Cycling Route in Cape Town, Province of the Western Cape, Republic of South Africa
15km learning to ride on roads

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Cycling Route in Cape Town, Province of the Western Cape, Republic of South Africa
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This road course is for new cyclists learning how to ride or gaining confidence on roads. Its partly road and partly cycle lane/pavement.
Follow directions carefully as map doesnt show loops too well:
1. Start: Point Virgin Active
2. Head towards Greenpoint Police Station
3. RIGHT on Bay Rd
4. RIGHT on Fritz Sonnenberg to stadium
5. Cut through stadium forecourt under traffic circle
6. Turn RIGHT onto cycle path on Somerset Rd
7. Turn RIGHT at Glengarif, stay on cycle path
8. Walk bike across traffic lights at Beach rd onto cycle path NOT PROMENADE
9. Ride on pavement next to Beach Road past Sea Point Swimming Pool, past queens Rd Circle to bottom of Sea Cliff Rd.
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10. On the road now, ride back all along Beach road to Shell garage past Glengarif Rd
ITS EASIER RIDING ON THE ROAD GOING IN THIS DIRECTION
11. Turn LEFT at traffic lights to pass Shell garage
12. Pass Mouille Point lighthouse on Beach Rd
13 Pass back of stadium
14. At traffic circle, get off bike, walk across road with bike at Granger Bay Boulevard pedestrian crossing to stadium side of road.
15. Get onto bike path and ride all along stadium pavement
16. Turn LEFT onto Bay Rd and RIDE ON THE ROAD NOW.
17. At the end of the road, turn LEFT into Bill Peters Rd.
18. Pass Greenpoint Police Station
19. Finish at Point Virgin Active parking lot.
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