Westlink M7 Cycle Friendly Facilities
							Updated: RK 20/08/06
Westlink M7 Shared Path Access Points & Landmarks						Facilities
Distance from Old Windsor Rd (Km)				Path Alignment  relative to M7		Accommodation, Bike Shop, Food/Pub, Picnic Facilities, Railway Station, Service Station, Toilets, Water X:Nearby Bike Path (Note: Water & Toilets also available in other groups)
	Suburb Direction Signs	Access Point No.  See the M7 Shared Path map :
		http://www.westlinkm7.com.au/documents/brochures/Westlink_Cycleway_Pamphlet.pdf
			Access Points &  Landmarks with additional notes	Suburb			Description
0.00		62	Old Windsor Rd - Link not completed as yet	Glenwood	North
0.05			Fenced off future bus stop on M7 eastbound	Glenwood	North
0.11			M7 underpass
0.34			Fenced off future bus stop on M7 westbound	Kings Langley	South
0.86	??	61	Gavin Place.  Access to Whitby Rd & Vardys Rd via shared path..	Kings Langley	South	W T	Public Toilets in Pearce Park, 800m from M7. Open when oval being used (At least some weekends). Just off shared path.
						R	Approx 4 km to Seven Hills Station (Steps to platforms).  1.5 km shared path, 2.5 km on-road.
							Bikely Map route
						X	1.5 km Shared Path completed from M7 to Vardys Rd, through Pearce & Banks Reserves.  Planned link to Prospect Hwy & Seven Hills Stn.
1.07			Fenced off future bus stop on M7 westbound	Kings Langley	South
1.13			M7 underpass
1.28	Bella Vista, Castle Hill, Rouse Hill	60	Fairmont Cct	Glenwood	North
		59	Norwest Blvd	Glenwood	North
1.32			Fenced off future bus stop on M7 eastbound	Glenwood	North
1.59			Norwest Blvd ramps underpass		North
2.32	Glenwood	57	Marie Ave	Glenwood	North
2.38			M7 underpass
2.54	Kings Langley	58	Lady Penrhyn Park.  Access to Shanke Cr via unformed path.	Kings Langley	South
3.55	Kings Langley	56a	Sunnyholt Rd (East)	Kings Langley	South	X	Shared path both sides of Sunnyholt Rd under construction.
3.75			Sunnyholt Rd underpass		South
3.91	Acacia Gardens, Rouse Hill, Blacktown	56b	Sunnyholt Rd (West)	Kings Park	South	X	Shared path both sides of Sunnyholt Rd under construction. Completed on western side as far as Quakers Hill Parkway.
5.19	Kings Park	55	Parer St	Kings Park	South
5.64	Quakers Hill, Kings Park	53	Underpass east of Richmond Railway Line	Kings Park	South
		54	Donahue St	Kings Park	South
6.01			Richmond Railway Line overpass		South
6.34	None	52	Railway Rd	Quakers Hill	South	R	* 1.2 km to Quakers Hill Stn (left into Railway Rd).  Stairs to platforms. * 2 km to Marryong Station (right into Railway Rd)
6.47			M7 Westbound fenced off future bus stop	Quakers Hill	South
6.74	None	50	Warrimoo Drive	Quakers Hill	South
6.95			Bridge over M7 to the following:
6.95	Quakers Hill	49	Eastern Rd	Quakers Hill	North	R	1.5 km to Quakers Hill Stn (via Eastern & Douglas Rds)
						F	1.8 km to Quakers Hill shops & Quakers Inn. (Enclosed area at back of Inn where we've taken bikes).
		51	Rickard Rd.  Unsealed.	Quakers Hill	North
			M7 Eastbound fenced off future bus stop	Quakers Hill	North
7.18	Marryong	48	North side of Quakers Rd	Quakers Hill	South
7.36			Quakers Rd underpass		South
7.76	Doonside, Blacktown	47a	Quakers Hill Pkway (East)	Quakers Hill	South	X	Breakfast Ck path.  Head south (Left) across B'fast Ck, then across vacant land to Jasmine Ave.  Starts opposite Dahilia.
