under Fives, except Brightmore Reserve, so I have put the map of that in the post. Where there’s a post on the playground or nearby attraction, I’ve put a clickable link.
Balmoral Beach
The cricket oval has a bike path all the way round it. Just back from the beach at the south end.
Bicentennial Park, Glebe
There is a terrific playground here and lots of cycling paths throughout the park.
Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park
A good kids cycle track goes around the park by the playground, plus heaps of cycle paths throughout the park.
Bicentennial Park, West Pymble
Lots of bike tracks throughout the park, excellent playground there too.
Blenheim Park, Ryde
Lovely bike track by the playground. Council website here.
Brightmore Reserve ,Cremorne
Brightmore Reserve has a terrific bike track, all laid out and marked like a road.
See council website at: http://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/www/html/2932-brightmore-reserve.asp
Buffalo Creek Reserve
Great bike track here as well as some interesting and fun play equipment, all in a beautiful bushy locale.
Campbelltown Bicycle Education and Road Safety Centre
A huge bike track, excellent spot! Check out the council website page here.
Centennial Park
There is a very bike bike track with play equipment on opposite side of the park from the cafe.
Hallstrom Park, Willoughby
By the playground is a big oval bike track for kids.
Holroyd Gardens, Merrylands
There’s a cycle training track here, all painted with proper road markings, as well as the fabulous playground.
Lagoon Park, Manly
The playground here is great and bike tracks lead along the dam and also there’s a bike path all the way down to Shelly Beach.
Narrabeen Lake
Lots of paths for biking around the lake.Passmore Reserve, Manly Vale
Bike track goes all around the playing fields, passing by the excellent playground.
Sydney Park Playground and CARES Bike Track, St Peters
Excellent CARES cycle training track in the park here. Download a terrific map of all the bike paths in Sydney Park here. All the info on the fantastic playground is here.
St Ives bike track
St Ives Showground Playground and Bike Track
Bike track here has great shade and play equipment beside it.
Winnererremy Bay Playground, Mona Vale
The huge oval by the playground has a bike track around it.
Willoughby Park, Willoughby
There’s a small bike track by the playground and then a large bike tracl all around the oval.
The bike track around the oval at Willoughby Park
Sydney’s Best Bike Tracks for Kids Part 2
Well, that’s the tricky part, now I need to find some more!
Can you help out?
What’s your favourite Sydney bike track for kids?
Have all the info about all these bike tracks at your fingertips!
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Can’t believe you haven’t included Buffalo Creek Reserve.
Neither can I… what an idiot!! I will add it in right now. Is it one of your faves Jane?? Thanks for the reminder, I’ve done a post on it and might even have a photo so will link to that.
Buffalo Creek was one of the faves but the kids need something more now at ages 10 and 8 than riding around in a large circle. When they were little – 3 and 4 – St Ives showground was our favourite as it has the playground there as well (thats the problem with Brightmore – no playground). When they were 5 – 9 it was either Buffalo Creek or Winnererremy, the later being particularly good in winter because of the full sun. Lagoon park got a bit of a look in as did Willoughby park, although the later tends to have a lot of dogs and even if they are on a leach they did tend to freak out my kids a bit. At 10 and 8 though they tend to prefer the bike path that links Hallstrom Park and Artarmon Reserve. However this requires the parent to ride alongside, whereas the other parks you could sit and watch them (although Buffalo Creek did involve them being out of sight for a while).
A kids bike track should really grow with the child as they get more eager to travel farther and faster. Its like being on a treadmill and you feel bored after just five minutes. Imagine if an adult feels that way then its easily not a problm for a child to feel the same way.
Holroyd Gardens Merrylands is good for little ones.