M7 cycleway

The M7 cycleway is a 40-kilometre-long (25 mi)[1][2] shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians 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, while the northern terminus is located adjacent to the Old Windsor Road at Glenwood. The cycleway crosses the M4 motorway at Eastern Creek.[3][4]

M7 cycleway
Length40 kilometres (25 mi)
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Trailheads
UseCycling; pedestrians
Elevation gain/lossIncrease 241 metres (791 ft);
Decrease 213 metres (699 ft)
Highest point131 metres (430 ft) AHD 
Lowest point25 metres (82 ft) AHD 
DifficultyEasy
SeasonAll seasons

The cycleway was completed at a cost of $60 million.[5]

Route
M7 cycleway
km
0
 Prestons (33°57′24″S 150°52′32″E)
5
 Hoxton Park
to/from
 8
Western Sydney Parklands
11
 Abbotsbury
15
 Horsley Park
Connects with the Prospect Creek cyclepath
to/from
 20
M4 motorway
to/from
 21
Great Western Highway
32
 Quakers Hill
40
 Glenwood (33°45′05″S 150°57′04″E)
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 Rooty Hill on an average weekday, with a greater number on the weekends.[6]

See also

References
  1. Camden Valley Way & South Western Freeway & M7 & Westlink M7, New South Wales to Sydney Orbital Network, Glenwood NSW 2768 (Map). Google Maps. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. "Westlink M7 Shared Path" (PDF). westlinkm7.com.au. WSO Co Pty Limited and Westlink Motorway Limited. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. "Cycleway Finder". Roads & Maritime Services (Version 3 ed.). Government of New South Wales. 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. Westlink M7 (PDF) (Map). Transurban.
  5. Smith, Alexandra (10 January 2008). "Money wasted on cyclists: NRMA". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  6. "Cycling statistics". Roads & Maritime Services. Government of New South Wales. March 2016.
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