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Australia
New South Wales

Bar Beach – Newcastle Waterfront Boardwalk loop from Kotara

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Bike touring routes & trails
Australia
New South Wales

Bar Beach – Newcastle Waterfront Boardwalk loop from Kotara

Moderate

4.3

(9)

39

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Bar Beach – Newcastle Waterfront Boardwalk loop from Kotara

03:10

53.1km

240m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. 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 29.6 km for 122 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

10.6 km

Merewether Beach Cafés

Highlight • Cafe

Grab an excellent feed at the Surfhouse or the Life Saving Club - keep an eye out for pizza night!

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2

10.7 km

Bike Racks at Merewether Beach

Highlight • Rest Area

There are also two more rows of bike racks (~ 20 spots each) located 100m south of this point, at the Merewether Surfhouse Cafe, as well as bike racks (8 spots) at Merewether Baths.

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3

11.9 km

Bar Beach

Highlight • Beach

Bar Beach is a beautiful beach with a surf club, restrooms, shaded picnic areas, and more! There is a good amount of parking, but it can get pretty busy on mid-summer weekends.

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4

12.2 km

View of Bar Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

16.9 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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6

17.8 km

Water Fountain at Rydges Hotel

Highlight • Structure

19.9 km

Beach

Beach

8

22.2 km

Throsby Creek Cycleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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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9

42.8 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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B

53.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.6 km

15.0 km

7.48 km

2.86 km

122 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.7 km

21.2 km

987 m

172 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

16°C

11°C

60 %

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