Cycling
Easy Social Rides
Pedal Power Easy Social Rides are designed for less experienced riders and those returning to cycling or anyone lacking confidence riding in a group. All rides aim to stay within an average pace of 15-18km/h and be around 20 km long.
All rides are conducted by an accredited social ride leader and they will have an end rider. Depending on the experience and capabilities of the group, the ride may have regrouping stops along the way.
At the end of the ride, enjoy a café stop with your fellow riders!
The Easy Social Rides span many different routes across Canberra. See all the details here.
November 2nd - 9:00 am
Starts: Tilly’s Cafe at Lyneham Shops
Ends: Tilly’s Cafe at Lyneham Shops
The ride will start and finish at Tilley’s cafe at the Lyneham shops. We will take the bike paths from Lyneham to Gungahlin and wind our way around Yerrabi ponds. From there we will follow the bike path along Horse Park drive, turning off to follow the path through the wetlands in Harrison and Franklin, before returning the way we came to Lyneham. The ride should take about an hour and a half at a gentle pace, allowing for a few street crossings. Coffee at Tilley’s afterwards for those who want to stay for a chat.
November 8th - 1:30 pm
Starts: Eddison Park, Woden
Ends: San Churro on Bradley Street
Starting point: Skate park at Eddison Park, Woden (parking available off Launceston Street). We head north through Curtin and Weston Ck and Yarralumla, before heading back to Woden with coffee at San Churro on Bradley Street.
November 16th - 9:00 am
Starts: Dickson Library, Antill Street
Ends: Gang Gang in Downer
The route leaves Dickson Library and rides through lower Downer to the netball courts, following along Moat St and under the Barton Highway along the Gungahlin Grasslands to Franklin then along the creek line to Franklin. It then weaves up to Throsby and along the Mulligans Flat fence line and back to Kenny before rolling past Mitchell, EPIC and into Upper Downer followed by the cafe stop at Gang Gang in Downer. This ride is mostly on cycle paths with a few hundred metres on quiet suburban roads. There’s a toilet stop after 45 mins at Wildbark Cafe and total ride approx 80 minutes.
November 22nd - 1:30 am
Starts: North Lyneham playing fields, Montford Street (behind the North Lyneham shops)
Ends: Hide and Seek Café in North Lyneham
Route (21kms): (All on bike paths) Ellenborough St to the Barton Highway, Gungahlin Drive, through the middle of Palmerston, back to Gungahlin Drive near the Lakes Golf Club, around Gungahlin Pond, over dam, Gundaroo Drive to the paths alongside the creek in Giralang and Kaleen, Ellenborough Street back to the start with coffee stop at Hide and Seek Café in North Lyneham.
November 30th - 9:00 am
Starts: 25 Rosenberg Street, Throsby
Ends: Wildbark Eatery
Paths Past Ponds – Starting from Wildbark (25 Rosenberg Street, Throsby) this fantastic route goes along cycle paths through eight suburbs following the water corridors and green spaces that criss-cross Gungahlin. One very gentle hill to negotiate and using underpasses wherever possible with coffee stop at Wildbark (https://www.wildbark.org/) on return.