Louise Sauvage Pathway
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Louise Sauvage Pathway runs alongside the suburb of Newington, New South Wales, and is named in honour of Australian paralympic wheelchair racer Louise Sauvage. The Pathway is the longest continuous section of pathway in Sydney Olympic Park.[2] The pathway is suitable for walking and pushbikes, as well as wheelchairs.
Facilities
The Pathway is two-lane, marked and sealed throughout, with numerous detours along its length, ranging from two-lane and marked, to one-lane sealed and an assortment of recognised and unrecognised unsealed paths. The pathway is only interrupted in two locations where the access roads cross into
Historical links
The Pathway provides a north-south link between the
Two of the former buildings of the Newington Arms Depot are accessed by the Pathway and no longer within the grounds of the Armory: Building 46, a renovated educational building operated by
Environmental links
Numerous waterways and wetlands adjoin the Pathway and its linking paths. Some of the water bodies such as
The Newington Nature Reserve contains a Turpentine Ironbark Margin Forest[3] that survives intact in the same condition as it was before Sydney was colonised.
Recreation and Events
Each year in September the pathway is closed for one day to make way for long-distance bicyclists travelling through Olympic Park. The pathway forms an integral part of the route for sporting events such as the Sydney Spring Cycle (Classic Route).[4][5]
For cross-city riding, many preferred routes will use the combination of Silverwater Road Bridge, River Walk and Louise Sauvage Pathway. Such routes include any travel from the Hills District to the southern suburbs around Liverpool, and from Parramatta to the inner-western suburbs or Sydney Airport via the Cooks River cycleway.[6]
See also
References
- ^ http://tp.transportnsw.info/nsw/XSLT_DM_REQUEST?mode=direct&type_dm=any&name_dm=10140047
- ^ "Sydney Olympic Park paths map" (PDF). Olympic Park Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "River Walk & Louise Sauvage Pathway" (Press release). Olympic Park Authority. 6 March 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Sydney Spring Cycle". Clubsonline.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Sydney Spring Cycle Route Map". ridewithgps.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Sydney and Parramatta bikemap" (PDF). NSW Government. Retrieved 16 May 2010.