Loop the Lake

Sunday 14 March, 2010

85km – Loop the Lake (Teralba and return)
Start : 7am - 8am
Official Start: 7.30am
Where: Speers Point Park, Teralba.

50km – Part Loop (Morisset and return)
Start: From 8.30am
Where: Morisset Railway Station Car Park

16km – Easy Loop
Start: From 9.30am
Where: Lakeside Park.

All distances finish at Speers Point Park.

Road closures, special event clearways and local parking restrictions will apply in the race areas. Participants are advised to catch public transport to and from the event.

Use the 131 500 Trip Planner to help plan your journey. It will give you up-to-date train and bus timetable information.

For more event information visit www.loopthelake.com.au/

There is no rail connection to the Belmont starting point

The closest rail station to Speers Point Park is Teralba - 1½ kms

For the 85kms start - alight at Teralba Station.
For the 50kms start - alight at Morisset Station (railway carpark)

Two additional services are departing Central Station at 4.37am and 5.43am and arriving at Teralba Station at 7.10am and 8.05am.

      
Two additional return services are departing Teralba Station after the completion of the event. These services are departing at 1.45pm and 3.10pm, arriving at Central Station at 4.14pm and 5.44pm.

For timetable information visit www.cityrail.info/timetable/

Important trackwork information
Participants are asked to make alternative arrangements in areas affected by trackwork and service changes as space for bikes may not be available on replacement bus services. Please plan ahead.

Upgrading work takes place on CityRail lines on a regular basis and it is sometimes necessary to alter train services or replace train services with buses. Buses are replacing trains on the following lines:

Newcastle & Central Coast Line: trains operate between Newcastle, Wyong and Strathfield only. Suburban trains continue to operate between Strathfield and the City.

Western Line: buses replace trains between Penrith and Blacktown.

Blue Mountains Line: buses replace trains between Lithgow and Blacktown.

Please note: bicycles are only allowed on CityRail replacement bus services at the discretion of the driver. Should the driver ascertain that the bike poses a safety hazard, the driver has the right to refuse participants’ entry onto the bus.

For trackwork information visit www.cityrail.info/service_updates/trackwork/

Use the 131 500 Trip Planner to help plan your journey. It will give you up-to-date train and bus timetable information. Timetable information for buses replacing trains is available from Thursday 11 March.

Sydney and Newcastle buses do not allow bikes to be transported on buses.

Bus disruptions along bike ride routes are expected to be minor. Some delays may be experienced.

For information and live traffic reports please visit www.rta.nsw.gov.au/trafficreports/index.html or phone the Traffic Information line on 132 701.

Please check www.nswtaxi.org.au for full details of taxi networks servicing the Sydney area.

85km – Loop the Lake
From Sydney: 1 ½ hours north of Wahroonga on the F3 freeway.
* Take the Toronto exit.
* At Toronto lights, turn left. Stay on this road.
* At the Second roundabout turn right (to Warners Bay)
* 300 m to Start. Look for Loop the Lake signs.

50km – Part Loop
From Sydney: 1 hr, 10 mins north of Wahroonga on the F3 Freeway
Take the Morisset exit.
The Railway Carpark is on the right as you drive though the town.
 
16km – Easy Loop
From Sydney: 1½ hrs north of Wahroonga on the F3 Freeway
Take the Swansea/Charlestown exit.
At Swansea drive over the bridge.
The Tourist Information Centre is on the left.
Parking at the rear.

You can find accessible transport options by using the Trip Planner and checking the Easy Access/wheelchair accessible option.  This will ensure that only accessible train platforms, ferry wharves and buses are presented.  Read more about this option.

CityRail
Central, Morisset and Fassifern stations are all wheelchair accessible.

Newcastle Buses and Newcastle Ferries
25% of Newcastle Buses are wheelchair accessible. Newcastle Ferries have floating wharves at Newcastle and Stockton to allow for 100% wheelchair accessibility.

Sydney Buses
54% of State Transit’s fleet are now wheelchair accessible, and each new bus introduced into the fleet will increase the number of wheelchair accessible buses.  Features of these buses include wide doors, wide aisles and space for two mobility aides such as wheelchairs, some ride-on scooters and prams or strollers.

Sydney Ferries
The entire Sydney Ferries fleet is wheelchair accessible via the 23 wheelchair accessible ferry wharves (pending tidal and safety conditions) For more information please click here.

Liverpool Parramatta T-way Buses
All T-way bus services are low floor wheelchair accessible.