Scenic Newcastle lap
roanish
roanish
101km
On Road
Scenic
Smooth
Easy
Urban
Good visibility
Good surface

Mayfield

Starting from Mayfield, due to proximity to the New England highway (convenient for anyone travelling into town)

Mayfield East

80km/h cruise into town, sweeping corners, quality road.

Wickham

Turn off Industrial drive onto Honeysuckle drive for a slow but scenic cruise around the Newcastle foreshore.

Newcastle

Open that visor and enjoy the ocean breeze.

Turn left to go through the park. A one way road with some g...

Turn left to go through the park. A one way road with some good corners. But watch the speed humps.

Cooks Hill

Bar beach on your left. Stop here to stretch your legs if you need to and enjoy the view.

Merewether

Turning left at Frederick St will take you up the main road of Merewether on drop you onto the start of scenic drive.

Scenic Drive is a wonderful hill climb with some great corne...

Scenic Drive is a wonderful hill climb with some great corners and excellent quality surface.

Merewether Heights

Turning left onto the Highway, but only for a short amount of time.

Kotara

Turning off the brief highway section for a detour through Newcastle's southern coastal towns.

Kahibah

Left onto Burwood road takes you down past the Glenrock reserve and through some wonderful bushland areas and coastal towns.

Whitebridge

Dudley

Redhead

Belmont

Heading south on the highway, a bit dull, but it is the only road this side of the lake which crosses the Swansea channel

Swansea

Caves Beach

Hop off and stretch your legs, Caves beach is an excellent s...

Hop off and stretch your legs, Caves beach is an excellent spot to stop for a rest or a picnic.

Caves Beach

Enjoy the scenery

Heading back up the highway to Belmont.

Pelican/Blacksmiths

Belmont

Head left towards the lake for some of the best road on this lap.

Excellent bends on this road, enjoy. Stay safe ;)

Best corner on the trip!

Valentine

Eleebana

Enjoy the lake views, the next 10km is a very relaxed lake side ride.

Turning right to head back towards town.

Glendale

Wallsend

We chose to go along the link road on our ride. This is the only 90km/h zone on the ride. It's also a bit boring for the next 5 mins.

Cameron Park

Turn right at the lights, or you will end up on the M1 motorway. This road will take you to Minmi.

Minmi

Stop here at the pub for an excellent feed.

Heading straight will take you back to Beresfield/ New Engla...

Heading straight will take you back to Beresfield/ New England highway via the M1. A quick way home if you started from that direction.
Turning right takes you back towards Newcastle.

Fletcher

Wallsend

Heading towards the Uni, this is the most direct way back to Mayfield without touching Newcastle road.

Callaghan

Mayfield

Finish

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