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Yandhai Nepean Crossing – Nepean River loop from Lawson

Yandhai Nepean Crossing – Nepean River loop from Lawson

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Yandhai Nepean Crossing – Nepean River loop from Lawson

05:23

105km

1,130m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.1 km for 130 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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27.2 km

Hawkesbury Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views after the climb from Yarramundi

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38.1 km

Yarramundi Lagoon

Lake

63.8 km

Yandhai Nepean Crossing

Highlight • Bridge

Spanning 258 meters across the Nepean River, the Yandhai Nepean Crossing is the single span footbridge in Australia.

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64.4 km

Regatta Park sits along on the Nepean River at Penrith and gives you a place to relax, cool off, and enjoy wide‑open green space. You can wander along new riverside paths, relax on the lawns, or head straight to the water for views that open up across the river.

You'll also find water play, a sandpit, shaded seating, toilets, as well as picnic spots, and BBQ shelters scattered along the foreshore. The park also includes over‑water viewing platforms, kayak launch points, and a central staircase that leads you right down to the river’s edge.

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67.0 km

Nepean River

Highlight • River

The Nepean River, known as Yandhai in the local Dharug language, is the main tributary of the Hawkesbury River that flows into the Tasman Sea at Broken Bay. An important water source for the region the river is also an attraction for hikers, cyclists, canoers, and kayakers.

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84.8 km

Green Parade

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Green Parade is a road that is often paired with the Valley Heights Fire Trail to create a complete loop. Green Parade has a sidewalk for most of the way, but there are also just grassy and dirt areas to walk on the side of the road. Green Parade is not very busy, but still be careful when walking near traffic.

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86.5 km

Valley Heights Rail Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The Valley Heights Rail Museum has tours, a cafe, and steam tram rides, along with its museum. It's a charming museum full of information and with lots of realistic miniature working trains to enjoy.

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105 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.4 km

30.7 km

26.4 km

10.5 km

397 m

208 m

183 m

Surfaces

67.4 km

36.3 km

995 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

12°C

5°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Yandhai Nepean Crossing

Regatta Park

Nepean River

Green Parade

Valley Heights Rail Museum

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