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Newcastle Waterfront Boardwalk – Stockton Ferry loop from Newcastle Beach

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Newcastle Waterfront Boardwalk – Stockton Ferry loop from Newcastle Beach

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Newcastle Waterfront Boardwalk – Stockton Ferry loop from Newcastle Beach

00:44

12.1km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 878 m for 230 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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200 m

Newcastle Customs House Hotel

Highlight • Historical Site

The heritage-listed Newcastle Customs House was originally completed in 1877 and was in use as a customs house and other government facility until the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake. The building was …

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727 m

The Purple Bike

Highlight • Structure

Not sure of the significance of this purple bike, but it definitely helps brighten the place up!

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3.33 km

The Wickham Boatshed

Highlight • Cafe

The only thing better than the view from The Wickhamboat Shed is the food! Whether you come for breakfast, lunch, or you morning coffee you won't be dissapointed.

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3.77 km

Wooden Boardwalk Under the Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

6.24 km

Throsby Creek Cycleway is a lovely, flat pathway that hugs the foreshore of Throsby Creek through Wickham, Maryville, Carrington, and Islington. It's a paved route that passes mangroves, marinas, parks, …

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10.4 km

Newcastle Waterfront Boardwalk

Highlight • Cycleway

Pretty nice pedestrianized section that is mostly open to bikes, but can be quite busy and as such can be a little slow to navigate through the crowds.

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10.6 km

Water Fountain at Rydges Hotel

Highlight • Structure

11.5 km

Stockton Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

Get the ferry over to Stockton!

Pretty painless affair. Most people use a special card to get on and off, but you can just tap the terminal with your credit card on the way on.

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12.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.59 km

2.19 km

1.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.34 km

3.36 km

188 m

183 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

18°C

12°C

0 %

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Comments

October 23, 2024,Newcastle CBD to Islington via Throsby Creek shared path, plus detour to Newcastle Bike Library - 90% shared paths/car-free

Start: Corner of Laman St and Union St, Newcastle.

October 25, 2024,15km Easy Quiet Loop of City, Foreshore & Beaches. Start: Carrington. Quiet streets, separated cycleways & shared paths. No main roads.

Start/finish: Cafe Inu, Carrington

A lovely route taking in the foreshore shared path to Nobbys Beach.

Cycle through the middle of the CBD on the 1km Hunter St separated cycleway.

Cruise along the quaint quiet backstreets of Tighes Hill, Wickham & Islington.

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Newcastle Customs House Hotel

The Purple Bike

The Wickham Boatshed

Wooden Boardwalk Under the Bridge

Throsby Creek Cycleway

Newcastle Waterfront Boardwalk

Water Fountain at Rydges Hotel

Stockton Ferry

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