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Located alongside the suburb of [[Newington, New South Wales]], and named in honour of Australian paralympic wheelchair racer [[Louise Sauvage]], the '''Pathway''' is the longest continuous section of pathway in [[Sydney Olympic Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/555531/Bike_Safari_Jul2013.pdf |title=Sydney Olympic Park paths map |publisher=Olympic Park Authority |date= |accessdate=2015-05-10}}</ref> As such, the pathway is suitable for walking and pushbikes, as well as wheelchairs.
Louise Sauvage Pathway runs alongside the suburb of [[Newington, New South Wales]], and is named in honour of Australian paralympic wheelchair racer [[Louise Sauvage]]. The '''Pathway''' is the longest continuous section of pathway in [[Sydney Olympic Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/555531/Bike_Safari_Jul2013.pdf |title=Sydney Olympic Park paths map |publisher=Olympic Park Authority |access-date=2015-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326231559/http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/555531/Bike_Safari_Jul2013.pdf |archive-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The pathway is suitable for walking and pushbikes, as well as wheelchairs.
[[File:Olympi1230 DSC03101.jpg|thumb|Louise Sauvage Pathway near Haslams Creek]]


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
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Numerous waterways and wetlands adjoin the Pathway and its linking paths. Some of the water bodies such as [[Haslams Creek]] link to the [[Parramatta River]], whereas others such as the [[Narawang Wetlands]] are artificial lakes created as part of the [[Sydney Olympic Park]] environmental rejuvenation. The '''Bell Frog Boardwalk''' side-track provides access to some rare habitat of the [[Green and Golden Bell Frog]].
Numerous waterways and wetlands adjoin the Pathway and its linking paths. Some of the water bodies such as [[Haslams Creek]] link to the [[Parramatta River]], whereas others such as the [[Narawang Wetlands]] are artificial lakes created as part of the [[Sydney Olympic Park]] environmental rejuvenation. The '''Bell Frog Boardwalk''' side-track provides access to some rare habitat of the [[Green and Golden Bell Frog]].


The Newington Nature Reserve contains a [[Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest|Turpentine Ironbark Margin Forest]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/corporate/media_room/media_release_archive/archive/2003/6_march_2003_-_river_walk__and__louise_sauvage_pathway |title=River Walk & Louise Sauvage Pathway |publisher=Olympic Park Authority |date=2003-03-06 |accessdate=2010-05-16}}</ref> that survives intact in the same condition as it was before Sydney was colonised.
The Newington Nature Reserve contains a [[Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest|Turpentine Ironbark Margin Forest]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/corporate/media_room/media_release_archive/archive/2003/6_march_2003_-_river_walk__and__louise_sauvage_pathway |title=River Walk & Louise Sauvage Pathway |publisher=Olympic Park Authority |date=2003-03-06 |access-date=2010-05-16}}</ref> that survives intact in the same condition as it was before Sydney was colonised.


==Recreation and Events==
==Recreation and Events==
Each year in September the pathway is closed for one day to make way for long-distance bicyclists travelling through [[Sydney Olympic Park|Olympic Park]]. The pathway forms an integral part of the route for sporting events such as the Sydney Spring Cycle (Classic Route).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://springcycle.com.au/ride-info/ride-options/#classic-ride |title=Sydney Spring Cycle |publisher=Clubsonline.com.au |date= |accessdate=2015-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7558238 |title=Sydney Spring Cycle Route Map |publisher=ridewithgps.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-10}}</ref>
Each year in September the pathway is closed for one day to make way for long-distance bicyclists travelling through [[Sydney Olympic Park|Olympic Park]]. The pathway forms an integral part of the route for sporting events such as the Sydney Spring Cycle (Classic Route).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://springcycle.com.au/ride-info/ride-options/#classic-ride |title=Sydney Spring Cycle |publisher=Clubsonline.com.au |access-date=2015-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ridewithgps.com/routes/7558238 |title=Sydney Spring Cycle Route Map |publisher=ridewithgps.com |access-date=2015-05-10}}</ref>


For cross-city riding, many preferred routes will use the combination of Silverwater Road Bridge, River Walk and Louise Sauvage Pathway. Such routes include any travel from the [[Hills District]] to the southern suburbs around Liverpool, and from [[Parramatta]] to the inner-western suburbs or [[Sydney Airport]] via the [[Cooks River]] Cycleway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/downloads/sydney_parramatta_bikemap_p2.pdf |title=Sydney and Parramatta bikemap|format=PDF |date= |publisher=NSW Government |accessdate=2010-05-16}}</ref>
For cross-city riding, many preferred routes will use the combination of Silverwater Road Bridge, River Walk and Louise Sauvage Pathway. Such routes include any travel from the [[Hills District, New South Wales|Hills District]] to the southern suburbs around Liverpool, and from [[Parramatta]] to the inner-western suburbs or [[Sydney Airport]] via the [[Cooks River cycleway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/downloads/sydney_parramatta_bikemap_p2.pdf |title=Sydney and Parramatta bikemap|format=PDF |publisher=NSW Government |access-date=2010-05-16}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 8 March 2024

