Chapter Four |
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W4-C5 - Princes |
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| Sub-section |
| Start and finish |
Princes Highway to Waterfall station |
| Distance |
4km |
| Grade |
2 |
Time |
1hr |
| Main features |
- Main Road with fine views across catchment lands and Heathcote NP
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| Description |
Good condition |
| Facilities |
- Waterfall - Café/Shop
- Cityrail
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| Opportunities and constraints |
- Safety Concerns for less experienced cyclists - shoulder only intermittent.
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| Actions Required |
- Amend Heathcote NP POM to include GKW
- RTA to provide road shoulder along the length of the road
- 2 x waymarker signs
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| Current Status/Zoning |
RTA land |
| Priority |
C |
| Estimated cost |
$200 |
| Stakeholders Community |
NPA, Sharkbike, BicycleNSW, Heathcote/Waterfall |
| Agency/Land Manager |
SCA, Sydney Water, NPWS, RTA |
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Rationale:
From Eckersley Ford Junction, The Sydney Water Pipeline Trail offers a virtually traffic free route as far as the junction with Woronora Dam Road.
Historic features related to the construction of the Dam are evident along the route, including the Dingo Tunnel through which the pipeline disappears, and picturesque Girronba Dam, which supplied water during construction as well as a swimming hole. There is an opportunity to tell the story of the area at the picnic grounds close by.
At Sarahs Knob views can be seen of the Dam Wall and the body of water behind.
The Dam visitor centre provides an interesting detour from the spine route.
Sydney Catchment Authority have raised the issue of safety for cyclists using the Dam Road from the Dam to Princes Highway W4-C5 and W4-C6. Two solutions are suggested:
- Traffic calming measures to reduce vehicle speeds along the road; and
- Provision of a shoulder with white cycle markings to one side of the road. The shoulder option is complicated by the presence of rare orchids in the roadside verges, which are protected under the provisions of the Threatened Species and Conservation Act.
The provision of a marked shoulder for cyclists along Princes Highway between the Dam road turn off and the freeway would be desirable. The freeway has a cycle lane marked which turns off to Waterfall. The driver training centre road provides a potential alternative route for 1km just before Waterfall. |
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