LCT Shared Cycling and Pedestrian Path

How to Get to the City from Naremburn Path

Note some of the routes below assume knowledge of the local West St and Bicentennial Reserve bike route. For further information about that route check out the North Sydney Council Bike Routes or Willoughby Council's Commuting to Chatswood by Bicycle.

There are a number of alternative routes you can chose to get to the City from the pathway at Naremburn depending on your level of experience, confidence and preparedness to cycle on busy roads. These include:

  1. Continue alongside and then join the freeway
  2. Continue alongside the freeway, cross Brook St freeway entrance to access West St local path
  3. Exit Merremburn Ave exit to Brook St and West St local bike route
  4. Exit path at Park St and use Bicentennial Reserve local route to North Sydney

1. Continue along and join the Freeway

First you pass through this safety gate


.. then join the Warringah Freeway here


This option is only for those who are experienced, confident and comfortable with merging with freeway traffic.To continue along the freeway you must first pass through the pool fence style gate.

The full width path stops just past the Merremburn Ave overpass and you join the traffic on the Warringah Freeway in a narrow shoulder. lane of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

but beware!
traffic enters on the left
just beyond the island..

Just to the east, vehicles enter the Warringah Freeway on your left from Brook St and you will need to merge with that traffic. You will then need to take the North Sydney exit to reach your destination as it is illegal to ride your bike on the travel

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First you pass through this safety gate


.. continue along the path
as it deteroriates and narrows
you have left the LCT bike path

2. Continue along freeway, cross Brook St to West St local path

This option requires you to cross the busy Brook St entrance to the Warringah Freeway.

First you continue along the freeeway by passing through the pool fence style gate.

The wide path narrows and has obstacles but it is still possible to ride on a path until the intersection with the Brook St on-ramp.

You must choose a safe moment to cross the Brook St on-ramp AND the Cammeray exit to access the bike lane on the left of the Cammeray exit.

the path ends ...
cross the Brook St extrance
and the slip lane to Cammeray
to ride the bike lane to West St

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This exits at the Amherst St / West St roundabout where you can join the West St local route to North Sydney.

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3. Exit Merremburn Ave to Brook St and West St local bike route

Take the ramp on the left
to Merremburn Ave


Take the Merremburn Ave exit and turn left (no dropped kerb to road).

Turn right into Brook St. This is a busy road but it is downhill and short.

left, right on Brook St
down this busy road
then join the bike lane
to West St

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At the bottom of the hill the Brook St on-ramp to the freeway has a bike lane, which continues along the Cammeray exit to the Amherst St / West St roundabout where you can join the West St local route to North Sydney and the City.

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4. Exit Bicentennial Reserve for local route to North Sydney

Exit the Gore Hill bike path
turning left under stone bridge
to path through Bicentennial Reserve


This is the low stress and steeper hill route.

The path is a narrower local route with plenty of local walkers. Speeds should be low.

Exit the path by turning left at the path intersection near the stone bridge underpass of Willoughby Road (near Park St, north of Naremburn Shops).

This local path continues through Bicenennial Reserve and continues to the West St route to North Sydney and the City.

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How to Get to the Naremburn Path from the City Route

Warringah Freeway
For those who cycle the Warringah Freeway, it is best to exit at the Naremburn Shops as they road shoulder through the Naremburn is far too narrow. You can continue along Willoughby Rd or join the LCT path at Naremburn Shops.

West St Local Cycle Route
For those cycling the West St local route you can join the path at Naremburn at

  1. Naremburn Shops
  2. Bicentennial Reserve pathway

1. Road Route to Naremburn Shops
Exit the West St local route by left turn into Burlington St and then right into Willoughby Rd. Continue along Willoughby Rd and join the LCT path at Naremburn Shops.

2.Bicentennial Reserve pathway
Continue on the West St local route to and through Bicentennial Reserve and join the LCT path just after exiting the reserve west of the underspass of Willoughby Rd.

Last update: 14/01/2007— Copyright © 2007