7.94			Quakers Hill Parkway Underpass		South		Dry/Shaded 'Seating' at underpass
7.97	Quakers Hill	47b	Quakers Hill Pkway (West)	Quakers Hill	South
		46	Underpass at Eastern Ck	Quakers Hill	South
8.15			Symonds Rd Underpass		South		Dry/Shaded 'Seating' at underpass
8.78	Dean Park	45	Symonds Rd	Dean Park	South
10.19			Exit from M7 southbound Richmond turnoff lane	Dean Park	East
10.20			Gate to future bus stop on M7 southbound Richmond Rd exit locked	Dean Park	East
10.21	None	44	Cedarwood Grove	Dean Park	East
10.28	Dean Park, Blacktown	43a	North side of Richmond Rd	Dean Park	East	F S	Red Rooster, Hungry Jacks and Service Station 300m SE (Left) along Richmond Rd (busy).  Also accessible from Ainsley Rd/ Armitage Dr access point on quieter streets.
10.47			Richmond Rd overpass		East
10.62	Marsden Park, Richmond	43b	South side of Richmond Rd	Oakhurst	East	X	On-road shoulder along Richmond Rd to Richmond & Windsor.
10.97	Glendenning	42a	Ainsley Rd & Armitage Dr	Glendenning	East
	Oakhurst	42b	Simms Rd via Underpass	Oakhurst	East
11.36	Glendenning	41a	Woodley Cr	Glendenning	East
11.39			M7 underpass
11.41	Oakhurst	41b	Florence St	Oakhurst	West
11.82			Lamb St Underpass		West		Dry/Shaded 'Seating' at underpass
11.92	None	40	South side of Lamb St.	Plumpton	West
12.21	None	39	Plumpton Rd (West)	Plumpton	West
12.52	Glendenning	38	North side of Power St.	Plumpton	West	X	Shared path along Power St to Rooty Hill  Rd Nth
12.63			Power St underpass		West
13.42	Glendenning	37	North side of Woodstock Ave	Plumpton	West	X	Shared path along Woodstock between Rooty Hill Rd Nth & nearly to Kellogg Rd.
						W T P	Alternative Access to Narragingy Reserve from Corner of Glendenning & Woodstock. Turn left off shared path, and follow Woodstock up the hill to roundabout.
13.59			Woodstock Ave overpass		West
			Path runs alongside Station St		West
14.04	None	36	Station St pram ramp, near Wolseley St	Rooty Hill	West	F	Rooty Hill shops 800m south (left)
14.53	Rooty Hill, Mt Druitt	35	Underpass Nth of Main Western Railway Line.  Access to Rooty Hill on unsealed rd.  Muddy after rain.  Use 36 as alternative. Fenced off future M7 southbound bus stop.	Rooty Hill	West	B	* Eddie Salas Cycles, Plaza off Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Ph 9675 3817 * Rebel Sport, Mt Druitt, Westfield, 3 km west of M7 along North   Pde
						F	Rooty Hill shops west (right) 400m * Imperial Hotel * Number of take-away & eat-in premises
						A	Budget-priced motel nearing completion, cnr Station & Hartington Sts. Secure lock-up for 3 bikes.
						W T P	Nurragingy Reserve, 1.3 km east, (left) along Council service rd beside  railway line.  Closing times vary.
							Narragingy Reserve map
14.69			Fenced off future M7 northbound bus stop	Rooty Hill	West
14.78			Main Western Railway Line overpass		West
14.92	Rooty Hill	34	Mavis St	Rooty Hill	West	X	Rooty Hill to Minchinbury shared path (3.2 km long).  Join path at the corner of Rooty Hill Rd South & Barker St.
							See Bikely Map Route
						R	* Rooty Hill.  Ramps to walkway over station, but stairs to platforms.  Toilets on Platforms 1 & 2 open some of the day. * Mt Druitt (3km west)  Ramps & lifts to platforms.
