{{Use Australian English|date=December 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox cycling path | name = | embed = | cellstyle = | photo = | photo_size = | photo_alt = | caption = | title = | established = | length = {{convert|40|km}} | location = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] | designation = | trailheads ={{unbulleted list|[[Prestons, New South Wales|Prestons]] {{small|(south)}} to|{{NSWcity|Glenwood}} {{small|(north)}}}} | use = [[Cycling]]; [[pedestrian]]s<!-- May be mixed use, e.g. cycling, pedestrians, horse trail, etc. List all approved uses. --> | elev_gain_and_loss = {{gain}}&nbsp;{{convert|241|m}};<br/>{{loss}}&nbsp;{{convert|213|m}} | elev_change = <!-- Use elev_gain_and_loss if the gain and/or loss is known. Use this field when only the change is known. --> | highest = {{convert|131|m}} {{AHD}} | lowest = {{convert|25|m}} {{AHD}} | grade = | difficulty = Easy | season = All seasons | months = | waymark = | sights = | hazards = | surface = | ROW = | website = | map = | map_name = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | route = | route_state = }}

The '''M7 cycleway''' is a {{convert|40|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}<ref>{{cite map |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-33.9565459,150.8755768/-33.9309106,150.8678309/@-33.9289661,150.8655371,17.78z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e1 |title=Camden Valley Way & South Western Freeway & M7 & Westlink M7, New South Wales to Sydney Orbital Network, Glenwood NSW 2768 |publisher=[[Google Maps]] |date=2016 |access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westernsydneycyclingnetwork.com.au/goodies/WLM7_SharedPath_7c_final.pdf |title=Westlink M7 Shared Path |work=westlinkm7.com.au |publisher=WSO Co Pty Limited and Westlink Motorway Limited |date= |access-date=8 December 2016 }}</ref> [[shared use path]] for [[cycling|cyclists]] and [[pedestrian]]s that is generally aligned with the [[Westlink M7]] in [[Greater Western Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The southern terminus of the cycleway is located adjacent to the Camden Valley Way at [[Prestons, New South Wales|Prestons]], while the northern terminus is located adjacent to the Old Windsor Road at {{NSWcity|Glenwood}}. The cycleway crosses the [[M4 Motorway (Sydney)|M4 motorway]] at [[Eastern Creek, New South Wales|Eastern Creek]].<ref name=finder>{{cite web |url=http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/bicycles/cyclewayfinder/index.html |title=Cycleway Finder |edition=Version 3 |work=[[Roads & Maritime Services]] |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=2016 |access-date=4 December 2016 |archive-date=29 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229181959/http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/bicycles/cyclewayfinder/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |url=https://www.roam.com.au/content/dam/roam/maps/WLM7_SharedPath.pdf |title=Westlink M7 |publisher=[[Transurban]] }}</ref>

The cycleway was completed at a cost of $60&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/money-wasted-on-cyclists-nrma/2008/01/09/1199554742667.html |title=Money wasted on cyclists: NRMA |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=10 January 2008 |access-date=10 December 2016 |author=Smith, Alexandra }}</ref>

==Route== {{routemap |float=none |title-color=white |title-bg=green |title = M7 cycleway |legend=no |collapsible=yes |map = ~~km~~ \fKBHFa~~0~~[[Prestons, New South Wales|Prestons]] {{small|({{coord|33.9565459|S|150.8755768|E|format=dms}})}} \fHST~~5~~[[Hoxton Park]] \fABZg+l~~to/from~~8~~''[[Western Sydney Parklands]]'' \fHST~~11~~{{NSWcity|Abbotsbury}} \fHST~~15~~[[Horsley Park]]<br>{{small|''Connects with the Prospect Creek cyclepath''}} \fABZg+l~~to/from~~20~~''[[M4 Motorway (Sydney)|M4 motorway]]'' \fABZg+l~~to/from~~21~~''[[Great Western Highway]]'' \fHST~~32~~[[Quakers Hill]] \fKBHFe~~40~~{{NSWcity|Glenwood}} {{small|({{coord|33.7514048|S|150.951223|E|format=dms}})}}<br/>{{small|''Connects with the Windsor Road cycleway''}}}}

==Cycleway use== In the twelve months to February 2014, between 200 and 350 cyclists used on the M7 cycleway at Glenwood and at {{NSWcity|Rooty Hill}} on an average weekday, with a greater number on the weekends.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/bicycles/statistics/index.html |title=Cycling statistics |work=[[Roads & Maritime Services]] |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=March 2016 |access-date= }}</ref>

==See also== *[[Bike paths in Sydney]] *[[Cycling in New South Wales]] *[[Cycling in Sydney]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.bicyclensw.org.au Bicycle NSW website] *{{cite web |url=http://www.westernsydneycyclingnetwork.com.au/goodies/WLM7_SharedPath_7c_final.pdf |title=Westlink M7 Shared Path |work=westlinkm7.com.au}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.bicycleinfo.nsw.gov.au/ |title=NSW Bike Plan |work=Bicycle Information for New South Wales |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121070458/http://www.bicycleinfo.nsw.gov.au/ |archivedate=21 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}

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