Ride A11

Ride - A11
NOWRA - SHOALHAVEN FOREST - ALBATROSS RD - NOWRA
Start Point: Roundabout, cnr Kalandar St/Kinghorne St
Map Ref: NS L7
Ride Finishes: Same, cnr Kalandar St/Kinghorne St
Total Distance: 13.4 kms
Degree of Difficulty: Easy
Bike Recommended: MTB
Cautions: "Squeeze point" - bridge on Albatross Rd
Allow: One and a half hours

An introduction to local off-road riding through the Shoalhaven State Forest on the western outskirts of
Nowra. The ride returns to Nowra along the Albatross Rd cycleway.

kms
0.0 Leave the roundabout (Reserve
next to the Cemetery) on Albatross Rd.
0.7 Off-road cycle-path starts.
1.8 Leave cycle-path; take track
into bush on RIGHT across
Albatross Rd (no signs).
This track (muddy in wet weather) crosses under powerlines
and behind West Nowra houses.
2.6 Turn HALF RIGHT; single track
takes you to Yalwal Rd.
2.9 Turn LEFT onto Yalwal Rd and
cross [FLAT ROCK CREEK] bridge.
*3.2 Turn LEFT onto track into
Shoalhaven State Forest. Fairly
flat, but rough and muddy in places. Heads south first, then swings west.
5.0 Turn LEFT (first left turn after
leaving Yalwal Rd).

5.2 Track comes out in cul-de-sac
in new housing estate -
bitumen.
6.6 Turn LEFT onto Cabbage Tree
Lane (mainly gravel).
7.7 Turn LEFT onto Albatross Rd;
on-road cycle lane starts.
9.7 Caution - squeeze point -
narrow bridge.
10.6 Turn RIGHT [FLINDERS RD]
then immediately LEFT into
service road.
10.9 Off-road cycle-path starts.
12.7 Cyclepath ends - back onto
Albatross Rd.
13.4 Back to the roundabout.

Public Toilets: At the start cemetery roundabout Reserve only.
Shops/Facilities/Water: Corner Shops, Service Stations in Kinghorne St only.
Bike Shops, emergency spares: See shops for Nowra, page 6.
Variations on this route/alternative activities:
*1. Add some more mountain biking - explore some of the tracks which crisscross
the Shoalhaven Forest to the right of this track.

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