						F	* Lone Pine Tavern * Take-away food
14.99			Angus Ck Bridge		West
15.26	None	33a	Eastern Rd (Nth)	Rooty Hill	West
15.44			Eastern Rd underpass		West
15.58	None	33b	Eastern Rd (Sth)	Rooty Hill	West
16.15	None	32	Church St	Eastern Ck	West	S	Service Station & a few shops 800m: Go to end of Church St, and turn right on to Rooty Hill Rd Sth (busy road)
17.01	Minchinbury	31a	North side of Great Western Hwy	Eastern Ck	West
17.26			Great Western Hwy overpass		West
17.41	Minchinbury	31b	- South side of Great Western Hwy  - Access to M7 southbound shoulder & M4 eastbound shoulder	Eastern Ck	West	S	Service Station 300m west (Left) along Great Western Hwy.
17.69	None		Ramp to M7 Northbound shoulder Entrance to shared path from M4 eastbound	Eastern Ck	West
18.04	Prospect, Parramatta	30	Exit from M7 shared path to M4 eastbound shoulder.	Eastern Ck	West
18.26			M4 overpass		West
18.58	None		Wallgrove Rd, just south of M4 exit. Entrance to M7 shared path from M4 westbound shoulder.	Eastern Ck	West
19.01	Penrith via M4		- Lighthorse Interchange Bypass: Exit from M7 shoulder for cyclists wanting to head east on M4 shoulder. - Entrance to M4 Westbound shoulder	Eastern Ck	West
19.14	None	29	Wallgrove Rd, opposite LG and industrial estate	Eastern Ck	West	W	Water Bubbler and tap for filling bottles and hydration packs
19.67	None	28	Corner of Wallgrove & Old Wallgrove Rd	Eastern Ck	West
19.79			Path alongside M7 access/exit road, passing over M7
20.24	None	27	Wallgrove Rd at Reedy Ck.  Fenced Off	Eastern Ck	East
21.01			Smell the Tip & Chicken Farm…Which is worse today?		East
21.41	None	26	Austral Bricks access road	Horsley Park	East
22.45			Chandos Rd underpass		East
22.54	Wertherill Park, Fairfield	25	South side of Chandos Rd. No formed curb- ramp	Horsley Park	East	X	Prospect Canal & Prospect/Abbotsbury paths cross Chandos Rd, 2 km east of M7
23.11	None	24	Redmayne Rd	Horsley Park	East
23.44	Southbound: Horsley Pk, Fairfield Northbound: None	23a	North side of The Horsley Drive	Horsley Park	East	X	Path along the northern side of Horsley Drive currently terminates just before Ferrers Rd.
						S	Service Station 300m west (Left) on Wallgrove Rd corner
23.53			The Horsley Drive underpass		East
23.66	None	23b	South side of The Horsley Drive	Horsley Park	East	X	Path along southern side of The Horsley Drive for short distance
						S	Service Stations: - 500m east (Left), on opposite side of The Horsley Drive - 300m west (Right), on Wallgrove Rd corner
25.05	Abbotsbury, Fairfield	22	North side of Saxony Rd	Horsley Park	East	X	Left into Saxony, through Regional Park gates, turn right and up hill to towers.  At end of road, through barriers, turn left & down a steep hill (Cotswold Rd). Links to : * 'The Dairy' picnic area off Cowpasture Rd (and Cowpasture Rd shared path) * Prospect - Abbotsbury shared path
						W T P	Sugarloaf Ridge Picnic Area, 1.3km from M7.  Turn left into Saxony, through Regional Park gates, turn right and up moderate hill. Entrance near tower on right. Picnic shelter under roof, water tanks, toilets, great views
							Sugarloaf Ridge View
26.23	Cecil Park	21	Villiers Rd.	Cecil Park	East
27.39			Bellbirds in park on eastern side of path.		East
27.68			Elizabeth Dr overpass		East
27.83	Cecil Hills, Liverpool, Badgerys Ck	20	South side of Elizabeth Dr.	Cecil Hills	East	X	Shared path nearly complete heading East to Cowpasture Rd & beyond.  Few bits close to M7 still to do.
