M5 cycleway

The M5 cycleway is a predominantly on road 32-kilometre-long (20 mi)^[1] cycleway generally aligned with the M5 motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The eastern terminus of the cycleway is in Arncliffe where it connects with the Cooks River cycleway. The southwestern terminus of the cycleway is in Prestons where is connects with the M7 cycleway. The cycleway does not have a separate cycle lane or path, instead cyclists use the breakdown lane.^[2]

M5 cycleway
Length	32 kilometres (20 mi)
Location	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Trailheads	Arncliffe (east) to Prestons (southwest)
Use	Cycling (on road)
Elevation gain/loss	168 metres (551 ft);  135 metres (443 ft)
Highest point	57 metres (187 ft) AHD
Lowest point	5 metres (16 ft) AHD
Difficulty	Moderate
Season	All seasons
Surface	Predominantly on-road

Cycling in the M5 East Tunnel is prohibited.

Route

M5 cycleway
km 0 Arncliffe (33°56′15″S 151°09′13″E) Cooks River cycleway 3.5 Bexley via Forest Road 5.6 Earlwood via Bexley Road 13.7 Riverwood via Wolli Creek 15.5 Padstow via M5 motorway 21.7 Georges River 24.4 Moorebank → Heathcote Road 26.6 Georges River 24.4 Liverpool → Hume Highway 31.6 Prestons (33°57′24″S 150°52′32″E) M7 cycleway

As of June 2016, due to road works near the King Georges Road interchange, the breakdown lane is closed and cyclists must exit and ride through back streets. There is an off-road shared cyclepath that runs from Bexley Road in Kingsgrove to Belmore Road in Riverwood,^[3] but it is not well marked and some road crossings required. A connection to Salt Pan Creek shared path to Bankstown is possible at the Riverwood end.

M5 off-road cycleway at Riverwood Wetlands Playground

See also

• Bike paths in Sydney
• Cycling in New South Wales
• Cycling in Sydney