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SUMMARY:Sunday Easy Bike Ride Around Newcastle's Beaches - 14km loop
DESCRIPTION:**This is a free easy 14km bike ride at a slow relaxed pace (15
 km/hr).**\n\n**Enjoy an easy\, social community ride\, suitable for most s
 kill and fitness levels.**\n\n**What we'll do:** **Starting at Wickham\, w
 e cycle an easy 14km loop around the city\, passing all the city beaches\,
  with a stop for morning tea at Nobbys Beach cafe. It totals around 80 min
 utes of riding.**\n\n**Map:** **https://www.komoot.com/tour/2894889466?sha
 re_token=awWZzSaGh6WUBoDo9lrU9JIJjMVkK2qzUEU4CX0Y3qrrFlp2yt&ref=wtd&t_s=re
 ferral&t_cid=route_share&t_ref_username=4040550065485**\n\n**This scenic r
 oute takes in the best of the city: the beautiful coastline\, from Merewet
 her Beach to Bar Beach to Nobbys Beach\, as well as the leafy quiet inner 
 city suburbs.**\n\n**Start/finish point:** **Tree of Knowledge Park\, Wick
 ham (the little park next to the outdoor carpark\, at the corner of Honeys
 uckle Dr & Hannell St)**\n\n**Start time:** **meet at 8:45am for a 9am dep
 arture**\n**Finish time:** **approx 11:30am**\n\n**Relative cycling fitnes
 s level:** **very easy/** **EASY** **/medium/hard/very hard**\n\n**Infrast
 ructure:** **8km of shared paths\, 6km of low-pressure\, low-speed\, low-t
 raffic streets\, 300 metres separated cycleway**\n\n**Topography:** **flat
 \, except for one 100 metre steep hill\, and one 30 metre steep hill**\n\n
 **Learn your way around the city by bike!**\n\n**No main roads\, and we av
 oid the big hill on Memorial Drive.**\n\n**New people very welcome! Childr
 en permitted ONLY if they are a passenger on an adult's bike.**\n**.**\n**
 You’ll need:**\n\n* **helmet**\n* **bike with good working brakes and tyre
 s pumped to the recommended PSI**\n* **bike lock (for when we stop\, or fo
 r if you get a mechanical issue)**\n* **phone & opal card in case of punct
 ure**\n* **a repair kit\, if you have one (spare tube\, tyre levers\, patc
 hes\, pump etc)**\n* **water bottle**\n\n**.**\n**Where we will ride:**\n*
 *✨First\, to Merewether Beach via the foreshore path\, the quiet streets o
 f Cooks Hill\, & the Merewether Watkins St shared path. (22 minutes)**\n\n
 **✨Then along the coastal shared path to Bar Beach\, pausing at Dixon Park
  Beach lookout to enjoy the ocean views\, before heading back to the CBD v
 ia low-speed Brooks St. (15 minutes)**\n\n**✨ After a little zig-zag throu
 gh Civic Park & Wheeler Place\, we rejoin the Honeysuckle Foreshore shared
  path\, which takes us directly to Nobbys Beach. (10 minutes)**\n\n**✨ App
 rox 10am: morning tea at Nobbys Beach cafe. Buy something to eat/drink\, o
 r bring your own.**\n\n**✨ After morning tea\, we go around the coastline 
 path to Newcastle Beach\, before riding along Hunter St Mall\, including o
 n its new separated cycleway. (7 minutes)**\n\n**✨ Then we rejoin the Hone
 ysuckle Foreshore shared path back to Wickham (5 minutes) to finish by 11:
 30am.**\n\n**.**\n**Getting there**\n\n* **By Bike:** [https://www.newcast
 lecycleways.org.au/way-finding\,](https://www.newcastlecycleways.org.au/wa
 y-finding\,) **or find routes on the group’s Komoot account** [https://www
 .komoot.com/tour/1831416099?ref=itd](https://www.komoot.com/tour/183141609
 9?ref=itd) **\, or message me for a low-pressure route :)**\n* **Coming by
  train?** **Bikes travel free. Alight at Newcastle Interchange.**\n* **Par
 king:** **free unlimited weekend parking at the outdoor carpark\, cnr Hone
 ysuckle Dr & Hannell St\, or park in Carrington.**\n\n**.**\n**Suitable fo
 r** **those who have recently learnt to ride through to those who are expe
 rienced.**\n\n**However\,** **you must be able to effectively:** **stop an
 d start\, pedal\, steer\, signal left and right\, look over your shoulder 
 to check for what's behind you\, be always alert to upcoming hazards\, and
  anticipate the behaviour of pedestrians and vehicles.**\n**.**\n**Indemni
 ty and release of liability**\n**By participating in this activity you unc
 onditionally indemnify the organiser/host against any and all claims\, dem
 ands\, losses\, injuries\, damages\, liabilities or other costs\, whether 
 present or future\, relating to your participation and/or dealings with Bi
 ke About Town - Newcastle\, including but not limited to\, any accident\, 
 loss or damage to property or death or injury to any person.**\n\n**.**\n*
 *How We Ride Policy** **& the** **RSVP Policy** **located on the group's h
 omepage.**\n\n**You are responsible for your own safety at all times.**\n*
 *.**\n**If the weather is looking unfavourable\, check the comments below 
 for updates\; heavy rain may result in cancellation.**\n**.**\n**Transform
  your journey\, ride & drive more safely\, and change Newy's street cultur
 e.** **These videos explain international best practice cycling principles
  for everyday city trips:**\n\n* **How to cycle safely at junctions:** [ht
 tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CG0VTwevoU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
 =-CG0VTwevoU)\n* **Road positioning for city cycling explained:** [https:/
 /www.cyclinguk.org/article/road-positioning-cycling-explained#:](https://w
 ww.cyclinguk.org/article/road-positioning-cycling-explained#:)\n\n**.**\n*
 *The Magic of Street Design**\n\n* **How the Dutch Slow Drivers for Safer 
 Streets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGOBOw9s-QM**\n\n**.**\n**Faceboo
 k** [https://facebook.com/BikeAboutTownNewcastleNSW](https://facebook.com/
 BikeAboutTownNewcastleNSW)\n**Komoot:** [https://www.komoot.com/tour/18314
 16099?ref=itd](https://www.komoot.com/tour/1831416099?ref=itd)\n**Newcastl
 e Cycleways Movement:** **https://www.newcastlecycleways.org.au/way-findin
 g**\n\n**The aim of Bike About Town** **is to give people the knowledge an
 d skills to use their bike for everyday short trips\, eg. to work\, the sh
 ops\, to hobbies\, to the beach. Add a low-cost\, low-carbon\, mood-boosti
 ng\, quick transport option to your repertoire! 🤗😎**\n\nhttps://festlio.
 com/events/sunday-easy-bike-ride-around-newcastles-beaches-14km-loop-31459
 0879
LOCATION:Tree of Knowledge\, Hannell St\, Wickham\, NSW\, AU
GEO:-32.922012;151.76123
URL:https://www.meetup.com/bike-about-town-newcastle-nsw/events/314590879/
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