[This is a popular route. The description is contributed by Peter Mathews]
[Whitehorse Cyclists disclaim any liability for accident or injury arising from following this route. Riders are advised that road and track conditions may change over time.Take care, join Bicycle Victoria and get insured!]
Begin from the corner of Elgar & Whitehorse heading West
L @ Hood St
R @ Zetland Rd (If you're coming north up Elgar Rd Zetland runs through toElgar)
L @ High St (up the hill and down past Mont Albert Station)
CROSS Mont Albert Rd (carefully - but the trains help)
Beresford St becomes Montrose St and I CROSS Union Rd (there are a number ofroutes to follow through here)
Guildford, Croydon or Kingston to Chatham Rd
L @ Chatham
Merge R to Shierlaw
Get along North side of Canterbury Rd to Pedestrian crossing or up to Balwyn Rd (It is quicker to ride up the hill than wait for the very slow pedestrian lights to change)
SWOOP down through Canterbury Gardens and come out onto Chaucer St
L @ Dudley Parade through to end
Cross Myrtle and follow foot track up to East Camberwell Station
Broadway to Stanhope - be careful of traffic at this roundabout.
Continue on short bit of Broadway to
L @ Cookson and through to Burke Rd
R from Burke into Auburn Parade, Mayston or Harold (I like Mayston best)
Get along on North side of Camberwell Rd
Use Pedestrian crossing across Camberwell Rd - head West
L @ Gordon
R @ Roseberry
L @ Munro
R @ Bowler
CROSS AUBURN RD carefully into Urquhart and immediately
L @ The Boulevard
L @ Violet
CROSS Riversdale carefully
Plummet down Kooyongkoot Rd and join the bike path to the city.
Ride well
Peter Mathews