City to Scarborough Ride - Scenic Route

Today I had a lovely ride to Scarborough from Raphael Park (in Victoria Park) which is a nice easy access point, with parking and toilets, for city riding.

The weather was lovely, though quite chilly this morning (coldest night in Perth so far this winter) so it was a good time for leggings, long sleeves and full gloves…the first time I've felt the need for them this winter.

The rain that had been forecast earlier in the week didn't eventuate, so despite the chill, we had a glorious sunny day for our ride, with no overly significant wind.

I rode with the Perth Over 55's Cycle Club and was early enough to catch the 8am start. Our group (11 people) rode out along the Mitchell Freeway cycle path to Eddystone Drive in Balcatta, and followed North Beach Road out to the beach and then back along the coast to Scarborough.

After a nice "coffee" break at Scarborough Beach we rode south to City Beach and then Rochdale Road, Lake Claremont and across to the river near Bethesda.

After that it was back through Nedlands to then follow the river past the Uni, The Old Swan Brewery, and over the Narrows Bridge tracing the bike path on the South Perth side of the river back to the Causeway and Raphael Park.

It was a lovely ride, averaging about 20km per hour, covering 59 km. Most of the ride was either 'on path' or had a path option, though there were a couple of parts where the road was the only choice…. something I find manageable in a group, but I'm not so keen on when on my own unless it's a really quiet street.

If you think you might be interested in the Perth Over 55's Cycle group you can check them out on http://www.over55cycling.org.au .

That's it for today.