						W T P	Plough & Harrow Picnic area. Entrance 1.7 km east (right) of M7, down moderate hill along shared path. Entrance on north side of Elizabeth Dr at traffic lights.
27.92	Cecil Park,  Cecil Hills	19	East & west side of M7 near Isabel St.  Both paths fenced off.	Cecil Hills	East
28.93	Cecil Park	18	East & west side of M7 near Anjou Cct. Both paths fenced off.	Cecil Hills	East
30.01			Bridge over Hinchinbrook Creek		East
30.44		17	Bridge to West side of M7, near Stirling St. Fenced off.	Cecil Hills	East
31.47			M7 Underpass
32.56	West Hoxton	16	McIvor Ave	Mid'ton Grange	West
32.95	West Hoxton	15	Seventeenth Ave	Mid'ton Grange	West
33.11			Cowpasture Rd overpass		West
33.30	Hoxton Park	14	East side of Cowpasture Rd	Hinchinbrook	West	X	Shared path along both sides of Cowpasture Rd.
						F S	* Pizza Hut, KFC & Hungry Jacks within 1 km south (left) along Cowpasture. * Service Stations in both directions.
	Hoxton Park	13	Lightning Ridge Rd	Hoxton Park	West
	Hoxton Park	12	Government Rd	Hoxton Park	West
34.02	None	11	Near Hinchinbrook Ck.  Dead end	Hinchinbrook	West
34.07	Hinchinbrook, Miller, Liverpool	10	West side of Wilson Rd	Hinchinbrook	West	W T	600m.  Toilet block in Hoxton Pk Reserve, on opposite side of Wilson Rd.
34.18			High Voltage Powerlines overhead		West
34.34			Hoxton Pk & Wilson Rds overpass		West
34.87	Hoxton Park	9a	Illaroo Rd (West). Dirt Road.	Hoxton Park	West
34.93			M7 Underpass
34.99	Miller, Liverpool	9b	Illaroo Rd (East).  Access to Hoxton Park Rd	Hoxton Park	East
35.15	Miller, Liverpool	8	Bernera Rd, just north of Jedda Rd roundabout	Prestons	East	X	1 km to Parramatta - Liverpool T-way shared  path.  East (Left) along Jedda Rd, then onto shared path along eastern side of Joadja St.  Cross Hoxton Pk Rd. Left to Parramatta, Right to Liverpool
						R	Liverpool Station approx  6-7 km east, 4+ km of which is on shared path.  See entry above.
35.38			Bridge over Bernera Rd		East
35.62	Miller, Liverpool	7	Jedda Rd, just east of Bernera Rd roundabout	Prestons	East
35.92			Path beside MainFreight Warehouse		East
36.48	None	6	Ash Rd. Rough dirt track, which may be boggy after rain.	Prestons	East
36.64			Maxwells Ck underpass
37.20	Prestons	5	Kurrajong Rd.  Ramps to both sides.	Prestons	West
37.47	Casula Liverpool via M5	4a	Entrance to M5 eastbound shoulder	Prestons	West
		3	Malaleuca Pl.  Access to Beech Rd	Prestons	West
37.65	None	4b	Exit from M5 westbound shoulder	Prestons	West
38.23	None	2	Exit from Hume Hwy northbound shoulder	Prestons	West
38.59	None	1	Camden Valley Way. Entrance to M5 southbound shoulder from the eastern side of the M7 crossing.	Prestons	West	F S	* McDonalds about 350m west (right) * Sillar Café in Crossroads Homemaker Centre (cnr Beech  Rd & Parkers Farm Cl), 800m east (left). * Service Station nearby.
						R	Glenfield Railway Station, (steps to bridge and platforms), 4.2 km, partly along moderately trafficked roads.  Suggest left onto Camden Valley Way (use footpath on south side), right into Beech Rd, left into Parkers Farm Pl, left into Campelltown Rd, right into Glenfield Rd (reasonable shoulders, a bit of a climb coming from station, but downhill to station).
							Bikely Map route
						A	Motels & Hotels near  Crossroads intersection, about 1 Km east (left) along Camden Valley Way.