Chapter Three |
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GMR 1 - Padstow Heights |
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| Sub-section |
| Start and finish |
Henry Lawson Drive - Salt Pan Bridge / Little Salt Pan Creek (Padstow Heights) |
| Distance |
3.5km (walking ) 1.5km (cycling) |
| Grade |
2-3 |
| Main features |
- Georges River National Park
- Salt Pan Creek
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| Description |
(Walking route) - pedestrian bridge over Salt Pan Creek, walking track along foreshore to One Tree Point - possible boardwalk or track through to GR National Park, under Alfords Point Bridge and around Mickeys Point
(Cycling route) - Salt Pan Bridge down steps to boardwalk (cyclists demount), into Alma Road and Mars Street, footbridge across Virginus Reserve - access to reserve and The River Road to GR National Park |
| Opportunities and constraints |
- Completion of this sub-section provides opportunity for several kilometres of continuous foreshore tracks from Lugarno to Lambeth Reserve in Bankstown LGA
- Better access to the excellent scenic and environmental values of GR National Park
- Potential for improved Park management with more resources - litter clean ups, repair of eroded tracks, educational signs, restrictions on illegal off road vehicles
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| Actions |
- DIPNR/BCC/TC - resolve access problems at One Tree Point - State land acquisition and/or boardwalk option
- BCC - plan and construct rout from Henry Lawson Drive to GR National Park (800m)
- NPWS - plan and construct walking track Valley Road to Little Salt Pan Creek (2.6km)
- RTA - keep park access gates (on Alfords Point Road) locked to restrict illegal off road vehicle access
- BCC - sign on-road shoulder cycleway along Alma Road and Mars Street
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| Priority |
B |
| Estimated cost |
$175k |
| Key stakeholders |
BCC/NPWS/DIPNR/TC |
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Rationale:
This walking route follows Georges River foreshores through Georges River National Park with its excellent scenic and natural beauty, improving public foreshore access and appreciation, additional signs and track maintenance.
The route links with the existing Salt Pan boardwalk system and Picnic Point Regional Accessway project. Walkers can cross Alfords Point Bridge to Sutherland.
The cycling route avoids dangerous Henry Lawson Drive from Salt Pan Creek to Little Salt Pan Creek tracks, following quiet local streets with spurs linking to various points of interest on the Georges River. |
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• Lower Reaches 
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