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Permalink Reply by Mike W on August 6, 2011 at 16:06

Try this Journey Planner Daniel. It does some weird stuff on some routes but seems to provide reasonable ideas.

 

Journey Planner link

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Permalink Reply by Framer on August 6, 2011 at 16:22

Hi Daniel - Yes the journey planner is probably the best tool to answer your question. To avoid the roundabout and a fairly direct route I would suggest to ride along Portrush Road - Then Ascot Avenue - Then Hampstead Road - Then Bridge Road etc.. The Journey Planner will provide you safer options and calculate the distance. Forming a "cycle bus" or "buddy commute" is another option but requires a degree of organisation to make it work.

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Permalink Reply by Jilden on August 6, 2011 at 16:44

You must really enjoy riding in traffic! For starters, I assume you mean Porter St.

 

My first suggestion: across the parklands to South Terrace (or use the bike paths),  head towards East Tce, use the bike path through the parklands to the corner of Hackney Rd, then down Hackney to the River Torrens. Then go along to the river to Walkerville, exit to Walkerville Tce near the old Highways dept building (Victoria Tce) up Burlington St to Galway Av, follow The Levels Bikeway signs through to Mawson Lakes (via State Sports Park), then follow the bike path along the railway to Kings Rd, after that you go where you want.

 

Another way north from Greenhill Rd is continue past Fullarton Rd, left on Stuart Rd, right Swaine Av, left Prescott Tce, follow this road through to  Stephen Tce, right on WalkervilleTce, left Burlington, straight on Galway Av, then pick your way north, perhaps Hampstead Rd, whatever turns you on. Bike Direct maps are online somewhere.

 

Or take the train! Ride part of the route.

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Permalink Reply by Gus K on August 6, 2011 at 23:03

Have you looked at DTEI's Cycle Instead planner? It will show you a route using the greenways and bikeways.

 

Cycle Instead.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Prior on August 7, 2011 at 0:37

Hampstead & Bridge Roads would be better than Main North Road so stay on Hackney Road and continue on Northcote and up North East Road to Hampstead (continues as Bridge) turn left down Smith Road, across Main North and then right into Commercial Road.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Rawley on August 7, 2011 at 17:06

Not being funny but have you considered taking the train?...

 

If you must cycle instead then try Linear park to Paradise, then follow the Linear trail along the O- bahn, to Tea Tree Plaza , then take the Dry Creek trail up to Golden Grove and then zoom down the hill through cobbler creek for the last section out along main north with the indians.  Good luck and look out for the trucks and drugged up hoons on acid.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Prior on August 7, 2011 at 20:36

I did Elizabeth to North Terrace for 3 years. Great ride. Many variations:

One route:

From the shopping centre:

Ashfield Road

Fairfield Road

Mofflin

Mark

Boronia Crescent

Hamdon

Jarvis

Porter

Cross the river on the bike track

Saints

Fendon

Cross Keys to Kings Road

Take the bike path around Parafield Airport

Bike path from Mawson Lakes Railway station which comes out on Parkway and puts you onto Technology Way

Then follow the Bike Path on Main North Road to Pratt Avenue

Go Pratt, Scott, South Terrace to rejoin the bike path up through the parklands

Comes out at Grandjunction Road - Montrose Avenue

Fairview

Radford

Colridge

Kent

Branson

Robert

Regency Road

Galway Avenue

Dogleg across NE Road onto Burlington

You can go onto the linear park or along Walkerville Terrace. Dequettiville around to the Botanic Park is Good

Then up Frome to North Terrace.

 

There are other variations along Prospect Road bike path and through Mawson's Lakes 

and also from Kings Road up to Elizabeth

Andrew

 

 

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Permalink Reply by rossmg on August 7, 2011 at 20:42

Nice direct route you have chosen - I'd probably use the route you have indicated though I might head through the city to avoid the Britannia round-about, East Tce etc.

Hampstead Rd is great but it's a bit of a dog-leg for you and the immediate follow on section north of Grand Junction is quite narrow and totally suxs with traffic. I would stick with Main North.

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Permalink Reply by Jilden on August 7, 2011 at 21:43

That narrow section has been rebuilt recently. Just ready for traffic last week but probably worth a check one Sunday morning for bike lane markings.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Wright on August 7, 2011 at 22:57

Hi All,

Thanks heaps for your prompt responses I've had a quick look at the cyclist journey planner and it looks like it gives a pretty reasonable response. I'll probably test a few of these routes over the next few weeks to see how they go. I'm not fussed riding in traffic along as there is a bike lanes which is why I was happy to go with a fairly direct route from Main Nth Rd and Salisbury Hwy.

I dont plan on riding every day to work and its more than likely that a train into work and the bike home in summer is probably my prefered option but I like to leave the car at home whenever I can.

I'll post another reply when ive tested a few of the routes out which might help other forum members/viewers thinking about making a similar journey.

Thanks

 

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Permalink Reply by Ricky on August 8, 2011 at 22:19

I m at Burnside and I take Glynburn Rd then across the torrens by the par 3 golf course onto Windsor Grove, Northeast Rd then left onto Mcintrye Rd, right at the Golden Way and down the Grove Way to Main Nth Rd. Not the flatest way but the least amount of time on main nth rd. Main Nth Rd gets a bit rough after John Rice Ave.

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