33°49′59″S 151°03′56″E / 33.8331°S 151.0655°E / -33.8331; 151.0655

Louise Sauvage Pathway
Looking north towards ferry terminal
Technical
Line length6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Route map

Legend
Rivercat to Parramatta or City
 River Walk to Newington Armory
/ toilets and water
 Stage 2 Parramatta Light Rail (planned)
beware : poles
 Warning Sign
unexploded landmines
 Rest Area
water
 Silverwater Marker
Woo-La-Ra summit
Woo-La-Ra carpark
beware : poles
Rest Area
water
 Weapons Museum
heritage railway tour
Newington Nature Reserve
pre-colonial woodland
Bell Frog Boardwalk
to Bicentennial Park
Newington Armory south exit
sunrise → sunset
disused heritage railway
 Building 46 Rest Area
Ausgrid training facility
 Holker Street
stop 212798[1] / underpass
 Narawang Wetland
US Navy artillery bunker Building 47
abandoned
Access to Precinct 3
steps and Burma Road
 Access to Precinct 3 Blaxland Avenue
steps
Access to Precinct 3 Sandpiper Crescent
water
 Avenue of Oceania
Larisa Latynina Walk to Newington Marketplace
Sydney Metro West tunnel (planned)
Haslams Creek Flats
Access to Precinct 2 Paavo Nurmi Avenue
steps
 Access to Precinct 2 Bobby Pearce Avenue
steps
Access to Precinct 2 Heidelberg Avenue
Newington Public School
Access to Precinct 1N Susie O'Neill Avenue
Haslams Field
cricket oval
 Access to Precinct 1N Michael Jordan Avenue
to Stadium Australia
water / spiral hill Haslams Creek Marker
 John Ian Wing Parade
crossing Haslams Creek
 Access to Precinct 1S Snowy Baker Avenue
Path to Teal Pond
Access to Precinct 1S Louise Sauvage Place
Access to Precinct 1S Beaconsfield / Jesse Owens
Olympic Park boundary
M4 Motorway
underpass
 Duck River Cycleway to Parramatta
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Louise Sauvage Pathway runs alongside the suburb of Newington, New South Wales, and is named in honour of Australian paralympic wheelchair racer Louise Sauvage. The Pathway is the longest continuous section of pathway in Sydney Olympic Park.[2] The pathway is suitable for walking and pushbikes, as well as wheelchairs.

Louise Sauvage Pathway near Haslams Creek

Facilities

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The Pathway is two-lane, marked and sealed throughout, with numerous detours along its length, ranging from two-lane and marked, to one-lane sealed and an assortment of recognised and unrecognised unsealed paths. The pathway is only interrupted in two locations where the access roads cross into Newington, the former athletes' village. Amenities for travellers are provided along the path, including five water fountains and a toilet facility.

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The Pathway provides a north-south link between the Parramatta River and the Western Motorway, passing the last remaining piece of virgin woodland in Sydney's Cumberland basin. The Pathway also provides access to Newington Armory as well as passing by some adjoining land, closed to all public access due to unexploded ordnance buried in the swamp.

Two of the former buildings of the Newington Arms Depot are accessed by the Pathway and no longer within the grounds of the Armory: Building 46, a renovated educational building operated by Ausgrid, and a former US Navy trench-style artillery bunker behind Newington Precinct 3. These bunkers were serviced by narrow-gauge railway to carry the highly sensitive explosive shells; the rail tracks are still maintained, and many are openly accessible via the Pathway.

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Numerous waterways and wetlands adjoin the Pathway and its linking paths. Some of the water bodies such as Haslams Creek link to the Parramatta River, whereas others such as the Narawang Wetlands are artificial lakes created as part of the Sydney Olympic Park environmental rejuvenation. The Bell Frog Boardwalk side-track provides access to some rare habitat of the Green and Golden Bell Frog.

The Newington Nature Reserve contains a Turpentine Ironbark Margin Forest[3] that survives intact in the same condition as it was before Sydney was colonised.

Recreation and Events

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Each year in September the pathway is closed for one day to make way for long-distance bicyclists travelling through Olympic Park. The pathway forms an integral part of the route for sporting events such as the Sydney Spring Cycle (Classic Route).[4][5]

For cross-city riding, many preferred routes will use the combination of Silverwater Road Bridge, River Walk and Louise Sauvage Pathway. Such routes include any travel from the Hills District to the southern suburbs around Liverpool, and from Parramatta to the inner-western suburbs or Sydney Airport via the Cooks River cycleway.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://tp.transportnsw.info/nsw/XSLT_DM_REQUEST?mode=direct&type_dm=any&name_dm=10140047
  2. ^ "Sydney Olympic Park paths map" (PDF). Olympic Park Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "River Walk & Louise Sauvage Pathway" (Press release). Olympic Park Authority. 6 March 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Sydney Spring Cycle". Clubsonline.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Sydney Spring Cycle Route Map". ridewithgps.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Sydney and Parramatta bikemap" (PDF). NSW Government. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
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