{{Short description|Shared use path in Sydney, Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox cycling path | name = Parramatta Valley Cycleway | embed = | cellstyle = | photo = | photo_size = | photo_alt = | caption = | title = | established = | length = {{convert|15|km}} | location = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] | designation = | trailheads ={{unbulleted list|Morrison Bay Park in {{NSWcity|Ryde}} {{small|(east)}} to|{{nowrap|[[Parramatta Park, New South Wales|Parramatta Park]] in [[Parramatta]] {{small|(west)}}}}}} | use = [[Cycling]]; [[pedestrian]]s<!-- May be mixed use, e.g. cycling, pedestrians, horse trail, etc. List all approved uses. --> | elev_gain_and_loss = {{unbulleted list|{{increase}}&nbsp;{{convert|60|m}};|{{loss}}&nbsp;{{convert|54|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|24|m}} {{AHD}} | lowest = {{convert|4|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 '''Parramatta Valley cycleway''' is a {{convert|15|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}<ref>{{cite map |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Sydney+Olympic+Park+NSW+2127/South+Wentworthville,+New+South+Wales/@-33.8243694,150.9878627,18.12z/data=!4m44!4m43!1m35!1m1!1s0x6b12a4b8ce599c85:0x5017d681632bac0!2m2!1d151.06488!2d-33.84801!3m4!1m2!1d151.0486502!2d-33.8462529!3s0x6b12a4aa8d26b287:0x6da177c49116d2e0!3m4!1m2!1d151.0437024!2d-33.8434196!3s0x6b12a3544be2b629:0x76a16c12f8528e8e!3m4!1m2!1d151.0433498!2d-33.8434139!3s0x6b12a35445da1cdf:0x8469a05d390ce461!3m4!1m2!1d150.993132!2d-33.827044!3s0x6b12a2d13c8c01b7:0x13017d67e57e9361!3m4!1m2!1d150.9878813!2d-33.8247802!3s0x6b12a2cfd254168b:0xa64fcda7dae07bc6!3m4!1m2!1d150.9875419!2d-33.824312!3s0x6b12a2cfb90c82a3:0x8076ecbf00b55d6d!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b12a2b6e6e21149:0x5017d681632cb70!2m2!1d150.96541!2d-33.82344!3e1 |title=Grove Creek to 2 Macquarie Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 |publisher=[[Google Maps]] |date= |access-date=11 December 2016 }}</ref> [[shared-use path]] for [[cycling|cyclists]] and [[pedestrian]]s that is generally aligned with the [[Parramatta River]] in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The eastern terminus of the cycleway is at Morrison Bay Park in {{NSWcity|Ryde}} and heads west along dedicated bike paths, quiet streets and the river foreshore to its western terminus at [[Parramatta Park, New South Wales|Parramatta Park]] in [[Parramatta]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cycling in Sydney: Ryde Bridge to Parramatta Park |url=http://www.thetravellinglindfields.com/2015/04/cycling-in-sydney-ryde-bridge-to.html|accessdate=4 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discoverparramatta.com/travel_and_maps/cycling |title=Travel and maps: cycling |work=Discover Parrmatta |publisher=Parramatta Council |date= |access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref><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>

==Route== {{routemap |title-color=white |title-bg=green |title = Parramatta Valley cycleway |legend=no |collapsible=yes |map = ~~km~~ \fKBHFa~~0~~{{NSWcity|Ryde}} {{small|({{coord|33.826496|S|151.114941|E|format=dms}})}} \fABZg+l~~to/from~~''[[Cooks River cycleway]]'' \fHST~~9.5~~[[Rydalmere]] \fHST~~13.1~~''[[Parramatta River]]'' \fABZg+l~~to/from~~''[[M4 cycleway]]'' \fHST~~14.3~~''[[Lennox Bridge, Parramatta|Lennox Bridge]]'' \fKBHFe~~15~~[[Parramatta Park, New South Wales|Parramatta Park]] {{small|({{coord|33.811240|S|150.997245|E|format=dms}})}}<br/>{{small|Connects with the ''[[Windsor Road cycleway]]''}}}}

There is a short on-road section along Lancaster Avenue [[Melrose Park, New South Wales|Melrose Park]], and elevated steel mesh boardwalks through Ermington Nature Reserve. There used to be a further short on-road section via Pike Street and South Street [[Rydalmere]] to [[Subiaco Creek]], but this is no longer the case since the Subiaco Creek link opened in June 2017. There is an elevated steel mesh boardwalk through Baludarri Wetlands.<ref name="Baludarri">{{cite news |url=http://www.parramattasun.com.au/story/2802135/baludarri-wetlands-path-froms-cycleway-link/ |title=Baludarri Wetlands path forms cycleway link |newspaper=[[Parramatta Sun]] |location=NSW. |date=7 January 2015 |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705071025/http://www.parramattasun.com.au/story/2802135/baludarri-wetlands-path-froms-cycleway-link/ |archive-date=5 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cyclists cross Macarthur Street, [[Parramatta]] then use the [[Parramatta River#Crossings|Gasworks Bridge]] to continue along the south side of the Parramatta River, before crossing back to the north side at the [[Parramatta ferry wharf]]. The decision to put a tunnel through [[Lennox Bridge, Parramatta|Lennox Bridge]] was controversial,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/outrage-over-plan-to-put-tunnels-through-convictbuilt-bridge-20121104-28s6g.html |title=Outrage over plan to put tunnels through convict-built bridge |newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |location=NSW. |date=5 November 2012}}</ref> but the tunnel opened in 2015 and links the cycleway with Parramatta Park. There are connections to [[Rhodes, New South Wales|Rhodes]] and [[Sydney Olympic Park|Olympic Park]] via [[Ryde Bridge]] or [[Meadowbank Railway Bridge]]; to [[#Windsor Road Cycleway|Windsor Road cycleway]] via Parramatta Park and [[Westmead, New South Wales|Westmead]] and then connecting to the [[M7 cycleway]] and to the [[M4 cycleway]] via Harris Street and Good Street, [[Harris Park]].

In September 2016, the [[Government of New South Wales|NSW Government]] and [[City of Parramatta Council|Parramatta Council]] announced plans to complete a missing link adjacent to [[Subiaco Creek]] in Rydalmere. The $4.5&nbsp;million project was completed in June 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.parramattasun.com.au/story/4195268/new-journey-for-cycleway/ |title=Work starts on Parramatta Valley Cycleway's missing link between Lake Parramatta and Putney |work=The Parramatta Holroyd Sun |author=Stevens, Kylie |date=28 September 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref>

==Cycleway use== In the 12 months to February 2014, between 175 and 300 cyclists used the Parramatta Valley cycleway at Rydalmere on an average weekday, with a greater number on the weekend.<ref name="Sydney data">{{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.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 }} *{{cite web |url=https://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/34843/ParramattaBikePlan.pdf |title=Parramatta Bike Plan |date=2009 |publisher=[[City of Parramatta Council|Parramatta City Council]] |author1=Parramatta City Council |author2=Urban Arc Pty Ltd }} *{{cite map |url=http://www.discoverparramatta.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/58187/Parramatta_and_Westmead_By_Bicycle.pdf |title=Westmead and Parramatta by bicycle |work=Discover Parramatta |publisher=[[City of Parramatta Council]] |date=2016 }}

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